OT: Anybody here play minesweeper?

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Rich Grise

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http://home.earthlink.net/~rgrise/images/WhichMine.gif

Is it possible to determine by inspection which is the killer square vs.
the winning square?

Thanks,
Rich
 
Rich Grise wrote:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rgrise/images/WhichMine.gif

Is it possible to determine by inspection which is the killer square
vs. the winning square?

Thanks,
Rich
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Rich, below the 3 can not be a mine, otherwise there wouldnt be enough left
for the 4 on the right.
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In article <pan.2004.12.15.03.18.22.550010@example.net>,
rich@example.net says...
http://home.earthlink.net/~rgrise/images/WhichMine.gif

Is it possible to determine by inspection which is the killer square vs.
the winning square?
Click to expand...
Sure. I used to do that level in less than 60 seconds, with a record
something under 25 seconds, if I had a food mouse. It's been 10ish
years since I've been that bored though. It doesn't take too long
before you simply recognize patterns and click almost automatically.

--
Keith
 
In article <VuTvd.6179$2r.1915@fed1read02>, rphenry@home.com says...
Not always. There are some games that come down to a mine in one of two
positions, perhaps in several locationsover the field
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As always, it depends. There is (at least was) an option to only give
solvable games.

<snip>

--
Keith
 
Richard Henry wrote:
Also, we can deduce that for the remaining two squares at the left
boundary, the right one contains the mine, because of the 1 and 2 to
its
right.
And the three 1's under it
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If you don't mind cheating...

While playing, type xyzzy, then press Enter, then Shift. Now minimize all
your open windows except for Minesweeper so that you can eaisly see your
desktop. A small white pixel will now appear in the upper left corner of the
screen when the cursor is over an unmined square and then disappear when the
cursor is over a mined square. If you are having trouble seeing the pixel
then you might try using a solid, dark color background.

Works on Win2000, on my computer.

"Rich Grise" <rich@example.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.12.15.03.18.22.550010@example.net...
http://home.earthlink.net/~rgrise/images/WhichMine.gif

Is it possible to determine by inspection which is the killer square vs.
the winning square?

Thanks,
Rich
Click to expand...
 
On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:13:50 +0000, Andrew DeWeerd wrote:

If you don't mind cheating...

While playing, type xyzzy, then press Enter, then Shift. Now minimize all
your open windows except for Minesweeper so that you can eaisly see your
desktop. A small white pixel will now appear in the upper left corner of
the screen when the cursor is over an unmined square and then disappear
when the cursor is over a mined square. If you are having trouble seeing
the pixel then you might try using a solid, dark color background.

Works on Win2000, on my computer.

Doesn't seem to work for me, unless I just can't see the pixel. )-;
Click to expand...

Thanks,
Rich
 
In article <pan.2004.12.16.15.41.09.862799@example.net>,
rich@example.net says...
On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:13:50 +0000, Andrew DeWeerd wrote:

If you don't mind cheating...

While playing, type xyzzy, then press Enter, then Shift. Now minimize all
your open windows except for Minesweeper so that you can eaisly see your
desktop. A small white pixel will now appear in the upper left corner of
the screen when the cursor is over an unmined square and then disappear
when the cursor is over a mined square. If you are having trouble seeing
the pixel then you might try using a solid, dark color background.

Works on Win2000, on my computer.

Doesn't seem to work for me, unless I just can't see the pixel. )-;
Click to expand...
Works for me, but it's *tiny* little bugger on this UXGA ThinkPad
(1600x1200 15" display). Perhaps your display's geometry is off
(screen)?

--
Keith
 
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:29:16 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:13:50 +0000, Andrew DeWeerd wrote:

If you don't mind cheating...

While playing, type xyzzy, then press Enter, then Shift. Now minimize all
your open windows except for Minesweeper so that you can eaisly see your
desktop. A small white pixel will now appear in the upper left corner of
the screen when the cursor is over an unmined square and then disappear
when the cursor is over a mined square. If you are having trouble seeing
the pixel then you might try using a solid, dark color background.

Works on Win2000, on my computer.

Doesn't seem to work for me, unless I just can't see the pixel. )-;

Doesn't seem to work on Win98SE.
Click to expand...

--
Thaas
 
On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 01:30:28 -0800, "Richard Henry" <rphenry@home.com>
wrote:

The first square is always safe, which means that the mines are not placed
until then.
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What? Are you playing a different game? I've been blown away lots of
times on the first square I clicked.

--
Thaas
 
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 02:56:17 +0000, Rich Grise wrote:

Works for me, but it's *tiny* little bugger on this UXGA ThinkPad
(1600x1200 15" display). Perhaps your display's geometry is off
(screen)?

It could very well be.
Click to expand...
Yup!

But now, minesweeper suddenly is boring. )-;

Thanks, I guess. ;-)

Kinda like the Bubble Bobble cheat that gives you the diamond rooms even
if you've died - it's fun until you realize all it does is tack a million
points on top of whatever score you'd have gotten anyway.

Then again, it could be handy if you're trying to show off, like to the
PHB. >;->

I wonder if The Amazing Randi knows about it? ;-)

Cheers!
Rich
 
In article <sif4s01o9mikscug4f2r9j7272e0oiu04i@4ax.com>,
mysig@sprynet.com says...
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:29:16 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:13:50 +0000, Andrew DeWeerd wrote:

If you don't mind cheating...

While playing, type xyzzy, then press Enter, then Shift. Now minimize all
your open windows except for Minesweeper so that you can eaisly see your
desktop. A small white pixel will now appear in the upper left corner of
the screen when the cursor is over an unmined square and then disappear
when the cursor is over a mined square. If you are having trouble seeing
the pixel then you might try using a solid, dark color background.

Works on Win2000, on my computer.

Doesn't seem to work for me, unless I just can't see the pixel. )-;

Doesn't seem to work on Win98SE.
Click to expand...
That's not surprising. Nothing else does either.

--
Keith
 
This is Thaas for forever:

Doesn't seem to work for me, unless I just can't see the pixel. )-;

Doesn't seem to work on Win98SE.
Click to expand...
Doesn't work here on Windows 95 and 98SE.

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