I am a hard-core fan of Microsoft Windows Minesweeper (in XP). I have been playing since 5 years. Unfortunately there weren’t enough Here are my best, and my high score screen. This is all I could do in five years. Post your scores below, if you are also a fan of it.
The Bach 
I’d love to see the 80 sec … I used to be an avid player and I was very good way back then on win 95 … my time then was 94 sec as I can remember also intermediate was 30+ and the beginner was 3-4 sec (pure luck) … needless to say my best score now is 160+ 😦 I guess if u leave it u lose it
my technique is very simple …
a. uncover the 4 corners first
b. never try to figure out difficult cells (the maybes) just move on … in time there were some combos …
c. don’t waste time to uncover the obvious ones…
simple .. and I need to get back in shape … (which I really doubt) not sure whther it’s the mouse or the speed of the computers nowadays … 😦
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my best score on expert is 89 sec and recently i’m back to the game to beat my friend’s freaking true 73 sec.
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My best time on expert is 79 sec.
The trick is instead of clicking each square individually that you know is not a mine, you should move your cursor over the number (which has every mine touching it marked) and click both mouse buttons simultaneously. This will clear all other non-mine squares adjacent to that number.
Hope that helps.
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Hats off to you all.
On this computer my best score at expert is 112 seconds. I think I had a 104 on a previous computer. And once, when I was visiting my parents I got a 91; however, it was four in the morning I was drunk and- despite the fact that best times had me listed at 91 seconds- I always thought there must have been some lock-up or glitch in the computer that somehow gave me an extra 20 or 30 seconds. Who knows?
I’ve been using a tablet for a couple years and, while my average times have slipped to the 140’s, I finish more puzzles than I used to.
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I was stuck on 108 seconds for AGES.
then all of a sudden i got 89
i was so surprised. I didn’t believe it at first. I wasn’t even trying that hard. Maybe its that moment of unconscious ‘zen’ or some bullshit. But yes, definitely cant beat this one again.
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I’m obsessed by Minesweeper but not time challenges, instead I start with the largest grid possible and gradually increase the number of mines whenever I’m successful.
I’ve been going up in 5’s for years but since cracking 195 a few years back I’ve been stuck on 200.
The closest I ever got was down to 2 final squares. A 50/50 shot and I guessed wrong. My pride won’t let me accept that.
Must be something about the desktop games though, I played Freecell until I got 100 wins in a row and have vowed never to play it again, I think I’ll do the same when I beat 200 on Minesweeper.
I believe I may be a little insane.
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My best time on lap top without a mouse is 133. With a mouse is 144 go figure.
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beginner 4secs
intermediate 32secs
expert 101 secs
obsessed til i duck under 100. i know i’m capable of around 94
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beginner = 7
intermediate = 51
expert = 123
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It can be beat it under 80 seconds with no cheating I swear. My usual time is in the 90-100 second range for expert, but I happened to beat it in 79 seconds recently.
My best times:
Beginner: 4
Intermediate: 26
Expert: 79
I’m just a bored college student with too much time on my hands and a little bit of an obsession with logic games.
It can definitely be done.
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