VERSIONS

CLONES:

Clone, The 
Enhanced version used instead of Winmine by most players.
Arbiter 
Enhanced version of Winmine gaining acceptance.

VARIANTS:

Crazy Mines 
Bombs have different values. Rankings for Crazy and Classic mode.
Ivanche 
Customisable version allows boards up to 100x100.
Luckysweeper 
Java version makes you lucky when you guess.
Nonosweeper 
Numbers outside the grid encrypt mine locations.
Supermines 
One hundred board types and seven styles of play for each.

 

 

 



































ONLINE

Lady Di's Mines
Java version with extensive record lists. Used to offer cash prizes.
Mine-Sweeper.Com
Online records for version with timer that goes until a game is won.
Minesweepers.Org
Site requires membership and uses encrypted clone to submit and rank scores.
World Mine Sweeper Network
Downloadable clone that allows up to ten people play against each other.



































STRATEGY

Minesweeper Advanced Tactics
A very complicated game situation analysed to perfection.
The Minesweeper Page - Strategy
Frank Wester offers a solid strategy guide for new players.
Minesweeper Strategies and Tactics
John LeFlohic offers a list of tips and discusses playing styles.
Minesweeper for Beginners
Introduction to Minesweeper and solutions of several mine layouts.



































HUMOUR

At Work
A Sweeper tries to impress the ladies at work.
Drinking Game
Someone who dislikes Mines explains how to play Minesweeper.


































MATH

Richard Kaye's Minesweeper Pages
The man who discovered Minesweeper is NP-complete.
Some Minesweeper Configurations
Math article by Kaye demonstrating NP-completeness in Minesweeper.
Minesweeper is NP-Complete
Article and program on how to turn formulas into Minesweeper boards.
Lecture: Minesweeper is NP-Complete
Customisable slide presentation on Minesweeper as a logic puzzle.
Minesweeper as Constraint Satisfaction
Analysis of a solving algorithm and stats on the necessity to guess.
Minesweeper and Random Number Generation
A perfect random generator can only store 2^31 values, not 2^32.
The Trouble With Random Boards
Random board generation makes Minesweeper too easy to solve.
Probability in Minesweeper
Program that analyses probability of surviving your remaining moves.