head to head
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Picross SvsThimbleweed Park
Picross S leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Thimbleweed Park leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Picross SThimbleweed Park
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Thimbleweed Park leans harder on variance: Deterministic puzzles throughout the game
Optimization9 vs 8
Picross S leans harder on optimization: Applying constraint propagation logic to solve each row and column intersection
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.