• (1992–2012) • (2012—) Included with: • • family • through, excluding Available for: • and later () Mode(s) Microsoft Minesweeper (formerly Minesweeper) is a created by Curt Johnson, originally for, and ported to by Robert Donner, both employees at the time. First officially released as part of the in 1990, it was included in the standard install of in 1992, replacing from. Microsoft Minesweeper has been included without a major change in all subsequent Windows releases until, at which time an updated version by replaced it. In and later the game is not included, but published an updated version of it, developed by, on.

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Minesweeper in The goal of the game is to uncover all the squares that do not contain without being 'blown up' by clicking on a square with a mine underneath. The location of the mines is discovered by a process of logic. Clicking on the game board will reveal what is hidden underneath the chosen square or squares (a large number of blank squares may be revealed in one go if they are adjacent to each other). Some squares are blank but some contain numbers (1 to 8), each number being the number of mines adjacent to the uncovered square. To help avoid hitting a mine, the location of a suspected mine can be marked by flagging it with the right button. The game is won once all blank squares have been uncovered without hitting a mine, any remaining mines not identified by flags being automatically flagged by the computer. However, in the event that a game is lost and the player mistakenly flags a safe square, that square will either appear with a red X covering the mine (denoting it as safe), or just a red X (also denoting it as safe).

The game board comes in three set sizes: beginner, intermediate, and expert, though a custom option is available as well. In early versions of the game, a cheat code let players peek beneath the tiles. Download Btx 600 Electroporator Manual. The original game has been given the name of Flower Field instead of Minesweeper in some translations of Windows, featuring flowers instead of mines.

Flower Field gameplay is otherwise unchanged, as is the executable file name. Development [ ]. Minesweeper in, developed by Oberon Media, 2007 In 2003, Microsoft created a variation called Minesweeper Flags in, which is played against an opponent with the objective to find the mines rather than the surrounding squares. The game's color scheme changed with the release of Vista (from gray to either blue or green).

The icons were updated to match the look. It also came with a more peaceful 'flower' motif to replace the landmines. This iteration of Minesweeper was created. Microsoft removed Minesweeper from and instead published a free equivalent on its. The new version is developed by and is ad-supported. The initial release was supported by 30 second video ads.

Later releases had monthly and annual subscription options to remove the ads. Multiple news outlets criticized the change as greedy. This version updates both motifs. Daily challenges and an adventure mode were also added.

Reception [ ] called the game an 'iconic part' of the Windows operating system. References [ ]. Retrieved 2011-06-22. • Cobbett, Richard (2009-05-05)....