Minesweeper
Number clues; hit a mine to lose, clear the board to win.
Beginner 9×9/10 mines, intermediate 16×16/40. Left click reveal, right click flag. First click is safe.
What Minesweeper does
Beginner 9×9/10 mines, intermediate 16×16/40. Left click reveal, right click flag. First click is safe.
Minesweeper sits in the Fun group on purpose. It is not Gomoku (15×15 two-player; five in a row wins.) and not Reaction Time (Wait for green, then click. Early clicks are invalid.). Choose this page when you need Number clues; hit a mine to lose, clear the board to win. If you stretch Minesweeper into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.
How to use Minesweeper
- This Minesweeper page is a small Fun utility (/fun/minesweeper). It is not Gomoku (15×15 two-player; five in a row wins.).
- Set the few inputs Minesweeper needs. Path hint: fun · minesweeper. Number clues; hit a mine to lose, clear the board to win.
- Set only the options that match Minesweeper. Neighbor Reaction Time does something else (Wait for green, then click. Early clicks are invalid.). Tool note: Beginner 9×9/10 mines, intermediate 16×16/40. Left click reveal, right click flag. First click is safe.
- Run Minesweeper in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Beginner 10 mines, intermediate 40. Right-click to flag.
- Download or copy the result from Minesweeper. If it is the wrong job, open Gomoku instead.
When not to use Minesweeper
Skip Minesweeper when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Gomoku or Reaction Time — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Beginner 9×9/10 mines, intermediate 16×16/40. Left click reveal, right click flag. First click is safe.
Questions about Minesweeper
- What does Minesweeper do that other Fun pages on this site do not?
- Beginner 9×9/10 mines, intermediate 16×16/40. Left click reveal, right click flag. First click is safe. Short version: Number clues; hit a mine to lose, clear the board to win.
- Does Minesweeper upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
- No. Minesweeper runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Beginner 10 mines, intermediate 40. Right-click to flag.
- Should I use Gomoku instead of Minesweeper?
- Use Minesweeper when you need Number clues; hit a mine to lose, clear the board to win. Use Gomoku when you need 15×15 two-player; five in a row wins. They share a category (Fun) but not the same job.
- What are the limits of Minesweeper?
- Beginner 10 mines, intermediate 40. Right-click to flag. Also: Beginner 9×9/10 mines, intermediate 16×16/40. Left click reveal, right click flag. First click is safe.