head to head
vs
Heroes of Might and Magic IIIvsThe Battle of Polytopia
Heroes of Might and Magic III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Battle of Polytopia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Heroes of Might and Magic IIIThe Battle of Polytopia
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 4
The Battle of Polytopia leans harder on reads: Ranked multiplayer rewards predicting human expansion and timing
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.