I actually play on my Nintendo 3DS, I’m loving a very simple classic rpg called Adventure Bar Story.
On my phone I have minesweeper and mahjong. It’s on iOS, though that’s not very relevant. I like old / classic games, hehe
I’ve been forever looking for a way to play a decent version of classic Dr Mario and Tetris, but I think I’ll have to build those myself. The Tetris available for iOS is just so bloated with lasers I can’t.
i have a vita that i really should use more often but can't due to a charging problem. i never really had a nintendo product, had to play Zelda via an emulator..... fun times. have you played chrono trigger? had a friend with a nintendo and this game was all we played.
how does one play minesweeper? i kept clicking the bombs and there was no way to tell which square was safe to click, or is there?
I haven't played chrono trigger, will look into it!
The rules of minesweeper are actually pretty simple. After the first click, which is basically a shot in the dark, normally you get an area cleared out, surrounded by numbers. Each cleared cell without any numbers on it means "I have no bombs around me". A cleared cell with a 1 on it means "I have one bomb around me". A cleared cell with a 2 on it says "I have two bombs around me".
Now, isolate a cell with a number 1, and consider the cells around it — the top, right, bottom, left, and the 4 nearest diagonals. You get an imaginary 3*3 box around the cell you picked. In one of these 8 cells, there is a bomb. You can go about it randomly (not recommended) or you can logic your way through it, combining similar 3*3 boxes of 9 cells.
Similarly, if you have a 3*3 box where the center still isn't cleared, but the 8 cells in the sides have a number 1 on them, it means that the center has a bomb. Right-click or long-tap on it to add a flag.
The whole game is about applying this logic to the cleared cells. If you can't figure one out, (is the bomb here, or here?) then move on to the next numbered cell and figure out the pattern.
The best advice I can give is to download a version (there are hundreds, some good and some bad) and start playing! Thinking of numbered cells as telling you "I have X bombs around me" will get you pretty far. Then, there are some other techniques to figure out tough spots. But the best part of the game is figuring that out, applying the logic and finding the patterns.
I actually play on my Nintendo 3DS, I’m loving a very simple classic rpg called Adventure Bar Story.
On my phone I have minesweeper and mahjong. It’s on iOS, though that’s not very relevant. I like old / classic games, hehe
I’ve been forever looking for a way to play a decent version of classic Dr Mario and Tetris, but I think I’ll have to build those myself. The Tetris available for iOS is just so bloated with lasers I can’t.
i have a vita that i really should use more often but can't due to a charging problem. i never really had a nintendo product, had to play Zelda via an emulator..... fun times. have you played chrono trigger? had a friend with a nintendo and this game was all we played.
how does one play minesweeper? i kept clicking the bombs and there was no way to tell which square was safe to click, or is there?
I haven't played chrono trigger, will look into it!
The rules of minesweeper are actually pretty simple. After the first click, which is basically a shot in the dark, normally you get an area cleared out, surrounded by numbers. Each cleared cell without any numbers on it means "I have no bombs around me". A cleared cell with a 1 on it means "I have one bomb around me". A cleared cell with a 2 on it says "I have two bombs around me".
Now, isolate a cell with a number 1, and consider the cells around it — the top, right, bottom, left, and the 4 nearest diagonals. You get an imaginary 3*3 box around the cell you picked. In one of these 8 cells, there is a bomb. You can go about it randomly (not recommended) or you can logic your way through it, combining similar 3*3 boxes of 9 cells.
Similarly, if you have a 3*3 box where the center still isn't cleared, but the 8 cells in the sides have a number 1 on them, it means that the center has a bomb. Right-click or long-tap on it to add a flag.
The whole game is about applying this logic to the cleared cells. If you can't figure one out, (is the bomb here, or here?) then move on to the next numbered cell and figure out the pattern.
The best advice I can give is to download a version (there are hundreds, some good and some bad) and start playing! Thinking of numbered cells as telling you "I have X bombs around me" will get you pretty far. Then, there are some other techniques to figure out tough spots. But the best part of the game is figuring that out, applying the logic and finding the patterns.
I have Minesweeper Deluxe on my mac, and Minesweeper Classic 2 – Bomb on iPhone, both free. They are just the closest to the original I could find.
Good luck, I highly recommend the game :D
wow, did not know the game could be played like that, hopefully i can break some minesweeper highscores!
chrono trigger is a-awesome!