When you click on a square and see a number, the number signifies how many of the eight squares that touch the open square are mines-so a “3” means that three of the eight surrounding squares are mines. Left-click randomly, and fast, in a circular motion trying to get a nice, big opening so that you can start sweeping Using logic and arithmetic, you have to try and identify which squares are mines, and which are safe to be opened. This will beat getting a small opening and then trying to figure your way out of a corner. Techniques of the best sweepers in the world suggest that starting at the corners, and making a circular sweeping motion towards the centre for an opening works best. There’s no hard and fast rule, but it is a lot easier if you start off with a nice big opening. If you spend all your time left clicking to open and right-clicking to mark mines, you will never get anywhere in terms of breaking time records. And yes, Minesweeper is all about timing. Let’s say you have a “1” on the grid, and you’ve already marked the one bomb that touches that square. Now, that same “1” has four more squares touching it that are yet to be opened. If you left-click to open each of the four squares, you waste time. Remember, this is not magic, so if you marked the wrong square, you will explode a mine by opening all touching squares using the left-right click.Īlso, when stuck in a corner, and not all mines touching a square have been marked, you can use the left-right click to Instead, hover the mouse over the square with the “1” in it and press the left and right mouse buttons together. See which squares are unmarked and touching the number you’re hovering over. This is great to visually finding out common squares between adjacent numbers-like a visual aid for your thinking.
Just get an opening, don’t mark any mines, and left-right click on numbers to better understand what this tip is trying to teach you. If you waste time solving the position of every mine, you’re never going to get past your own record. Instead, use pattern recognition to quickly calculate which squares are mines and which aren’t. (A wall pattern is shown in the screen-shot, to help illustrate what I mean ) These mostly involve what are called wall patterns.
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