Minesweeper Free online game

What is it?

Minesweeper is a logic puzzle where you use the numbers as clues to open every cell without a mine. Each number tells you how many mines are in the 8 cells around it.

There are three sizes — Beginner (9×9, 10 mines), Intermediate (16×16, 40 mines) and Expert (16×30, 99 mines) — and the faster you clear the board, the higher you rank. They use the long-standard Beginner, Intermediate and Expert sizes and mine counts, so if you've played it before, you'll feel right at home.

How to play

1. Tap to open a cell. Your first cell is always safe
2. Long-press or use flag mode to flag mines. Tap a number to open its neighbors at once
3. Each number is the count of mines in the 8 cells around it. Pinch to zoom on Intermediate and Expert

Playing on PC (keyboard · mouse)

On phones you tap the screen; on PC you can also use the mouse and the keys below.

Difficulty and rankings

There's a weekly ranking and an all-time ranking; the weekly one resets every Monday at midnight (Korea time). For details, see the Help.

Good to know on Hanpanmadang

• When the number of flags around a number matches it, tapping the number opens all its other neighbors at once. If a flag is wrong, a mine opens and the game ends.
• Your first cell is always safe, and the timer starts after you open it.
• On Intermediate and Expert you can pinch to zoom and pan the board.

Learn from examples

Common mistakes

Flagging an uncertain cell and then tapping the number.

Opening neighbors around a wrong flag sets off a mine. Only place flags when you're certain.

Guessing a random cell as soon as you're stuck.

Before guessing, reason about two or three numbers together. Patterns like 1-2-1 or 1-1 often still reveal a certain cell.

Tips

• If a 1 has only one closed neighbor, that cell is a mine. Work outward by flagging the certain cells first.
• Once a number has as many flags as its value, tap it to open the rest of its neighbors at once. It's the key technique for faster times.
• Common patterns like 1-2-1 and 1-2-2-1 pin down the mines only when the closed cells they touch form a single row (bounded by the edge or by opened cells). The same shape doesn't always decide it, so check whether there are more closed cells around.
• Only guess when no certain cell remains. If you must, choose a cell likely to reveal a lot of information rather than one on the edge.