Logical Reasoning2 min read

How to play Mines

Uncover every square that isn't hiding a mine. Each number tells you how many mines touch that square.

Goal

Uncover all the safe squares without uncovering a mine.

Tap a square to uncover it. Your first tap is always safe and opens up part of the board.
A number shows how many of the eight squares around it are mines. A blank square has none, so its neighbours open automatically.
Flag the squares you know are mines: switch to Flag, right-click, or press and hold.
Tap a number whose mines are all flagged to uncover the rest of its neighbours at once.
You win when every safe square is uncovered. Every board here can be cleared by reasoning alone, with no guessing.

A 3 in a corner touches exactly three squares, so all three are mines.

Keys	What it does
`Right-click`	Flag or unflag a square

A 1 that touches only one covered square: that square is a mine.
A number that already touches that many flags: every other square around it is safe.
Compare neighbouring numbers. A 1 beside a 2 along a wall often settles two squares at once.
On Easy and Medium, a hint highlights a square you can prove is safe.

Every correct answer is worth 100 points, scaled by difficulty (Easy ×0.8, Medium ×1, Hard ×1.3, Expert ×1.6).
Answering within 3 seconds adds a 25-point speed bonus.
Each answer in a row adds a 15-point streak bonus, up to 10 in a row.
Using a hint halves the points for that answer and skips the bonuses. Hints are only available on Easy and Medium.
Your score, streak and achievements are saved to your account when the game ends.

Classic

A fixed number of rounds, then a results screen.

Endless

Keep playing until you press Quit.

Time Attack

Fit in as many rounds as you can before the clock runs out.

Survival

Play until you run out of lives or make the game-ending mistake.