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Life & fun · February 2, 2024

The classic Minesweeper on an irregular grid

I'm experimenting game mechanics that are usually seen on a typical grid, but transposed on an irregular one. This is a first game based on Minesweeper. The changes an irregular grid brings are that cells don't all have 8 neighbors. Some can have less, some can have more. So when you try and deduce if a tile has a mine, you have to pay closer attention at the number clues and which tiles neighbors it. My intention is to make a very classic game a bit more challenging & fun. I've also released a first version of Checkers/Draughts, and plan to test similar variants for Chess, Othello and…

The classic Minesweeper on an irregular grid launched on February 2, 2024 with 293 votes, #130 of 3,962 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

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In plain words

The classic Minesweeper on an irregular grid is a puzzle game that applies traditional Minesweeper mechanics to irregularly shaped playing fields. Instead of a standard rectangular grid where cells have eight neighbors, this version features cells with varying numbers of adjacent tiles, requiring players to carefully analyze numerical clues and spatial relationships. The irregular layout increases difficulty and strategic depth compared to conventional Minesweeper. The creator is also developing variants of other classic games including Checkers, Chess, Othello, and Go using the same irregular grid approach.

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I'm experimenting game mechanics that are usually seen on a typical grid, but transposed on an irregular one. This is a first game based on Minesweeper. The changes an irregular grid brings are that cells don't all have 8 neighbors. Some can have less, some can have more. So when you try and deduce if a tile has a…

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