head to head
vs
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on YouvsReigns: Her Majesty
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Reigns: Her Majesty leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on YouReigns: Her Majesty
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Reigns: Her Majesty leans harder on variance: Card draws and unknown consequences drive each reign's fate
Optimization5 vs 6
Reigns: Her Majesty leans harder on optimization: Balancing four faction meters is a learnable solvable system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.