head to head
vs
Guns of Icarus OnlinevsNorthgard
Guns of Icarus Online leans Reads (Mind & Math); Northgard leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Guns of Icarus OnlineNorthgard
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Guns of Icarus Online leans harder on execution: Gunnery arcs and repair juggling need competent hands
Reads6 vs 5
Guns of Icarus Online leans harder on reads: Human captains feint, reposition and counter your ship tactics
Variance2 vs 3
Northgard leans harder on variance: winters, wandering events
Optimization6 vs 7
Northgard leans harder on optimization: clan economy and tile control
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.