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MineSweeper

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This puzzle game challenges you to strategically clear a minefield using logic and careful deduction to avoid hidden explosives.

Microsoft Minesweeper was first included with Windows 3.0 in 1990; the DOS platform version is not a separate commercial release, and the legacy 1991 year likely refers to a later Windows release.


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Platform
MS-DOS
Released
1990
Genre
Perspective
Top-down
Size
30.56 KB
Version
autorun.bat
Rating
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About MineSweeper

MineSweeper is a puzzle game where the player must locate hidden mines on a concealed board. The primary mechanic involves clicking on fields to reveal numbers, each indicating the count of mines in the adjacent squares.

Success depends on using these numerical clues to deduce safe squares, as clicking on a mine ends the game immediately. The experience is made more challenging through selectable difficulty levels, which directly increase the board size and the number of mines to avoid.