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threes_solver vs threes_simulator vs good_lp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
threes_solver
experimentalv0.2.0
A tool that attempts to find an optimal algorithm for playing Threes! by simulating millions of games (using threes_simulator) and searching for the best set of weights for a variety of algorithms that calculate a score for a board state
45
threes_simulator
experimentalv0.2.0
An implementation of the Threes! game algorithm, as best as I could figure it out
77
good_lp
stablev1.15.0
Mixed Integer Linear Programming for Rust, with an user-friendly API. This crate allows modeling LP problems, and lets you solve them with various solvers.
Core Metrics
| threes_solver | threes_simulator | good_lp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 45 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 14 | 23 | 2.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 23 | 229.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 255 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 19d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 19d | 19d | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
threes_solver
Maintenance
12
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
threes_simulator
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
good_lp
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| threes_solver | threes_simulator | good_lp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 | 1.15.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 5 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 589KB | 25KB | 67KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •good_lp leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •good_lp is depended on by 255 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •threes_solver, threes_simulator are pre-1.0 — API may change.