head to head
Europa Universalis IVvsSongs of Conquest
Europa Universalis IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Songs of Conquest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Europa Universalis IVSongs of Conquest
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Songs of Conquest leans harder on variance: Resource tile placement and battle spell procs add variance
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.

