Instructions minesweeper

                             Instructions minesweeper

Here you can see the 1 - the green frame shows that there must be a bomb in the area, which is marked by the arrow. This means that all fields with the green dot are free.

The green frame shows the fields I just cleared. Let's continue with the orange frame. Here the 1 is again in the middle - the bomb is already there (see arrow), which means that all fields with an orange dot are free.

The orange frame again shows the fields that are currently open. Continue with the blue frame - here it behaves the same as before. The 1 already has its bomb, so all spaces with a blue dot are free.

                                           The same applies here.

Here you have the green 2 - the frame again indicates that there must be 2 bombs in the boxes. These are already there and marked with the green arrow, i.e. all fields with a green dot are free again.

                                     It continues with the purple frame.

                                    The same here with the yellow frame.

Now it gets a little more complicated. The 2 in the middle of the orange frame tells us there must be 2 bombs here. This cannot be on the square with the orange dot, because if it were there, both 1's would have their bomb served, but the 2's would have no chance of getting their second bomb. For example, if you clicked the two red dots or the two purple dots, the respective 1 would always have two bombs and the game is over. So with the combination 1-2-1 (if it looks like this), there is always free next to the 2.

We continue with the blue frame, the 1 already has its bomb, so you can click there without hesitation.

                                                    Here as well

Here you have to think outside the box again. The green 3 already has 2 of its bombs. Since the 2 at the bottom only has one bomb, she needs another one too. That means the bomb can only be on one of the two yellow squares. So the field marked in green is free. If the bomb were here, the green 3 would have its bombs, but the 2 could not get any more bombs, otherwise the 3 would have too many. (It can sometimes happen that you end up with a 50/50 chance).

                                         Luckily things went well here

Here both the turquoise and the blue 2 have their two bombs. Therefore you can click on the two blue fields without hesitation.

Here we have the same situation as just below in the corner. The pink 2 has a bomb, but since the 1 doesn't have one, the bomb can only be on one of the green spaces. So the pink field is free.

Now it gets complicated. I hope you understand me now. The green 3 already has two of its bombs, i.e. the last one is on one of the spaces marked in green. Regardless of which of the two squares the bomb is on, the pink 2 would also be served. This means that the fields with the pink dot are definitely free.

It doesn't get any easier. The situation with the green 3 remains the same. In addition, there is now the purple 3, this already has 2 bombs and the last one can only be on one of the two fields marked purple. Regardless of which of the two squares the bomb is on, the turquoise 2 would be served, so the squares with a turquoise dot are free.

                                       It's probably self-explanatory then.

               The 2 already has 2 bombs, so the rest (pink squares) are free.

                           Yay, and you've already completed the game.

                                                      Useful tips:

               From right to left: 1-2-1 is always free above the 2 in this situation.

In this situation, next to the third 1 (green cross) is always free, because both 1s in the red frame need a bomb and it can only be on one of the two squares.

In this situation, the three green squares are always free, because the red 1 still needs a bomb, which can only be on one of the two squares with the red arrow. This automatically gives the green 1 its bomb. Then the other 3 must be free.

Tanja, 09/03/2022