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King Arthur: The Role-Playing WargamevsNapoleon: Total War

King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Napoleon: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 3

Napoleon: Total War leans harder on reads: Multiplayer battles involve feints; campaign AI is mappable

Variance3 vs 2

King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame leans harder on variance: Quest outcomes and events hide some information

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.

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Napoleon: Total War