head to head
vs
Candy Crush Jelly SagavsMini Metro
Candy Crush Jelly Saga leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Mini Metro leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Candy Crush Jelly SagaMini Metro
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Mini Metro leans harder on execution: light real-time line-drawing
Reads1 vs 0
Candy Crush Jelly Saga leans harder on reads: Solo with no opponent to predict
Variance6 vs 5
Candy Crush Jelly Saga leans harder on variance: Random candy drops drive each board's possibilities
Optimization6 vs 9
Mini Metro leans harder on optimization: line topology and routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.