Minesweeper Mania

🎮 How to Play

Welcome to Minesweeper Mania! Your goal is to clear a grid of hidden tiles without detonating any mines. Start by clicking any tile—this begins your adventure. Each safe tile reveals a number indicating how many mines are hidden in the eight surrounding adjacent squares. Use these crucial numeric clues to deduce mine locations. Right-click or use flags to mark squares you suspect contain mines, preventing accidental clicks. Your strategic prowess and logical deduction are key to navigating the treacherous grid and achieving victory in this classic game of logic and chance.

🕹️ Controls

Desktop Controls:
• Left-Click: Reveal a hidden tile.
• Right-Click: Place/remove a flag to mark a suspected mine.
• Double-Click (on a revealed number): If the correct number of flags are placed around it, this reveals all adjacent unflagged tiles (Chord).

Mobile/Touchscreen Controls:
• Tap: Reveal a hidden tile.
• Tap and Hold: Place/remove a flag to mark a suspected mine.

🎯 Objectives

The primary objective is to reveal all non-mine tiles on the grid without triggering a single mine. You achieve victory by successfully flagging all mined squares or clearing every safe space. Your performance is often measured by your completion time, so speed and accuracy are both important. For long-term targets, aim to beat your personal best times, conquer larger grid sizes, and achieve higher difficulty levels, showcasing your superior deduction skills and strategic prowess in this thrilling brain game.

💡 Pro Tips

• 🎪 Master the 1-1 and 1-2 patterns: A "1" adjacent to a wall or another "1" often indicates safe squares nearby, a fundamental Minesweeper strategy for efficient clearing.
• ⚡ Start from the corners and edges: These areas often provide the easiest deductions, giving you a solid foundation to expand into the center of the grid.
• 💰 Use chording: Double-click on a revealed number that has the correct number of flags around it to quickly open all remaining adjacent tiles, saving precious time.
• 🏆 Practice logical deduction over guessing: While sometimes unavoidable, minimizing guesses significantly increases your win rate and helps you secure those top scores on the leaderboard. Always look for patterns you can solve with certainty first.