head to head
vs
GreedfallvsPowerMonger
Greedfall leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); PowerMonger leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
GreedfallPowerMonger
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Greedfall leans harder on execution: Lock-on action combat, modest demand
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
PowerMonger leans harder on variance: Unscouted territories and villager moods hide moderate information
Optimization7 vs 7
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.