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Might & Magic: Heroes VI cover artvsThe Battle for Wesnoth cover art

Might & Magic: Heroes VIvsThe Battle for Wesnoth

Might & Magic: Heroes VI leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Battle for Wesnoth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Might & Magic: Heroes VIThe Battle for Wesnoth

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Might & Magic: Heroes VI leans harder on execution: no real-time physical skill needed

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

The Battle for Wesnoth leans harder on variance: To-hit rolls swing battles constantly.

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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Might & Magic: Heroes VI

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The Battle for Wesnoth