How to Play

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Prefer to learn by doing? Mine Eliminator has a built‑in interactive tutorial that walks you through the controls on a real board. Just open the game, start a new game, and choose Tutorial.

🎯 Objective

The goal is simple: safely dig up every square that doesn't hide a mine. Use logic and deduction to work out where the mines are, based on the numbers you reveal.

🎮 Controls

Mine Eliminator flips the usual controls around:

you tap to mark a mine, and drag to dig. It feels natural after a game or two, and it makes accidental explosions far less likely on a touchscreen.

  • Start the game: your very first tap digs a square to get you going — and it's always safe.
  • Mark a mine: tap a covered square to place a mark Mine mark on it. Tap again to remove the mark.
  • Dig a square: press a covered square, drag out a short distance, and lift your finger to reveal it.
  • Clear around a number: once you've placed as many marks around a revealed number as the number shows, tap that number to automatically dig its remaining covered neighbours (chording).
  • Move around big boards: drag across open space to pan the field.
  • Play again: after a game ends, double‑tap the board to instantly restart at the same difficulty.

📋 Reading the Board

  1. Numbers mean neighbours: each number shows how many mines are hidden in the 8 squares around it.
    1 = 1 mine nearby 2 = 2 mines nearby 3 = 3 mines nearby
  2. Empty squares open up: when you dig a square with no adjacent mines, its neighbours reveal automatically, often clearing a large area at once.
  3. Mark what you're sure of: tap suspected mines to place a mark Mine mark so you don't dig them by mistake.
  4. Win or lose: you win by digging every safe square. Dig a mine and the game is over.

âš¡ Difficulty Levels

Beginner (8×8, 10 mines)

Perfect for learning the basics. Small grid, few mines.

Intermediate (16×16, 40 mines)

A medium challenge for developing players.

Expert (30×16, 99 mines)

The classic competitive standard, and the most popular difficulty.

Maniac (64×32, 450 mines)

A big step up in scale for confident players.

Overload (64×64, 1,200 mines)

A sprawling field that takes real patience to clear.

Impossible (75×75, 1,700 mines)

The ultimate test of nerve and endurance. You've been warned.

Want something in between? Create a custom board with your own grid size and mine count.

💡 Strategy Tips

  • ✓ Let empty areas do the work: digging into a wide empty region opens up the most board at once and gives you the most numbers to reason from.
  • ✓ Look for patterns: learn common number patterns. For example:
    1 2 1 often tells you exactly where the mines are.
  • ✓ Mark only when sure: a mark Mine mark is most useful when it's correct — and it unlocks one‑tap clearing around numbers.
  • ✓ Think before you dig: a wrong dig ends the game, so weigh what a square could be before you commit.
  • ✓ Respect the big numbers: higher counts like 5 6 mean a dense cluster of mines — tread carefully.

Ready to play?

Get Mine Eliminator on your phone and put your logic to the test.

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