Minesweeper

How to play Minesweeper

1. Reveal a covered cell to begin. Your first reveal cannot be a mine.
2. Read each number as the count of mines in its eight neighboring cells.
3. Right-click a covered cell to flag it, or enable Flag mode and tap.
4. Turn Flag mode off to continue revealing safe cells.
5. Reveal all 71 safe cells to win; revealing a mine ends the round.

Controls: Click or tap to reveal. Right-click to flag, or use the Flag mode button.

Minesweeper turns a covered grid into a network of small deductions. Each revealed number tells you how many mines touch that square, including diagonal neighbors. Use those clues to decide which covered cells are safe and which deserve a flag. This beginner board has nine rows, nine columns, and ten mines. Your first reveal is always safe, giving you a fair place to begin. A flag marks your suspicion but does not prove that a mine is there. Win by revealing every non-mine cell. On a phone, switch Flag mode on to mark squares without needing a right click.

A few useful tips

• A 1 beside one covered neighbor identifies that neighbor as a mine.
• Compare overlapping clues rather than treating each number separately.
• Remember that a flag is your own note and may need correcting.

Frequently asked questions