head to head
vs
Luck be a LandlordvsX-COM: UFO Defense
Luck be a Landlord leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); X-COM: UFO Defense leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Luck be a LandlordX-COM: UFO Defense
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
X-COM: UFO Defense leans harder on execution: Turn-based; only inventory clicking
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 6
Luck be a Landlord leans harder on variance: Symbol offers and spin outcomes are pure RNG
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.