Minesweeper
Thirty years old and still the best logic puzzle on a computer.
No account needed · about 4 min
First 2 levels are open to everyone
About Minesweeper
Minesweeper is not a guessing game, which is the thing most people never find out. Every number on the board tells you exactly how many mines touch that square, and almost every position can be solved by comparing two numbers that share a neighbour. Click to uncover, flag what you are sure of, and clear the board without touching a mine. This version has the three classic sizes — 9×9 with ten mines, 16×16 with forty, and the full 30×16 expert board with ninety-nine — plus the two things the original was missing: your first click is never a mine, and chording works, so clicking a number with the right count of flags around it opens everything else at once. That single shortcut is the difference between a four-minute expert board and a ninety-second one. There is a timer, there is a best time per size, and there is no luck involved until the very last few squares.
Controls
- Click
- Uncover a square
- Right click
- Flag a mine
- Long press
- Flag a mine on a phone
- Click a number
- Chord — open every unflagged neighbour
Leaderboard
Nobody has set a score yet. Be first.
Comments
Questions
How do you win at Minesweeper?
Learn the 1-2-1 and 1-2-2 patterns along a wall — they resolve with no guessing at all — and use chording constantly. Compare any two adjacent numbers: the difference between them tells you about the squares only one of them touches, and that single comparison solves most of a board.
Can your first click be a mine?
Not here. The board is generated after your first click and the mines are placed around it, so the opening move is always safe and usually opens a large area.
What is chording in Minesweeper?
Clicking on a number that already has exactly that many flags around it, which uncovers every remaining neighbour in one action. It is the single biggest speed gain available, and it is why expert times are measured in seconds rather than minutes.
What is a good Minesweeper time?
Under 10 seconds on beginner, under 40 on intermediate and under 100 on expert is a strong club-level result. World records sit near 1, 7 and 31 seconds respectively, which requires both chording and a fair amount of luck.
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