Minesweeper
The classic mine-clearing puzzle. Read the numbers, flag the mines, never guess.
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The classic mine-clearing puzzle. Read the numbers, flag the mines, never guess.
The puzzle that came with every desktop, rebuilt for any screen. Open squares on a rounded minefield: each number tells you how many of the eight squares around it hide mines. Flag the ones you are sure of, then open a number whose flags match it to clear the rest of its neighbours in one go. Your first square is always safe and opens an area. Play Beginner, Intermediate or Expert, in Classic mode with mines dealt at random, or in No guessing mode, where every board can be cleared by logic alone from your first square. On a phone, long-press to flag or switch on flag mode, and Expert turns on its side to fit a tall screen. Time starts at your first square, so fresh boards can count for the Plocky leaderboards.
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How to play
- Click / tap
- Open a square, or chord a number whose flags match it
- Right-click
- Flag or unflag a square
- Middle-click
- Chord a number
- Arrow keys
- Move between squares
- Enter / Space
- Open the square, or chord a number
- F
- Flag the square
- N
- New game
Tap a square to open it and long-press to flag it, or turn on flag mode in the top bar so taps place flags. Tap a number whose flags match it to open its other neighbours.
