head to head
Heroes of Might and Magic IIIvsPro Basketball Manager 2017
Heroes of Might and Magic III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pro Basketball Manager 2017 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Heroes of Might and Magic IIIPro Basketball Manager 2017
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 2
Heroes of Might and Magic III leans harder on reads: Human multiplayer adds bluffing; AI is mappable
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Heroes of Might and Magic III leans harder on optimization: Hero chains, build orders, and combat math 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.

