head to head
vs
Icewind DalevsSid Meier's Civilization III
Icewind Dale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sid Meier's Civilization III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Icewind DaleSid Meier's Civilization III
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Icewind Dale leans harder on execution: Pausable real-time needs little dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Sid Meier's Civilization III leans harder on optimization: Corruption math, worker turns and culture borders reward deep optimization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.