head to head
International Cricket Captain 2008vsThe Banner Saga
International Cricket Captain 2008 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Banner Saga leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
International Cricket Captain 2008The Banner Saga
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
International Cricket Captain 2008 leans harder on reads: opposing captain tactics somewhat readable
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
International Cricket Captain 2008 leans harder on optimization: team selection and match strategy
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.