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

  1. This Minesweeper page is a small Fun utility (/fun/minesweeper). It is not Gomoku (15×15 two-player; five in a row wins.).
  2. Set the few inputs Minesweeper needs. Path hint: fun · minesweeper. Number clues; hit a mine to lose, clear the board to win.
  3. 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.
  4. Run Minesweeper in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Beginner 10 mines, intermediate 40. Right-click to flag.
  5. 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.