head to head
vs
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorvsThe Settlers: Fourth Edition
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Settlers: Fourth Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorThe Settlers: Fourth Edition
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 3
The Settlers: Fourth Edition leans harder on reads: Human opponents in multiplayer add mild positional bluffing
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
The Settlers: Fourth Edition leans harder on optimization: Supply chains and settlement layout are the entire game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.