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Questions tagged [minesweeper]

Questions about Minesweeper (the game or the [grid-deduction] puzzle genre). Some non-bomb cells display the number of adjacent bombs, and finding all bombs is the goal. In the puzzle some numbers are pre-given, while in the game cells must be clicked on to reveal their numbers.

Questions about Minesweeper (the game or the [grid-deduction] puzzle genre). Some non-bomb cells display the number of adjacent bombs, and finding all bombs is the goal. In the puzzle some numbers are pre-given, while in the game cells must be clicked on to reveal their numbers.

Some examples of the game:

See also the Wikipedia article on Minesweeper.

An example of the puzzle:

See also GM Puzzles Minesweepers.

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What would be your next deduction in this game of Minesweeper?

Currently stuck in this game of Minesweeper. Can't seem to find any openings, so what would be the moves you would take and why?
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In Minesweeper, does every bomb have to have at least one neighboring number?

In a classic Minesweeper game (say, the one from Windows), is this situation possible? This is the bottom-right corner of a board: 1 2 2 2 B B 2 B B I'm specifically asking about the bomb in the bottom-right corner because it does not have any…
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What is the optimal starting strategy in Minesweeper?

Is it better to start in a corner, edge, or any random middle square? If the first square isn't empty, when is it better to click a neighbor vs. another random square? How does the strategy vary by mine density? By "optimal" I mean maximizing the…
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A question of minesweeper

Here is where I am. Is there a unique solution somehow?
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Minesweeper confusion

I'm getting a bit confused about something I keep encountering when playing minesweeper. I keep seeing the following formation: ????? ?1x1? ?1x1? ????? Surely those 1's should be 2's, as each one is adjacent to both of the mines in the centre? My…
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Can a mine in minesweeper touch only a single number tile

So i was playing some games and almost every game, i found a luck based situation, but are they actually luck based positions? I have gone with this strategy, where when i am question marking tiles, i try to not check the spots that touch only a…
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Which unclicked squares in this minesweeper game can you guarantee are mines?

i) Which squares in the below game can you guarantee are mines? ii) Which squares in the below game can you guarantee are not mines? A proof is required that your answer is optimal. Hint: There is at least one unclicked square you can guarantee is…
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Is there a strategy I could use to beat Day 30 of the Minesweeper Advent Calendar?

Note: this is not in conjunction with my Minesweeper puzzles So I was playing Day 30 on the Minesweeper Advent Calendar on heptaveegesimal.com when I noticed something weird: Take a look at this screenshot: There are only numbers going up to 3,…
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How is this Minesweeper position possible?

First of all, sorry for the bad quality of the picture. Now guys seriously what's wrong here! I started playing Minesweeper a few days ago; it's a good game and all, but just check the picture: the 2 I had the mouse on has 3 mines around it. the 3…
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What is the meaning of a Cactus on Day 20 - Zen Garden of the Minesweeper Advent Calendar?

Note: this is not in conjunction with my Minesweeper puzzles So I was playing Day 20 of the Minesweeper Advent Calendar on heptavegeesimal.com and was reading the instructions when I came across this: Cactus: Out of the 8 tiles around it the…
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