head to head
Microsoft MinesweepervsNight of the Full Moon
Microsoft Minesweeper leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Night of the Full Moon leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Microsoft MinesweeperNight of the Full Moon
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Microsoft Minesweeper leans harder on execution: Click speed only matters for leaderboard times
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 7
Night of the Full Moon leans harder on variance: Card reward RNG and random events drive run diversity
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.