head to head
vs
Heroes of Might and Magic IVvsPendragon
Heroes of Might and Magic IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pendragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Heroes of Might and Magic IVPendragon
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Heroes of Might and Magic IV leans harder on optimization: army building and economy near-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.