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by mabbo 2080 days ago
Annoyance: in classic minesweeper, it is impossible to click on a mine with the first click. If you were to, the game would regenerate itself with a different board that was not a mine there.

This game allows for first-click-failure.

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Yep, that issue is a battle I've lost in the court of public opinion here, so mea culpa. Thanks- I'll see about improving it.

Though, in my defense this little clone is already very unlike like minesweeper in so many ways, starting with the geometry - less sides to touch a mine (6 instead of 8). Trade-off is that the number you see is more certain about its neighbors, so the quirk of the first strike grew on me.

Residing in the country with the "longest, continuous minefield in the world"[1], I very much appreciate the harsh reality of "your first click could be your last".

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Western_Sahara_Wall