After a long time of promising a new client, it has finally arrived. This time made with HTML5 instead of that old monster called Adobe Flash.The main reason for why this happened now is that after a recent server switch, the old Flash client was no longer able to connect to Multiplayer.If you used the old client, then some differences you will notice in the new client are:. It is currently only possible to login with a random guest name. Some other login options should be added within a few weeks. Chat feature does not exist in lobby or within games.

It might come back, maybe not. I’d recommend using other applications to chat instead for now. It doesn’t look very nice. This is being worked on and it will be improved continuously. Expander Rule is always on, this is because only multiplayer is available. If you notice the board being reset or if it looks like the board is being reset at the start of the game, that is the “expander rule”.

It makes the game more fair as it avoids unlucky beginnings. There might be bugs. Bugs will be fixed and new version will be deployed continuously. It does not have any local play.

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If you want Local Play, there are plans to make that in the future but it needs to be integrated into the existing statistics first. It does not have an editor. If you want an editor then you will just have to ask me about it and maybe I will make a new one in the future. It does not have a list of replays. If you want to see replays you can go to (which also need to be updated since the server change).Some differences that you might not notice right now are:. The code is better.

It is much easier to deploy a new version of the client (Thank you, Jenkins!). It is even very easy to deploy multiple versions of the client to test various things at the same time (each development branch gets its own deployment place). It will make it easier to make a new version of the Android client, and even a client for iOS in the future!This entry was posted in on. Server updates:- New Plugins: SmallerBoard10 and SmallerBoard12. For games on smaller boards (10×10 or 12×12). Bomb explodes a smaller area as well. (Because of the client, it still looks big before you actually use it)- The better AIs requires the opponent to have at least (AI rating – 800) rating to play.

For example, AI Nightmare has 3200. So you need at least 3200 – 800 = 2400 rating to play Nightmare.- New AI: #AIMirror (since AIMirror does not have rating, you need to have 2500 rating to play it).

This is only the first version of AIMirror. Balancing it is not easy. It can be really slow if you play in a special way. It will show information about how you play and give you a “Estimated rating” depending on how well you play (estimated rating will never be more than 2500).This entry was posted in on. For almost six years I have been working on the Minesweper Flags Extreme project but there has been a huge amount of development during the past six months.The first version of AI Nightmare appeared only three months ago, and even though it is still not finished there are only a handful of people in the world who manage to win more than 50% of the games.To expand the site I’ve acquired the domain.A few months ago I also launched a new statistics page dedicated to Minesweeper Flags Extreme, which can be located at (or if you’re lazy).

The stats domain is running a Java web application on an Apache Tomcat server.And in case you wondered, the Minesweeper Flags Extreme project is far from being “finished”. Who knew so many things can be done with the simple Minesweeper?This entry was posted in on.

Microsoft Minesweeper (formerly just Minesweeper, and also known as Flower Field) is a minesweeper-type video game created by Curt Johnson, originally for IBM's OS/2, that was ported to Microsoft Windows by Robert Donner, both Microsoft employees at the time. Original journey singers. First officially released as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1 in 1990, it was first included in the standard install of Windows 3.1 in 1992, replacing Reversi from Windows 3.0.^[1]Microsoft Minesweeper was included without major changes in all subsequent Windows releases until Windows Vista, at which time an updated version by Oberon Media replaced it.^[2] In Windows 8 and later the game is not included with a fresh Windows install, but Microsoft Studios has published an updated version of it, developed by Arkadium, on Windows Store.^[3][4][5]

Gameplay[edit]

The goal of Minesweeper is to uncover all the squares on a grid that do not contain mines without being 'blown up' by clicking on a square with a mine underneath. The location of the mines is discovered through a logical process (but that sometimes results in ambiguity). Clicking on the game board will reveal what is hidden underneath the chosen square or squares (a large number of blank squares [bordering 0 mines] may be revealed in one go if they are adjacent to each other). Some squares are blank while others contain numbers (from 1 to 8), with each number being the number of mines adjacent to the uncovered square.

To help the player avoid hitting a mine, the location of a suspected mine can be marked by flagging it with the right mouse button. The game is won once all blank or numbered squares have been uncovered by the player without hitting a mine; any remaining mines not identified by flags are automatically flagged by the computer. However, in the event that a game is lost and the player had mistakenly flagged a safe square, that square will either appear with a red X, or else a red X covering the mine (both denoting the square as safe). The game board comes in three set sizes with a predetermined number of mines: 'beginner', 'intermediate', and 'expert', although a 'custom' option is available as well.^[6]

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In early versions of the game, a cheat code let players peek beneath the tiles.^[7]

By the year 2000, the game had been given the name of Flower Field instead of Minesweeper in some translations of Windows 2000 (like the Italian version), featuring flowers instead of mines.^[8]Flower Field's gameplay was otherwise unchanged, as was the executable file name.

Evolution[edit]

Minesweeper Flags[edit]

In 2003, Microsoft created a variation called Minesweeper Flags in MSN Messenger, which is played against an opponent with the objective to find the mines rather than the surrounding squares.^[9]

Vista[edit]

The game's color scheme changed with the release of Vista (from gray to either blue or green). The icons were updated to match the Aero look. It also came with a more peaceful 'flower' motif (called 'Flower Garden') to replace the landmines (a game style called 'Minesweeper').^[1] The visual change also allowed for the Board to be 'Silver and Blue' or 'Green'.^[10] This iteration of Minesweeper was created by Oberon Media. The controversy over the land mine theme of the game was settled by defaulting the appearance based on region so that 'sensitive' areas used the flower theme, but some still wanted the game removed from Windows altogether.^[10] The regionalization effort also included changing the game's name in some cases to match the theme.

Windows 8 and later[edit]

Microsoft removed Minesweeper from Windows 8 and instead published a free equivalent on Microsoft Store. The new version is developed by Arkadium and is ad-supported.^[11][12] The initial release was supported by 30 second video ads. Later releases had monthly and annual subscription options to remove the ads.^[13][14][15] Multiple news outlets criticized the change as greedy.^{[16][17][18][19]} This version updates both motifs (themes called 'Modern' and 'Garden' as of Windows 10). Daily challenges and an adventure mode were also added.

As of Windows 10, the non-premium version has six modes of play: Easy (9x9), Medium (16x16), Expert (30x16), Custom, Adventure, and Daily Challenges. The two themes are 'Modern theme' and 'Garden theme'. On the main menu, there are sections for Awards, Leaderboards, Statistics, and Tutorials. But if the window is resized to be much smaller, then it becomes impossible to change the theme. If the game window is made larger, the full menu is available and the theme can be changed.

Some of the game options are only relevant for a touchscreen, like the flag mode and swiping.

Reception[edit]

Business Insider called the game an 'iconic part' of the Windows operating system.^[20]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'Column from Tony 'Tablesaw' Delgado about puzzle games'. Gamesetwatch.com. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
2. ^Cobbett, Richard (2009-05-05). 'The most successful game ever: a history of Minesweeper'. TechRadar. Future US. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
3. ^'Microsoft Minesweeper'. Microsoft Studios.
4. ^'What Happened to Solitaire and Minesweeper in Windows 8?'. How-To Geek.
5. ^'You Don't Have to Pay $20 a Year for Solitaire and Minesweeper on Windows 10'. How-To Geek.
6. ^'Minesweeper: how to play'. Windows. Microsoft. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
7. ^Leonhard, Woody (2007). Windows Vista all-in-one desk reference for dummies. Wiley. p. 342. ISBN0-471-74941-9.
8. ^Flower Field game in Italian version of Windows 2000.
9. ^'Minesweeper Flags tips?'.
10. ^ ^abKaushik. 'The Minesweeper Controversy: How Flower Garden came into Windows Vista'. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
11. ^Rambo, Dant (15 October 2012). 'Arkadium on revamping Solitaire, Mahjong, and Minesweeper for Windows 8 [Interview]'. Gamezebo. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
12. ^Orland, Kyle (27 October 2012). 'The new and updated games of Windows 8'. Ars Technica. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
13. ^Hay, Richard. 'Microsoft Adds Premium Subscriptions to Windows 8 Games to Remove Ads. Could Built In Apps be next?'. Windows Observer.
14. ^Kamen, Matt (30 July 2015). 'Windows 10 makes you pay to remove ads from Solitaire'. Wired UK.
15. ^'Windows 10: You'll need to pay for Solitaire'. Sky News. August 1, 2015. Archived from the original on August 4, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
16. ^Walker, Alissa (July 29, 2015). 'If You Want Microsoft Solitaire Ad-Free It'll Cost You $10/Year'. Gizmodo. Gawker Media. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
17. ^Chalk, Andy (July 29, 2015). 'Windows 10 Solitaire requires a subscription to remove ads'. PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
18. ^'Windows 10: Now you have to pay to play Solitaire'. Telegraph.co.uk. 31 July 2015.
19. ^Meer, Alec (July 30, 2015). 'How To Stop Windows 10's Spying Ads'. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
20. ^Weinberger, Matt (August 18, 2015). 'Bill Gates was so addicted to Minesweeper, he used to sneak into a colleague's office after work to play'. Business Insider Australia. Allure Media. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

Further reading[edit]

• Kaye, Richard (March 2000). 'Minesweeper is NP-complete!'. Mathematical Intelligencer. 22 (2): 9–15. ISSN1866-7414.