Felix Albrigtsen
The game of minesweeper is a logical puzzle game with an element of chance.
Your goal is to "open" all cells, either by revealing them (clicking) or marking them (shift + click).
Some squares are mines/bombs, but most are safe to click. If you accidentally click a mine, the game is over.
When you fail, all cells will be opened, and you must restart the game(See below).
If you click a square where no "neighbors", meaning the 8 squares directly touching it, are bombs, it will be blank
and light gray. It will also reveal all it's neighbors. If a square has one or more neighbors that ARE bombs, they will
display the number of explosive neighbors. You must use these numbers to find out what sqaures are safe.
When you have successfully categorized all the squares as mines or safe, they will be marked in green, and you won.
| Function | Button |
|---|---|
| Reveal | W or Click |
| Mark as unsafe | Q or Shift + click |
| Restart game | R |
| Automatic / best move | A |
| Restart and change difficulty | Buttons above the play field |
| Difficulty | Rows | Columns | Mines | Mine percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10% |
| Medium | 16 | 16 | 38 | 15% |
| Hard | 16 | 26 | 83 | 20% |
| Extreme | 30 | 36 | 216 | 20% |
This version of Minesweeper is equipped with an auto-move function. This "AI" software does not have access to any more information than the player does. It can only see what cells are revealed, and the numbers inside the revealed cells. Using this data, it will try calculate the probability of each cell being a mine, and mark/reveal it accordingly. It can make mistakes, as minesweeper also is a game of chance. Remember: Using the auto-move function will stop the timer!