head to head
Ball x PitvsMicrosoft Minesweeper
Ball x Pit leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Microsoft Minesweeper leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Ball x PitMicrosoft Minesweeper
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 2
Ball x Pit leans harder on execution: Aiming volleys and dodging matters but stays forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Ball x Pit leans harder on optimization: Fusion recipes and base building reward solved synergies
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.