Minesweeper
The classic mine-finding puzzle with the rules you know. Your first click is always safe, and phones get a flag button and long press.
Right click, long press or flag mode places a flag. Click a number whose flags are all placed to open its other neighbours. Keyboard: arrow keys move, Enter opens, F flags.
How to play Minesweeper
- Choose Beginner, Intermediate, Expert or Custom.
- Click a cell to open it. Numbers show how many mines touch that cell.
- Flag the mines and open every safe cell to win.
Features
- Beginner, Intermediate, Expert and Custom
- First click always safe
- Right click, long press or flag mode
- Chording on numbers
- Timer, mine counter and best times
- Keyboard play and full screen
- Unfinished game saved
Frequently asked questions
Is the first click always safe?
Yes. Mines are placed only after your first click, away from that cell and its neighbours, so the first click always opens an area to start from.
How do I flag a mine on a phone?
Press and hold a cell to flag it, or switch on the flag button so that a tap places a flag. Tap a flag again to remove it.
What is chording?
When a number already has that many flags around it, click the number to open all its other neighbours at once. If a flag is wrong, a mine goes off, as in the original game.
What are the board sizes?
Beginner is 9 × 9 with 10 mines, Intermediate 16 × 16 with 40, and Expert 16 × 30 with 99. Custom lets you pick up to 30 × 30. On a narrow phone screen the Expert board turns on its side so the cells stay big enough to tap.
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