head to head
Microsoft MinesweepervsMini Metro
Microsoft Minesweeper leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Mini Metro leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Microsoft MinesweeperMini Metro
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.
Variance6 vs 5
Microsoft Minesweeper leans harder on variance: Mine placement is hidden information forcing occasional pure guesses
Optimization7 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.