head to head
vs
Star Wars: Empire at WarvsWar Selection
Star Wars: Empire at War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); War Selection leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Star Wars: Empire at WarWar Selection
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 4
Star Wars: Empire at War leans harder on reads: Multiplayer galactic feints and fleet composition mind-games matter
Variance2 vs 3
War Selection leans harder on variance: Resource spawns and combat rolls add unpredictability.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.