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Impossible CreaturesvsNorthgard
Impossible Creatures leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Northgard leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Impossible CreaturesNorthgard
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Northgard leans harder on variance: winters, wandering events
Optimization8 vs 7
Impossible Creatures leans harder on optimization: Creature-combining army design is 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.