head to head
vs
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic QuestvsSid Meier's Civilization IV
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sid Meier's Civilization IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic QuestSid Meier's Civilization IV
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest leans harder on execution: no reflex demand, turn-based strategy
Reads2 vs 2
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.