head to head
vs
NorthgardvsWarcraft: Orcs & Humans
Northgard leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Warcraft: Orcs & Humans leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
NorthgardWarcraft: Orcs & Humans
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans leans harder on execution: Clunky unit micro and click speed still matter
Reads5 vs 4
Northgard leans harder on reads: MP vs adaptive humans
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.