head to head
vs
Party HardvsThe Church in the Darkness
Party Hard leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Church in the Darkness leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Party HardThe Church in the Darkness
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
The Church in the Darkness leans harder on variance: Each run rerolls whether the cult is benign or murderous
Optimization6 vs 5
Party Hard leans harder on optimization: Trap usage and isolation tactics converge to known strategies
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.