head to head
GrannyvsMicrosoft Minesweeper
Granny leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Microsoft Minesweeper leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
GrannyMicrosoft Minesweeper
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Granny leans harder on execution: Sneaking, hiding, and panic escapes
Reads1 vs 0
Granny leans harder on reads: Granny hears noise but follows mappable logic
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Microsoft Minesweeper leans harder on optimization: Constraint deduction from number clues is fully solvable logic
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.