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This functions like classic Minesweeper, with a few special distinctions:

  • Powerups!  If turned on, there's a small chance you will get a powerup token whenever a safe tile is revealed.  This chance increases slightly with more difficult (lower) safe-tile-to-mine-ratio settings.  Powerup tokens can be spent by clicking the icons to the right of the face button when playing, and only if you have enough tokens (shown in parentheses).  Powerups mostly just help uncover spaces for free, which can be a godsend on harder modes, or simply in 50/50 guess situations.  (frustration around guessing in Minesweeper is the reason I started the project!)
  • Difficulty is determined by safe-tile-to-mine-ratio, which is a more transparent way to determine difficulty in differently-sized boards.  Note that you can still see the number of mines before playing, and the first 3 difficulties precisely match those seen in classic Minesweeper.
  • There is a description bar at the bottom of the game at all times to have helpful tips.
  • Relax mode: for the extra casual player, a mode with no game overs and no game streaks.

If you liked it, have feedback, have a game-winning screenshot you want to share, or found a new bug, please comment below!  Follow if you're interested in my projects and thank you for playing!

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Authortreehann
GenrePuzzle
Made withGameMaker
Tags2D, Arcade, browser, Casual, minesweeper, online, Retro, Short, Singleplayer, web
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
InputsKeyboard, Mouse

Development log

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GOTY

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❤️

Please add chording.

Please.

The lack of chording is the only thing keeping this game from being awesome.

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It does have chording, at least with right+left mouse click (also double click).  Is there a different control scheme you were expecting?  I'm always down to learn more about Minesweeper versions.

Ah. I'm used to the chording formula on minsweeper.online, where you just click on a numbered solved cell and it opens all cells around it. Thank you!

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I did 5 streak on Extreme mode! Can you make a slider for how likely the power ups are, instead of just on or off?

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wow you're good!!  Every time I get a streak going on a large board, I lose focus and make a mistake without using Combo Token x)

I'm not planning on releasing an update for any of my games for quite awhile (unless they're completely broken somehow) since I have to focus on a couple other projects.  But I'll consider that one.

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What does the fifth power up do?

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That one makes powerup tokens stick around 'til the next game if you win.  By default they get cleared.  I know, it's rather harsh especially considering the rarity of winning multiple games of minesweeper in a row.  I'm currently working on an update which will make it much cheaper since it's way overpriced.  

(Incidentally, I'm rebalancing and tweaking nearly all the powerups for the next update right now.  There will be approx. 10 instead of 7, have more variety, and will be generally more powerful for the price / cheaper.)

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Just made the major update if you're interested!

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This is great! 

thank you Rik and TY for playing too!

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i like it!!!

glad to hear it :)