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Northgard cover artvsUltima Online cover art

NorthgardvsUltima Online

Northgard leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Ultima Online leans Optimization (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION4 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
NorthgardUltima Online

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 5

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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.

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Northgard

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Ultima Online