head to head
vs
Lords of FootballvsMedieval: Total War
Lords of Football leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Medieval: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Lords of FootballMedieval: Total War
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Medieval: Total War leans harder on execution: Real-time battle control rewards quick unit handling
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Lords of Football leans harder on variance: match outcomes and events randomized
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.