head to head
vs
FTL: Faster Than LightvsTainted Grail: Conquest
FTL: Faster Than Light leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Tainted Grail: Conquest leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
FTL: Faster Than LightTainted Grail: Conquest
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
FTL: Faster Than Light leans harder on execution: Pause-and-play tactics, no input precision.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
FTL: Faster Than Light leans harder on optimization: Power management and ship builds 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.