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SeriesMicrosoft Entertainment Pack

Microsoft Minesweeper

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First release
Oct 08, 1990
Publisher
Microsoft
Genres
Puzzle
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)

Microsoft Minesweeper (formerly just Minesweeper, and also known as Flower Field) is a minesweeper-type video game created by Curt Johnson, originally for IBM's OS/2, that was ported to Microsoft Windows by Robert Donner, both Microsoft employees at the time.

Also known as Minesweeper

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Storyline
The goal of Minesweeper is to uncover all the squares on a grid that do not contain mines without being "blown up" by clicking on a square with a mine underneath. The location of most mines is discovered through a logical process, but some require guessing, usually with a 50-50 chance of being correct.Read more

The goal of Minesweeper is to uncover all the squares on a grid that do not contain mines without being "blown up" by clicking on a square with a mine underneath. The location of most mines is discovered through a logical process, but some require guessing, usually with a 50-50 chance of being correct.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 08, 1990
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
1h
Main + Extras
1h
Completionist
1h
Age ratings
ESRB E
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
achievements, freeware, abstract, pixel art, explosion
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At a Glance

Main Story (IGDB)
1h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
1h
Completionist (IGDB)
1h
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