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Mines hide under some of the covered cells. Each number you uncover counts the mines among the eight cells surrounding it, and a blank means none of its neighbors is a mine. Put those clues together to work out which cells are safe.
- Pick a Level: Beginner (9 by 9, 10 mines), Intermediate (16 by 16, 40 mines), Expert (30 by 16, 99 mines) or Custom.
- Open any cell to begin. Your first pick is never a mine, and it always clears an area.
- Read the numbers. Flag a cell once you're sure it hides a mine, and open the ones you're sure are safe.
- Uncover every cell that isn't a mine to win. Open a mine and the game is over.
- Mines counts down as you place flags, so you can see how many are left to find.
Controls
- Mouse: a left click digs, a right click toggles a flag, and a middle click chords.
- Touch: a tap digs and a long press flags. Set the Dig/Flag toggle below the board to Flag and taps will place flags instead.
- Keyboard: Tab onto the board and move with the arrows. Space or Enter digs, and F flags.
- Chording: once a number has all its flags around it, click or tap that number and its remaining neighbors open together.
Tips
- If a number's value equals the count of covered cells around it, all of them are mines.
- A 1-2-1 run of numbers along a straight edge of covered cells means mines opposite both 1s and a safe cell opposite the 2.
- Chord whenever you can. It's far quicker than opening cells one by one, but a misplaced flag means a chord sets off a mine.
- Learn the patterns on Beginner before you take on Expert.
- Tired of coin-flip endings? Tick No guessing under the board.
FAQ
Can my first click hit a mine?
No. The mines are laid only after your first click, and they always avoid the cell you picked and its eight neighbors, so the opening move clears an area.
What does No guessing do?
With it ticked, every Beginner, Intermediate or Expert board can be solved by logic alone from your first click. Boards that would force a 50/50 guess are thrown out before you see them.
How do I place a flag on a touch screen?
Long-press the cell. Or set the toggle below the board to Flag, so a tap flags and a long press digs.
Can I play minesweeper at school?
There's nothing to download or install, so it works in Chrome on a school Chromebook. The school's network still decides which sites load. If this one is blocked, ask a teacher or the IT team, and skip proxy or unblocker sites, which break school rules and often carry malware.
