head to head
vs
Icewind DalevsTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
Icewind Dale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Icewind DaleTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans harder on variance: Wobbly physics makes identical setups resolve differently
Optimization8 vs 7
Icewind Dale leans harder on optimization: Party builds, spell prep, and encounter knowledge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.