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MS Windows Minesweeper

MS Windows Minesweeper. A great Casual Game. Contents. Rand’s Intro Minesweeper Intro Minesweeper History Minesweeper Hook Minesweeper Mechanics Rand’s Opinion. Rand’s Intro. Gaming since 4 years old Atari 2600 Commodore 64 Nintendo / Super Nintendo / Gameboy PC

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MS Windows Minesweeper

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  1. MS Windows Minesweeper A great Casual Game

  2. Contents • Rand’s Intro • Minesweeper Intro • Minesweeper History • Minesweeper Hook • Minesweeper Mechanics • Rand’s Opinion

  3. Rand’s Intro • Gaming since 4 years old • Atari 2600 • Commodore 64 • Nintendo / Super Nintendo / Gameboy • PC • MAME (multi arcade machine emulator) • NEC TurboGrafix Express • Atari Jaguar • 3D0 • Playstation / Playstation 2 • XBOX 360

  4. Rand’s Intro • Rand Williams • Software Engineering • Languages: C C++ C# Java Ruby

  5. Minesweeper Intro • To clear a minefield without exploding mines • Easy to learn / Novices • Only three rules to know • Easy to use / Point an click interface (mouse)

  6. Minesweeper History • Introduced in 1992 in Windows 3.1 • Part of the Windows Operating System • Automatically accessible to the masses • Easy to find / start from the Start Menu • Included in Windows up to today

  7. Minesweeper Hook • Presents an Unknown landscape to Explore • Timer (Time to beat, Personal best, Statistics) • Casual to Hardcore path • Beginner Users • 10 mines 9x9 grid • Intermediate Users • 40 mines 16x16 grid • Advanced Users • 99 mines 16x30 grid • Up to 720 squares and 668 mines.

  8. Minesweeper Mechanics • Uncover a mine - game ends. • Uncover an empty square - keep playing. • Uncover a number - how many mines are in the adjacent squares • Mark the mines. • If you think a square conceals a mine, right-click to flag it • If you're not sure, right-click again to make it a question mark • Study the patterns (get Hardcore!) • If a square says 8, every surrounding square is mined. • Explore the unexplored. • Try clearing some unexplored territory.

  9. Minesweeper Mechanics • Left click to clear a square • If it is a mine, KABOOM you lose • If it is not a mine, the area clearsall empty squares • Shows number • That representsthe numberof adjacentmines

  10. Minesweeper Mechanics • When sure of a mine • Right click to flag the square • Continue • Until allmines havebeen flagged

  11. Rand’s Opinion • One of my favorite games ever • Light commitment • Exploration encouraged • Thinking encouraged • Speed encouraged • Competition encouraged

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