Minesweeper

Reveal every safe square using the numbers. Every board here is solvable without guessing.

Play Level 1 Rules

Your ten levels

Solve 3 different puzzles at a level to pass it. Each level has 12 progression puzzles plus practice boards. Premium opens every level straight away.

  1. 1 Introduction6×6, 5 mines Free
  2. 2 Beginner8×8, 8 mines Pass 1
  3. 3 Developing9×9, 10 mines Pass 2
  4. 4 Intermediate10×10, 15 mines; subsets Pass 3
  5. 5 Advanced12×12, 24 mines Pass 4
  6. 6 Challenging14×14, 35 mines Pass 5
  7. 7 Very hard16×16, 48 mines Pass 6
  8. 8 Expert18×18, 65 mines Pass 7
  9. 9 Master20×20, 85 mines Pass 8
  10. 10 Grandmaster24×24, 125 mines Pass 9

Rules

Goal: Reveal every safe cell without uncovering a mine. Flags are optional.

  • A number shows how many of the up to eight touching squares hide a mine.
  • The game starts with a safe opening already revealed. Every board can be finished by logic alone: you never have to guess.
  • Uncovering a mine ends the attempt. Flags only help you remember; they are never required.

Controls

Click or tap to reveal; right-click, long-press or F to flag. Click a satisfied number to reveal its neighbours (chord).

Stars

One star for a solve with hints, two for a solve without hints. Three stars: no hints and no flag ever placed on a safe cell. Stars and badges never depend on Premium.

Strategy guide

Count around numbers
A 1 with one hidden neighbour: that neighbour is a mine. A number with all its mines flagged: the rest are safe.
Subsets
If one number’s hidden neighbours are a subset of another’s, the difference holds the difference of mines.
Patterns
Learn 1-2-1 and 1-2-2-1 along a wall; they appear constantly.
Whole-board counting
Late in expert boards, the remaining mine count can decide the last region.

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