head to head
vs
Coffee TalkvsFarmville
Coffee Talk leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Farmville leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Coffee TalkFarmville
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 3
Farmville leans harder on optimization: Crop timing and coin efficiency are shallow but present
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.