#MINESWEEPER RULES WINDOWS#

If cell isOpened=false, set cell hasFlag=true and show a flag on the cell.Note 2: It's recommended to handle mouse clicks with 'mouse release' actions instead of 'mouse pressed/click' actions, otherwise a left or right click may be understood as a multi-click or vice versa. Note 1: Neighbor cells should be accessed with the coordinates:Īnd don't forget that neighbor cell counts may be 3 (for corner cells), 5 (for edge cells) or 8 (for middle cells). (This step may be done for each clicked cell while game continues but it may be inefficient.) Calculate neighborMineCount values for each cell, which have hasMine=false.Assign mines to cells randomly (set hasMine=true).So, we have a two-dimensional 'Button cells' data structure to handle game actions. neighborMineCount 0 to 8 (default 0, total count of mines on neighbor cells).isOpened = true / false (default false).button), which has the following attributes: We may think of each cell as a UI structure (e.g. If all cells (without mines) are opened using left clicks and/or multi-clicks, game ends with SUCCESS.If neighbor cells' total flag count equals to this multi-clicked cell's count and at least one predicted mine location is wrong, game ends with FAIL.If neighbor cells' total flag count equals to this multi-clicked cell's count and predicted mine locations are true, all closed and unflagged neighbor cells are opened automatically.If you multi-click (both right and left click) on a cell which is opened and has at least one mine on its neighbors:.If you right-click on a closed cell, you put a flag which shows that 'I know this cell has a mine'.If neighbor cells have no mines, all neighbor cells are opened automatically.If neighbor cell(s) have mine(s), this opened cell shows neighbor mine count.Cells have two states, opened and closed.The board is a two-dimensional space, which has a predetermined number of mines.

#MINESWEEPER RULES WINDOWS#

This blog post explains the essential algorithms for the well-known Windows game 'Minesweeper.' Game Rules

Minesweeper rules