head to head
vs
Expeditions: RomevsInscryption
Expeditions: Rome leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Inscryption leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Expeditions: RomeInscryption
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Expeditions: Rome leans harder on execution: Turn-based hex combat removes all twitch; skill use deliberate
Reads1 vs 2
Inscryption leans harder on reads: Scripted opponents with light bluff moments, not true adaptation.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.