• johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    34
    ·
    10 months ago

    If you like minesweeper but hate these random picks, I really recommend the Hexcells series. They’re fun puzzle games that can be solved purely with logic. Kind of a cross between minesweeper and sudoku.

      • GoosLife@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        16
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        edit-2
        10 months ago

        Also this isn’t a 50/50 chance to lose. You can win by placing all the flags without clearing all safe squares. So you’re guaranteed to win here by just flagging one, then the other if the first didn’t do the trick.

        • bstix@feddit.dk
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          14
          ·
          edit-2
          10 months ago

          I’m not sure that is a normal win condition. Most places describe a win as being when all safe fields are cleared, not if the flags are placed correctly or at all.

        • fidodo@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          10 months ago

          I don’t think that’s true on the basic Windows version most people are familiar with?

          • Natanael@slrpnk.net
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            edit-2
            10 months ago

            All flags must be simultaneously correct for all bombs (none left out) for the win condition to happen. Flag all bombs you’re certain of and then guess the rest until you got the right combination

        • n0m4n@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          10 months ago

          And I just jumped on one square to get it over with. If I survived, I could win, otherwise I could start a new game right away. Doh!

      • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        8
        ·
        10 months ago

        I don’t think the existence of no guess mode (something that I don’t think existed the last time I played stock minesweeper) would prevent people from wanting to try a fun game in a similar vein.

        • frezik@midwest.social
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          10 months ago

          There’s a competitive scene for Minesweeper, and they don’t use the basic Windows version anymore. Too many issues like this.

          • LostWon@lemmy.ca
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            edit-2
            10 months ago

            Oh I see. Does it look similar to the picture above? I’m used to the earlier version.