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My only advise is to say the top one likely has the mine, based just on probability of that row only having one mine vs the bottom having three.
The odds of any 1 tile having the bomb is equal for all tiles.
That being said, the bottom one looks sus
I know but that’s literally the only thing I can think of other than a coin flip lol
This is why I hate minesweeper, that you can do everything right and have it come down to a 50/50 feels unsatisfying
Most of modern minesweeper implementation can generate a 100% solvable board, so it’s not that bad.
On the other end, this is why I don’t play minesweeper. As long as you’re even half-meticulous about it it’s a solved game with not many distinct patterns on the board. It’s like a few steps above tic-tac-toe in how solvable it is.
At least solitaire has some decision points and it can be a minute before you figure out the strategy to solving it. Learning the rules of minesweeper is learning how to beat it every time.
Ya, I’d almost liken minesweeper as more of a meditation than a game. That being said I do genuinely enjoy it as that; as a flowchart that’s simple enough that I should always get it right but complex enough that I do still have to pay attention. It’s good for resetting my focus.
by that definition logic games and puzzles overall shouldn’t exist. that’s dumb.
i find it kind of thrilling. you use your brain as much as you can but sometimes you are forced to let your heart decide.
It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life.
Too much like real life
Check out Dragonsweeper. 100% solvable every time once you learn all the rules (by trial and error) https://danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper
Is it actually 100% solvable? I definitely thought I ran into spots where I had to randomly guess, but maybe I didn’t figure out all the rules (definitely only started to learn the patterns for the monsters).
I do think it is. There are a lot of little details about where monsters are and what their placement can yell you. I’ve played probably 10 games with no guesswork, though it is a little random if you can get a full score on a run.
No, it’s stalemate but I see where the confusion comes from
The top one is the mine. Bottom one is cleared by the blue 1’s underneath…right? I just woke up
No it’s 50/50, the only numbers affecting the unflagged tiles are the 3s each missing 1 mine
How…? Both unflagged squares would have to be mines for the 3’s to make any sense. 😬
No, since diagonals count. There is one mine, but it cannot be said where it is. Matter of sheer luck from then on!
No you still have ill-vaticano here
No, this is loss
It is both a victory and a loss until you click and collapse the waveform
Oof.
Now, hear me out, but what if Minesweeper had a continuously tileable playfield? Like, what if the mine count numbers on the edges of the board actually wrapped around?
You know, like you got a number on the very right edge of the board, but it’s also counting the mines on the very left edge of the board, and you can pan scroll the entire playfield around?
Just a random brainfart of a thought for the day…
That would be toroidal geometry, and it opens up the question of other geometries, such as the Klein bottle.
It’s called Russian roulette
If you want a truly challenging minesweeper that is always 100% solvable try Tametsi on steam
One of the best puzzle games I’ve ever played.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Another favorite of mine is Hexcells, which is also 100% solvable.
Don’t leave us hanging, which one was it?
Mark em both as critical blunders.
