How to Play Minesweeper

🎯 Game Objective

The goal of Minesweeper is to uncover all squares that don't contain mines. You need to use logic and deduction to identify where hidden mines are located, mark them with flags, and reveal all safe squares.

🎮 Basic Rules

• Left click: Reveals a square on the board
• Right click: Places or removes a flag to mark potential mines
• Numbers: Indicate how many mines are in adjacent squares (including diagonals)
• Empty square: No adjacent mines - game automatically reveals surrounding squares
• First move: Always safe - there's never a mine in the first clicked square

📊 Difficulty Levels

🧠 Strategies and Tips

1. Start from corners: Corner squares have fewer neighbors, making deduction easier
2. Use the 1-2-1 pattern: When you see 1-2-1 in a line, mines are always at the extremes of the "2"
3. Count flags: Use the mine counter to know how many more you need to mark
4. 1-2-2-1 pattern: On edges, this pattern indicates specific mine positions
5. Forced squares: If a number has all its mines marked around it, you can click remaining squares
6. Subtraction method: Compare adjacent numbers to deduce mine positions

📈 Scoring System

Your score is based on:

• 3BV (Board Bbbv): Minimum number of clicks needed to solve the board
• Time: Faster completion means better score
• Efficiency: Ratio between 3BV and total clicks
• IOE (Index of Efficiency): 3BV ÷ number of clicks
• RQP (Right clicks per Question mark Plus): Efficiency in flag usage

⚡ Advanced Techniques

Common Patterns:

• 1-1 pattern: In corners, there's usually one mine between two "1"s
• 1-2 pattern: On edges, the "2" always has one mine in the direction of the "1"
• Chain solving: Use one deduction to make the next, creating a chain of solutions
• Probability guessing: When forced to guess, choose squares with lower mine probability

🏆 World Records

The world's best players achieve incredible times:

• Beginner: Less than 1 second
• Intermediate: Around 7-10 seconds
• Advanced: 25-35 seconds

Practice regularly to improve your time and efficiency!