How to play Minesweeper
Minesweeper is a pure logic puzzle. The 9×9 grid contains 10 hidden mines scattered at random. When you reveal a cell that is not a mine, a number tells you how many of its eight neighbors contain mines. A blank cell means all eight neighbors are safe, so they automatically reveal in a cascade.
Your job is to work out which cells are safe using only the numbers you have uncovered. Mark suspected mines with a flag (right-click or long-press) so you do not accidentally click them later. Reveal every non-mine cell and you win.
Strategy basics
Your first click is always safe on this version. Start near the middle for the widest cascade. When you see a 1 next to exactly one unrevealed cell, that cell is the mine. When you see a 2 next to exactly two unrevealed cells, both are mines. These basic deductions solve most games. Read our Minesweeper Logic guide for the full list of patterns.