head to head

Tzar: The Burden of the Crown cover artvsWarcraft: Orcs & Humans cover art

Tzar: The Burden of the CrownvsWarcraft: Orcs & Humans

Tzar: The Burden of the Crown leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Warcraft: Orcs & Humans leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Tzar: The Burden of the CrownWarcraft: Orcs & Humans

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans leans harder on execution: Clunky unit micro and click speed still matter

Reads3 vs 4

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans leans harder on reads: Human multiplayer adds genuine build mind games

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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.

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Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

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Warcraft: Orcs & Humans