Minesweeper Twist
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puzzle game
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How HN took it
17 positive, 33 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 20 critical, out of 74 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Execution: 2 for, 13 againstDesign: 4 for, 5 againstIdea: 6 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and fresh take on a familiar game that forces players to rethink their intuition.
From 3 comments
This is fun. I was playing classic minesweeper the other day and remarked on how I was basically playing on autopilot, I've internalized all the logic and playing is just muscle…
Retr0id on HNThis is really cool. Fascinating how the intuition maps neatly onto this grid As a notorious Minesweeper speedrunner I find the animation uncover animation when middle clicking…
milicat on HNWhat a cool idea! Nice job.
dhimes on HN
Irregular grid adds an interesting twist.
From 2 comments
I love this, and it brings an interesting twist to an old favorite. What initially tripped me up is the cells at the points are considered a neighbor. Of course as I write that…
polygotdomain on HNExcellent on iPhone 12 mini. Love it. Thank you for sharing!! Q: Would it be possible to make the grids… even more random? What’s your gridding approach? I was almost a bit…
rrr_oh_man on HN
Objections
Tutorial dialog covers the play board on small phone screens.
From 2 comments
Cool, thanks for making it mobile-friendly—though on my (small) phone screen, the tutorial dialog covers half the play board and couldn't he completed. the actual game works…
ghostly_s on HNI couldn’t beat the tutorial on iPhone SE, the modal text covers where the game needs you to click
labster on HN
Shared URLs open the beginner view instead of the shared settings.
From 1 comment
https://polyreplay.com/minesweepertwist?p=expert&s1=7&s2=43&r=0.13217325059829818 opening a shared url like this doesn't seem to work. i just get the beginner view. also i…
em-bee on HN
Ads from AdMob collect data, raising privacy concerns.
From 1 comment
Can you explain the “Data Tracked and Linked to You” in the App Store? The game looks fun but I’m hoping to see something a little more privacy friendly, that isn’t collecting…
mperham on HN
Maps can require guessing and have too few numbers.
From 1 comment
This is really cool. I have wasted far too many hours playing minesweeper and this adds a bit of challenge back to a game that's become a bit too mundane for me(I mostly play it…
mtlmtlmtlmtl on HN
Requests
Left+right click or middle click to uncover neighbors, as in original Minesweeper.
From 2 comments
Neat... but I'm missing the left+right click, in the Windows Minesweeper, say you have a square with 4, and you've marked 4 squares around it as bombs, you can left+right click…
netsharc on HNAh, I haven't thought about allowing pan with 1 finger when you start on a revealed tile, that's a good idea, I'll try to add this. Revealing neighbors is currently desktop only,…
frading on HN
Paid version without ads.
From 1 comment
Is there a paid version without ads? Or all the tracking in the permissions?
eganist on HN
Show remaining mines count.
From 1 comment
I'd like to have the option to show "remaining" mines. I've played https://pwmarcz.pl/kaboom/ enough in "countdown mode" (i.e. where the numbers are the number of hidden mines)…
pjsg on HN
Pan with one finger on iOS when zoomed in.
From 1 comment
On the iOS app, when zoomed in, I want to be able to pan across by using one finger on either the outside of the map, or revealed tiles. I also want to be able to double tap a…
Procrastic on HN
Questions
Does the generator avoid 50/50 guesses?
From 2 comments
Neat. Does this ensure there's no 50/50 guesses needed then? That seems easier when you can split a square in two.
mminer237 on HNThis is really cool. I have wasted far too many hours playing minesweeper and this adds a bit of challenge back to a game that's become a bit too mundane for me(I mostly play it…
mtlmtlmtlmtl on HN
What data does the App Store listing track?
From 1 comment
Can you explain the “Data Tracked and Linked to You” in the App Store? The game looks fun but I’m hoping to see something a little more privacy friendly, that isn’t collecting…
mperham on HN
Alternatives named
Classic Windows Minesweeper
From 2 comments
Neat... but I'm missing the left+right click, in the Windows Minesweeper, say you have a square with 4, and you've marked 4 squares around it as bombs, you can left+right click…
netsharc on HNCool, thanks for making it mobile-friendly—though on my (small) phone screen, the tutorial dialog covers half the play board and couldn't he completed. the actual game works…
ghostly_s on HN
Bombe
From 1 comment
For a HN twist on Minesweeper, Bombe is a must-try.
trevyn on HN
Kaboom by pwmarcz
From 1 comment
I'd like to have the option to show "remaining" mines. I've played https://pwmarcz.pl/kaboom/ enough in "countdown mode" (i.e. where the numbers are the number of hidden mines)…
pjsg on HN