head to head
vs
NorthgardvsOrcs Must Die! Unchained
Northgard leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Orcs Must Die! Unchained leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
NorthgardOrcs Must Die! Unchained
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Orcs Must Die! Unchained leans harder on execution: Third-person combat matters but traps do the killing
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
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.