head to head
vs
Expeditions: RomevsKnights of the Old Republic
Expeditions: Rome leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Knights of the Old Republic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Expeditions: RomeKnights of the Old Republic
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Expeditions: Rome leans harder on variance: Hidden diplomacy outcomes and resource distributions create unknowns on first play
Optimization8 vs 9
Knights of the Old Republic leans harder on optimization: Force power selection, feat prerequisites and light/dark routing are systematically solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.