head to head
vs
Jagged AlliancevsTropico 5
Jagged Alliance leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tropico 5 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Jagged AllianceTropico 5
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Tropico 5 leans harder on execution: Interface-driven play with no physical execution ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Jagged Alliance leans harder on variance: Hit rolls and hidden enemy placement
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.