head to head
vs
Panzer GeneralvsTorment: Tides of Numenera
Panzer General leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Torment: Tides of Numenera leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Panzer GeneralTorment: Tides of Numenera
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Torment: Tides of Numenera leans harder on execution: Combat is explicitly optional; minimal motor demand throughout
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Panzer General leans harder on optimization: Prestige economy, unit upgrades, optimal advance routing dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.