head to head
vs
RollerCoaster TycoonvsTransport Tycoon Deluxe
RollerCoaster Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Transport Tycoon Deluxe leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
RollerCoaster TycoonTransport Tycoon Deluxe
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.
Variance1 vs 2
Transport Tycoon Deluxe leans harder on variance: Industry placement and economy events add slight noise
Optimization9 vs 10
Transport Tycoon Deluxe leans harder on optimization: Signal logic and network throughput are literally an engineering problem
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.