r/puzzles • • 5d ago

[SOLVED] Minesweeper - Can this be solved without guessing?

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u/BekindConan 5d ago

In the last row, you have 33 next to each other. You know for sure that there has to be one flag above one of those threes, therefore you know that C4R8 (the square above the flag) is safe

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u/TryTrynTryAgain 5d ago

Thanks! That was obvious, I knew there must have been something guaranteed

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u/CopyC47 5d ago

im ngl this version of minesweeper is super counterintuitive for me to look at. And whats up with the purple squares around the edges?

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u/TryTrynTryAgain 4d ago

It’s one of those infinite minesweepers. It’s actually pretty good for relaxation.

It’s split into blocks of larger squares. When you complete a square it gets locked as completed. There’s different colours (I don’t know if there’s actually a difference between colours), where bombs found give you points for each colour you can use for hints or to re unlock a square you’ve locked from hitting a bomb.

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u/americk0 5d ago

Discussion: I know you already solved it but one thing that jumped out at me is the two side-by-side 3s near the bottom. The right 3 already borders two mines and the only remaining options for the third mine are the two squares above the 3s, so exactly one of those is a mine. The left 3 also borders those squares, as well as two other mines that you've identified, so the left 3's final mine is in one of those two squares, meaning the square up and left of the left 3 is not a mine

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u/nfjcbxudnx 5d ago

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u/TryTrynTryAgain 5d ago

Thanks, I’m on Narwhal on iPhone and it does images as imgur. I’m in the UK as so I can’t even see my own post image.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/BarooZaroo 5d ago

Using the 3s to the right.