head to head
vs
Sunflower LandvsThe Convenience Store
Sunflower Land leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Convenience Store leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Sunflower LandThe Convenience Store
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.
Variance2 vs 3
The Convenience Store leans harder on variance: Scares are unknown only on the first shift
Optimization5 vs 4
Sunflower Land leans harder on optimization: Crop timing, resource chains and trade economics are the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.