head to head
vs
Farthest FrontiervsThis Is the Police
Farthest Frontier leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); This Is the Police leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Farthest FrontierThis Is the Police
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Farthest Frontier leans harder on variance: Disease outbreaks, wild animal raids, and harvest yields add uncertainty
Optimization8 vs 7
Farthest Frontier leans harder on optimization: Crop rotation, food variety, and building placement are deeply 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.