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Minesweeper Duel

A free brain & numbers puzzle that runs in your browser.

Minesweeper Duel title screen

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About this game

Minesweeper Duel turns the solo mine-hunting puzzle into a head-to-head contest. Two players share one field and take turns opening cells, either online against a friend or against the computer.

Scoring is what changes the familiar game. When you open a cell, you earn points equal to the number on it, and whoever has the higher total wins. Hit a mine, though, and you lose on the spot, whatever the score says. So every turn weighs the value of a cell against the chance that it hides a mine, with your opponent waiting to profit from either.

Three field sizes are available, named Newbie, Amateur and Professional. Thinking time on each turn is limited, and you choose between three time modes: Bullet, Blitz and Classic. Input is a mouse click or a tap, and the frame is a wide one.

How to play

Choose an opponent: a friend online or the computer. Pick a field size, Newbie, Amateur or Professional, and a time mode, Bullet, Blitz or Classic. On your turn, click or tap a cell to open it and collect points equal to its value. Then your opponent does the same. Avoid mines: opening one loses the game immediately.

Controls

Mouse

  • Click a cell to open it

Touch

  • Tap a cell to open it

Tips

A mine ends the match outright, so a lead in points means nothing if you take a careless risk to extend it. Each turn has a time limit, so use your opponent's turn to decide which cells you consider safe. Start on the Newbie field size before trying Professional.

Good to know

A two-player, turn-based minesweeper variant in a landscape frame. Play online against a friend or offline against the computer. Three field sizes, three time modes, and scoring by the value of each opened cell. Mouse click or tap.

If you like this

Minesweeper Infinite is the solo version, with Classic and Endless modes and a global leaderboard. Minesweeper Deluxe sticks to the single-player goal of finding every mine on the board.

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