head to head
vs
This Is the PolicevsVillagers
This Is the Police leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Villagers leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
This Is the PoliceVillagers
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
This Is the Police leans harder on variance: Call outcomes and officer rolls are uncertain
Optimization7 vs 6
This Is the Police leans harder on optimization: Staffing, dispatch triage, and cash management solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.