📖How to Play

🎯The Rules

The rule of the game is simple.

1. First, click on a random place on the board. If you click on a non-mine area, the square will either open up to be blank, or will contain a number from 1 to 8. The number shows how many mines are adjacent to that cell. 1 means there is only 1 bomb adjacent to it, while 8 would mean all blocks adjacent to it are bombs.

2. Second, use your math knowledge and powers of calculation to identify where the mines must be and then right click to place a flag there. The number of mines left will be updated accordingly. Continue with this process until all the mines are found.

⚠️Remember

The game will be lost if you opened any cell with a mine, so be careful in your calculation.

🧠Deduction Patterns

When a "1" touches exactly one hidden cell, that cell must be a mine—flag it before opening neighbors. A "3" surrounded by three hidden cells closes the set immediately. Edge and corner starts reveal more numeric constraints per click than center starts, which is why experienced players tap corners first.

Chord-opening (revealing all safe neighbors around a satisfied number) separates intermediate from beginner play once flags are correct.

🔧Board Generation

Mine positions are randomized after your first click, guaranteeing a safe opening. Density scales with grid size so larger boards feel challenging without becoming pure guessing games. On advanced grids, solve numbered islands from the outside inward—interior unknowns become tractable only after border constraints are flagged. Never guess when a number still has unmarked neighbors—logic always resolves the next safe cell first.