head to head
Kingdom: New LandsvsMicrosoft Minesweeper
Kingdom: New Lands leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Microsoft Minesweeper leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Kingdom: New LandsMicrosoft Minesweeper
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 6
Microsoft Minesweeper leans harder on variance: Mine placement is hidden information forcing occasional pure guesses
Optimization8 vs 7
Kingdom: New Lands leans harder on optimization: Expansion order and economy timing decide survival
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.