💣 Minesweeper
Open every square that isn't a mine. The numbers tell you how many mines are touching that square — use them to work out where the mines must be. Your very first tap is always safe.
Minesweeper game
Mines left10
Time0:00
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Tap any square to begin.
How to Play
- Digging
- Tap a square to open it. If it's blank, all the squares around it open too, which is how you clear big areas quickly.
- What the numbers mean
- A 3 means exactly three of the eight squares touching it are mines. That's your only clue — and it's always enough.
- Flags
- When you're sure a square is a mine, flag it so you don't tap it by mistake. Turn on 🚩 Flag Mode (or press F) and tapping plants flags instead of digging. On a computer you can also just right-click.
- The quick trick
- Once a number has that many flags around it, tap the number itself and everything else beside it opens at once. Careful — if a flag is in the wrong place, this sets off the mine.
- Your first tap is safe
- The mines aren't placed until after you tap, and they're kept away from that square and its neighbours. So you'll never lose on move one, and you always start with a nice big opening.
- Tip
- If a 1 already has one flag next to it, every other square touching that 1 is safe. Most of Minesweeper is that one idea, used over and over.