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Microsoft Minesweeper
Microsoft Minesweeper for Windows 10 from Microsoft Store
Developer(s)	Curt Johnson (1992) Oberon Media (2006) Arkadium & Microsoft Casual Games(2012)
Publisher(s)	Microsoft (1992–2012) Microsoft Studios (2012–present)
Platform(s)	Included with Windows 9x family Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, excluding Windows Server Available for Windows 8 and later
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

Microsoft Minesweeper (formerly just Minesweeper, and also known as Flower Field) is a minesweeper-type video game created by Curt Johnson, originally for IBM's OS/2, that was ported to Microsoft Windows by Robert Donner, both Microsoft employees at the time. First officially released as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1 in 1990, it was first included in the standard install of Windows 3.1 in 1992, replacing Reversi from Windows 3.0.^[1]Microsoft Minesweeper was included without major changes in all subsequent Windows releases until Windows Vista, at which time an updated version by Oberon Media replaced it.^[2] In Windows 8 and later the game is not included with a fresh Windows install, but Microsoft Studios has published an updated version of it, developed by Arkadium, on Windows Store.^[3]^[4]^[5]

For this guide I've used 'Minesweeper' by TicBits. To flag a mine, the player must select the flag button in the bottom left hand corner. On a PC, flags are applied by right clicking the square. Minesweeper is a single-player puzzle video game. The objective of the game is to clear a. Right-clicking on a cell will flag it, causing a flag to appear on it.

Gameplay[edit]

Minesweeper in Windows XP on Easy Mode (a 9x9 square grid)

The goal of Minesweeper is to uncover all the squares on a grid that do not contain mines without being 'blown up' by clicking on a square with a mine underneath. The location of the mines is discovered through a logical process (but that sometimes results in ambiguity). Clicking on the game board will reveal what is hidden underneath the chosen square or squares (a large number of blank squares [bordering 0 mines] may be revealed in one go if they are adjacent to each other). Some squares are blank while others contain numbers (from 1 to 8), with each number being the number of mines adjacent to the uncovered square.

To help the player avoid hitting a mine, the location of a suspected mine can be marked by flagging it with the right mouse button. The game is won once all blank or numbered squares have been uncovered by the player without hitting a mine; any remaining mines not identified by flags are automatically flagged by the computer. However, in the event that a game is lost and the player had mistakenly flagged a safe square, that square will either appear with a red X, or else a red X covering the mine (both denoting the square as safe). The game board comes in three set sizes with a predetermined number of mines: 'beginner', 'intermediate', and 'expert', although a 'custom' option is available as well.^[6]

In early versions of the game, a cheat code let players peek beneath the tiles.^[7]

By the year 2000, the game had been given the name of Flower Field instead of Minesweeper in some translations of Windows 2000 (like the Italian version), featuring flowers instead of mines.^[8]Flower Field's gameplay was otherwise unchanged, as was the executable file name.

Evolution[edit]

The old look of Minesweeper in Windows 7, developed by Oberon Media (2007)

Minesweeper Flags[edit]

In 2003, Microsoft created a variation called Minesweeper Flags in MSN Messenger, which is played against an opponent with the objective to find the mines rather than the surrounding squares.^[9]

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Vista[edit]

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 Aero look. It also came with a more peaceful 'flower' motif (called 'Flower Garden') to replace the landmines (a game style called 'Minesweeper').^[1] The visual change also allowed for the Board to be 'Silver and Blue' or 'Green'.^[10] This iteration of Minesweeper was created by Oberon Media. The controversy over the land mine theme of the game was settled by defaulting the appearance based on region so that 'sensitive' areas used the flower theme, but some still wanted the game removed from Windows altogether.^[10] The regionalization effort also included changing the game's name in some cases to match the theme.

Windows 8 and later[edit]

Microsoft removed Minesweeper from Windows 8 and instead published a free equivalent on Microsoft Store. The new version is developed by Arkadium and is ad-supported.^[11]^[12] The initial release was supported by 30 second video ads. Later releases had monthly and annual subscription options to remove the ads.^[13]^[14]^[15] Multiple news outlets criticized the change as greedy.^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19] This version updates both motifs (themes called 'Modern' and 'Garden' as of Windows 10). Daily challenges and an adventure mode were also added.

As of Windows 10, the non-premium version has six modes of play: Easy (9x9), Medium (16x16), Expert (30x16), Custom, Adventure, and Daily Challenges. The two themes are 'Modern theme' and 'Garden theme'. On the main menu, there are sections for Awards, Leaderboards, Statistics, and Tutorials. But if the window is resized to be much smaller, then it becomes impossible to change the theme. If the game window is made larger, the full menu is available and the theme can be changed.

Some of the game options are only relevant for a touchscreen, like the flag mode and swiping.

Reception[edit]

Business Insider called the game an 'iconic part' of the Windows operating system.^[20]

References[edit]

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^ ^a^bKaushik. 'The Minesweeper Controversy: How Flower Garden came into Windows Vista'. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
^Rambo, Dant (15 October 2012). 'Arkadium on revamping Solitaire, Mahjong, and Minesweeper for Windows 8 [Interview]'. Gamezebo. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
^Orland, Kyle (27 October 2012). 'The new and updated games of Windows 8'. Ars Technica. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
^Hay, Richard. 'Microsoft Adds Premium Subscriptions to Windows 8 Games to Remove Ads. Could Built In Apps be next?'. Windows Observer.
^Kamen, Matt (30 July 2015). 'Windows 10 makes you pay to remove ads from Solitaire'. Wired UK.
^'Windows 10: You'll need to pay for Solitaire'. Sky News. August 1, 2015. Archived from the original on August 4, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^Walker, Alissa (July 29, 2015). 'If You Want Microsoft Solitaire Ad-Free It'll Cost You $10/Year'. Gizmodo. Gawker Media. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^Chalk, Andy (July 29, 2015). 'Windows 10 Solitaire requires a subscription to remove ads'. PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^'Windows 10: Now you have to pay to play Solitaire'. Telegraph.co.uk. 31 July 2015.
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^Weinberger, Matt (August 18, 2015). 'Bill Gates was so addicted to Minesweeper, he used to sneak into a colleague's office after work to play'. Business Insider Australia. Allure Media. Retrieved January 20, 2017.