The Minesweeper thread

[Dell19]

Originally posted by Tesla Tank
Umm... no you can't.

Yes you can. My record is 1 second since on the beginner map it is possible to win simply with one click. If you play it enough you should at least notice that you can win with just 2 or 3 clicks as the first click can reveal most of the map and then you just have to click on one or two more squares but sometimes you can win with just one click. Just read the previous minesweeper threads or ask Genghis or just play minesweeper a bit more.

I would post a screenshot but it wouldn't prove anything...

 

[Tesla Tank]

How? There are 10 mines in beginner. You need to click at least ten times to mark those mines. And that would require more than 1 second.

 

[Alex the Great]

Not really, on several occasions I merely had to click the last mine-free spot to win rather than mark all the mines. But I still have the habit of marking the last (mine, that is), THEN pressing the last square.

 

[Dell19]

You don't need to mark the mines as you can be lucky and all the surrounding squares will be cleared so that the mines will be found for you.

 

[Tesla Tank]

I see... guess you learn something new everyday. Cool. I gotta try that. Maybe I'll get 1 second too. Thanks.

 

[Xerol]

8/39/139 are my best times. I edited a screenshot with paint to show the times as 3, 14, and 36 and i printed it out and my friends believed me! Paint r0x

 

[Matrix]

Tesla, I often play minesweeper (expert) without marking any mine. You just got to remember where you know they are, but often need to recount too. It makes the game harder.

By the way, in beginner I tend to mark as less as possible, because it's a waste of time.

 

[Wolfe Tone]

Well I normally mark them all because I like using the click with both buttons technique.