head to head
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread LordsvsSid Meier's Civilization
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sid Meier's Civilization leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread LordsSid Meier's Civilization
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.

