head to head
vs
Madden NFL 07vsNorthgard
Madden NFL 07 leans Reads (Mind & Math); Northgard leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Madden NFL 07Northgard
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Madden NFL 07 leans harder on execution: Stick juking and timing matter but never twitch-dominate
Reads6 vs 5
Madden NFL 07 leans harder on reads: Out-guessing a human's play call is the competitive core
Variance2 vs 3
Northgard leans harder on variance: winters, wandering events
Optimization6 vs 7
Northgard leans harder on optimization: clan economy and tile control
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.