head to head
vs
TharsisvsThe Flame in the Flood
Tharsis leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); The Flame in the Flood leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
TharsisThe Flame in the Flood
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 2
The Flame in the Flood leans harder on execution: Rafting demands light steering, encounters avoidable
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance8 vs 7
Tharsis leans harder on variance: Dice rolls and event draws brutally dominate each turn
Optimization7 vs 7
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.