head to head
vs
Picross 3D Round 2vsThe Swapper
Picross 3D Round 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Swapper leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Picross 3D Round 2The Swapper
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.
Variance1 vs 0
Picross 3D Round 2 leans harder on variance: All clues visible; nothing random.
Optimization9 vs 8
Picross 3D Round 2 leans harder on optimization: Carving blocks by pure numeric deduction is fully solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.