Minesweeper

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How to play Minesweeper

Minesweeper is a logic puzzle. Some squares hide mines, and the numbers tell you how many mines are close by. Dig up every safe square to clear the field. Here, every field can be solved without guessing.

Step by step

  1. Tap a square to dig it. The first patch is dug for you.
  2. A number shows how many mines touch that square, in all eight directions.
  3. A square with no number has no mines around it, so the squares around it open by themselves.
  4. When you know a square hides a mine, switch to Flag and tap it, or press and hold it.
  5. Dig every safe square and the field is clear. You win!

Tips

  • Start at the edges of the open area. A 1 with only one hidden square beside it means that square is a mine.
  • Tap a number whose mines are all flagged, and every other square around it is dug at once.
  • A flagged square cannot be dug by mistake.
  • Stuck? The lamp digs a safe square or flags a mine, and shows the numbers that prove it. You get three hints on each field.
  • Undo takes back your last dig or flag, but digging up a mine cannot be undone.

Questions

Do I have to guess in Minesweeper?

Not here. Every field is checked before you see it, so the numbers always show a safe move.

Which size should I start with?

Start with Small, which is 9×9 squares with 10 mines. Medium has 32 mines and Large has 72.

Do I need to flag every mine?

No. Flags are there to help you remember. You win when every safe square is dug.

What happens if I dig up a mine?

The field is lost, and only that mine shows. Give up to see where all the mines were, then start a new field.

About this game

Every field can be cleared by thinking, never by guessing. Dig squares, read how many mines touch each one, and flag the mines you find. Small, medium and large fields, and a new daily field every day.

Your host

Hatchling 3 of 12

Flint

Surveys the dig site in Minesweeper.

Colour
Brown
Personality
Enthusiastic
Ability
Super Strength
Height
0.82 m
Lab note
These Chikin puzzle us. It seems the spinning force makes them chocolatey.

What changed

v1.0.0
  1. On a tall phone the Flint stands under a small field instead of above it.

  2. The game is drawn at your screen's own sharpness, so nothing looks blurred.

  3. The field is dug out of rock, and each block breaks as it opens.

  4. The Flint is back as the artist drew him, and a lost field shows only the mine that went off.

  5. A new dig-site hall, with its own words and sounds.

  6. Minesweeper arrives. Every field can be cleared without a guess.