In plain terms, a mine can be hidden in one square or another and there is no way to know which one is dangerous or not, without guessing.

A number may tell you that one or more mines are close by, but even if you take the other numbers into consideration and do the math, you may reach different conclusions, which are both valid. Even if you reveal a large area, you will still find yourself in delicate situations and you may have to take a leap of faith. If you reveal a large area, you may consider yourself lucky and start the game, but there is also a good chance that you will hit a mine during the first attempts. If you reveal a single number, you must try again. At first, you must click random squares and hope for the best. Minesweeper starts out as a guessing game, because you will never know where to start. If you finish the game, the smiley face will have a pair of sunglasses, but if you hit a mine, it will become a sad face. Besides the elapsed time and the number of remaining mines, you can also find a smiley face, on the same window. You can also right click a second time, to place a question mark, if you are not sure of what can be found beneath a square. Left clicking a square will reveal what is hidden beneath it and right clicking will mark the square with a red flag.

The revealed numbers range from 1 to 6 and they indicate how many mines are hidden in the adjacent squares. The worst case scenario is 'stepping' on a mine, which means 'game over.' You will either reveal a single number, which is not helpful, or you can reveal a larger area of the grid, if you hit a blank space. There are different outcomes when you click a square. The objective of the game is to locate and mark all mines on the aforementioned grid. The game's interface consists of a grid, of various dimensions, depending on the selected difficulty level. Alternatively, you may download the game from the Internet, along with additional skins. In Windows, you just need to click the Start button and look for Minesweeper's executable or type 'mine' and hit enter, if you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7. If you have to wait until a scan is complete, you can run Minesweeper instantly and play it to pass the time or beat the high scores.Īs previously suggested, Minesweeper is written for a wide variety of operating systems. The game has been around since the 1960s and today it is included in numerous operating systems. Named after a military vessel, which is used to clear naval mines, Minesweeper has always provided a good challenge or at least a good source of entertainment.

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