- Difficulty
- Medium
- Time
- 00:00
- Mines
- 22
The opening is pre-cleared. Tap to reveal, switch to Flag on touch screens, or right-click to flag. Swipe horizontally to move across the larger field.
The safe opening is ready. Follow the numbered clues.
medium Minesweeper
Connect local clues across a wider board.
Medium Minesweeper keeps the classic goal: reveal every safe square while using each number as the exact count of adjacent mines. The board shown here measures 12 × 12 with 22 mines and begins from a fixed safe opening.
This example is designed for about 7 minutes. Before publication, the solver completed it in 48 single-clue and subset deductions, so the intended path does not depend on a lucky first click or a forced random guess.
Finish the consequences of each flag and reveal before moving on. When a clue does not decide its neighbors alone, compare it with the covered group of the next clue.
Reveal and Flag modes make touch input explicit, while Undo and Hint preserve the reasoning loop. An incorrect reveal stays covered instead of ending the run, and the full board state is stored locally if you pause or leave the page.
Common questions
What makes this Minesweeper medium?
The 12 × 12 field contains 22 mines and requires 48 verified deductions after its safe opening. The rating reflects board scale and logical depth.
How should I approach a medium board?
Finish the consequences of each flag and reveal before moving on. When a clue does not decide its neighbors alone, compare it with the covered group of the next clue.
What should I do when every move looks uncertain?
Search the whole open boundary for the group with the fewest unknown squares. A deduction on another edge may reveal the clue your current area needs.
Can this board require a guess?
No. The published starting position was verified with deterministic single-clue and subset deductions. A logical next move exists even when it appears on another part of the open boundary.