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KKnD2: Krossfire cover artvsNorthgard cover art

KKnD2: KrossfirevsNorthgard

KKnD2: Krossfire leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Northgard leans Optimization (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION4 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
KKnD2: KrossfireNorthgard

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 5

Northgard leans harder on reads: MP vs adaptive humans

Variance2 vs 3

Northgard leans harder on variance: winters, wandering events

Optimization7 vs 7

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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KKnD2: Krossfire

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Northgard