head to head
vs
Europa Universalis IVvsPanzer General 2
Europa Universalis IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Panzer General 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Europa Universalis IVPanzer General 2
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Europa Universalis IV leans harder on execution: pausable, no twitch
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Panzer General 2 leans harder on variance: Combat dice rolls add bounded randomness
Optimization9 vs 9
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.