How the Heck Do You Speedrun Minesweeper?

[@gromburt]

"Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless - like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." -Bruce Lee on speedrunning Minesweeper

[@elspethtirel]

I'm in love with how this video waxes poetic. You sound so passionate about the subject, and it's infectious.

[@iamerror]

I am a passionate person, I'm glad it comes through in my videos

[@faithoot9974]

I feel like I discovered a big youtuber before the blow up, don't mess it up

[@iamerror]

I'll do my best!

[@nickflamingdude2]

Lmfao I agree

[@iamerror]

@Lilith does stuff Thank you!

[@kamikamkamm]

Same! This is such a good video!

[@Wtahc]

blow up

[@carykh]

i love minesweeper

[@bitterlemonboy]

Me too.

[@fredylanes20]

here before this blows up (i know no one cares lol) (i just want the bragging rights)

[@blendyboi5023]

Then make an AI to play minesweeper bfdi man

[@gp8666]

@@fredylanes20 this comment didn't age well... Huh?

[@Pinkio]

@@fredylanes20 well look how this is the 5th reply after 1 year

[@butimjustlarry8380]

The video is super interesting, with the ambiguity that the minesweeper visuals have I find it draws in the viewer to want to understand minesweeper, great video!

[@iamerror]

I'm glad you liked it

[@WannaComment2]

You can go faster by moving the mouse backwards. Only the forward movement speed of the mouse is capped by the game. Seriously though, if you have to guess a 50/50 the best move isn't always to just guess blindly, but to quickly identify the guess that would reveal the most information and pick that. If you make a right guess only to end up in a situation where you have to make another guess, you are only increasing your chances of guessing wrong eventually.

[@hundredLeech]

I know this is a cliche thing to say in these types of small youtuber tutorials, but this is a really, REALLY good tutorial. Everything in this video (and when you need to learn it) is perfectly and clearly stated, which is somehow made EVEN BETTER with the vibe of the music and your smooth, concise, and almost poetic voice. I hope you reach 1k soon!

[@iamerror]

I'm glad that you find the video up to snuff

[@Kihen9]

I've played THOUSANDS of minesweeper games, and i never knew chords were a thing. I though they were a visualizing aid for begginers to see what was directly around a square, didn't know they actually revealed them if you had marked the mines xD It's also interesting to know how diferent poeple look at the same game diferently, i always tought minecraft wasn't about speed, but keep your overall percentage of won games as high as possible. I've managed to keep mine as high as 10% once, but am currently at 6% I always felt pretty good about my 120 seconds time too, your video gave me new insight into this game i love!

[@Mayrink.]

DAMN, that ending was even more hypnotizing than your first video on the subject. Good to see you've gotten even better, Error, both at the youtube game and the mine game. Massive grats on the sub 100. When I found the "no guessing" mode I thought experts would mostly be attracted to it, due to it's lack of luck, but was surprised to see it was the opposite. Not only does the top tier community snob it due to its slightly easier (?) patterns, but building consistent win rates _despite_ the guessing and being able to guess _quickly_ (like you mention) are non trivial skills, quite valued in high level players. I for one retired after my sub 140, but this video almost gives me the itch again. Great stuff. Would be very interest in the next episode of the "How the Heck Do You Speedrun X" saga.

[@iamerror]

I'm glad you liked the video! I definitely feel like both of those skills have improved a lot over the last six months. I agree that a game with guessing involved is more interesting and skill testing than one with no guessing. I see the appeal for new players because there is nothing as bitter as losing what might be your best time, or even first win! to a guess, but I do have to imagine that it changes what makes the game special. As for the next video in the series, I have spent time speedrunning a few games, but none where I'm at the point of feeling ready to write on this topic, but I've got ideas, and I'm hoping to have monthly installments over the summer!

[@PrimusSwallows]

Huh, didn't know about the f2 button. Good video.

[@luknepo]

Ever since my school issued chromebooks, the google doodle minesweeper has become part of my daily grind

[@zalut_sky]

oh god. my record now is 84s. in three months I pushed it by 67s. Thank you so much, Error, for motivation. you are just cool

[@iamerror]

Way to go! That is totally wicked

[@SarcasticGrumps]

This was more like a philosophical detailing of the game rather than a tutorial.

[@zmanftw]

i lost nnn to this

[@peterlad]

thank you for sharing

[@pentekimi]

12:31 if you were to mark all the mines you would be aware that there are only 2 mines left. now consider the 1 and 4. their neighbours have no intersecting tiles, and each of them needs 1 extra mine. the remaining 2 tiles are safe to reveal. any reason to guess is eliminated

[@iamerror]

This is quite true. The problem (for me at least) is that while speedrunning I don't want to be marking every mine, and it would take too much processing power (i.e. "time") to try to figure that out while also going for your best ever time, so in such an instance, I feel compelled to guess. But if you're just playing to win (which is certainly valid!) then you should play this way

[@AvoirJoseph]

Just learned how to play it fully yesterday and KZbin bombast me with all these recommendations related to minesweeper and I'm not complaining

[@TerribleTonyShow]

how could you just make something like minesweeper be so poetic and so interesting, I've been playing for a year and a half and I've never thought of it like that, wow

[@iamerror]

Thanks, I do my best!

[@DecreeB]

I've played a lot of Minesweeper but never chorded. I've just started trying because of this video, and I can safely say it was very confusing for me for quite some time. I've been going a lot slower with it, taking quite a bit longer to solve a grid, but it's starting to click in my head and I'm hoping I can actually start getting faster again and beat my old times with it. Will take time for sure, cause I'm playing TOTALLY different now, but this actually helped a ton. Thanks!

[@iamerror]

Awesome! I'm glad you learned something new, it warms my heart

[@alexafan7]

Wow. I play minesweeper continuously for 3 years on mobile. I am completely clueless about most of the terms, but I literally went through the exact same thought process over the years, watching my record time slowly dwindle over the years is so satisfying 😌

[@iamerror]

It doesn't matter if you know the terms, the fact that you enjoyed the game and worked to keep lowering your time is what's most important!

[@alexafan7]

Thanks. Minesweeper truly is one of the best stress-relievers to me. Have no idea how people think that it causes stress

[@acompletelynormalhuman6392]

It's kind of interesting how a few of these tips also apply it to speed solving of Rubik's Cube like what's called look ahead which is where you're solving two pieces you look ahead to the next two pieces also pattern recognition is very important for Speed solving

[@smorcrux426]

I love how seriously this video takes the game, it's not a joke or anything

[@crimsontaintedsin]

Just started watching your videos after shout-out from Architect of Games, and this one was a short form one for me to jump into your videos. Really liked how well thought out your video was and that you do sound so passionate about this topic. Really excited to check out your other videos!

[@iamerror]

I hope the rest of my videos meet your expectations!

[@bryantaylor9874]

Fear is the mind killer, the little death

[@shawkbait]

ive been obsessed with minesweeper speedrunning lately, and this whole time i had no idea chords existed- i love this video, it's charming, and you've got a way with words

[@varu7342]

Been playing this game casually for a few years straight in middle school, think I managed to beat expert under 90 seconds but yet I've never seen the "chords" or whatever mechanic

[@iamerror]

That's really impressive, great job! With the chords it's a lot easier.

[@theuseraccountname]

Minesweeper is the way to get humans to execute the flood fill algorithm.

[@zalut_sky]

This is just cool. Amount of the motivation for playing minesweeper is huge. Thank you very much, Error. My record now is 151s, but im ready to beat it.

[@iamerror]

Good luck on lowering that record, I'm confident you can crush it with enough time and effort!

[@zalut_sky]

@@iamerror thanks!

[@S1lv3r1]

I was enjoying the video, and then I heard the 5B music. Instant like and sub. Great video.

[@iamerror]

Thank you! I try to make great music choices in my videos, glad you noticed ❤

[@FareSkwareGamesFSG]

Amazing video! I'm glad it got recommended to me, even if it was a few months late. Super poetic and beautiful.

[@iamerror]

Thank you so much! It means a lot to me

[@buzzhonky]

This is such a good video. Excellent work, my man. Love me some Minesweeper!

[@iamerror]

Thanks!

[@Spree86]

One of the best ways to improve your pattern recognition is to play no guess mode on the minesweeper online website. I find that having absolute certainty that there is logic to beat the game really gives you the drive to keep trying, and after enough games you may learn some new patterns from it. I'm at that point where I need to focus on improving my efficiency and as a mostly no flag player, when I do try to flag I either go overboard with it or not enough. Hopefully I'll beat my 73 second expert time soon. Great guide! It really captures the important steps to learning this fantastic game!

[@trucy123]

This video makes it seem so easy, haha. Maybe this can help me beat the game in under 10 minutes

[@iamerror]

Chords really help, but the most important thing is practice and learning the patterns. I believe in you

[@fullsun2236]

I used to play minesweeper on my grandma's computer but honestly never understood how to play it and I just clicked anywhere and I lowkey hated it for years. Now, this video made me want to try it out and I actually learned how to play it!, came back to write this comment after winning for the first time:)

[@iamerror]

This comments means a lot to me, I'm glad you were inspired to go back to this great puzzle game enough to get your first win. It warms my heart!

[@chloroaurics]

I didn't expect to meditate when I clicked on this minesweeper video, but it was a welcome surprise nonetheless 😃 minesweeper has been my stress buster game for the past year and your video perfectly explains the state i get into when i play. Thanks for this!

[@iamerror]

Thank you for this comment! I also have used minesweeper to relieve stress quite a bit over the past year. It's a great way to focus your mind but not on the things stressing you out, which is nice for those of us with some anxiety!

[@justinnrzellet6287]

Dude this is very high quality. If you keep this up I assure you you will get so many views lol. I hope to be a pioneer in the rising your channel :)

[@iamerror]

This makes me quite happy, thank you for your kind words!

[@tpfoxCastro]

As a person that loves to think and over complicate things I can't speed run mine sweeper. For me, the fun of the game is purely thinking, thinking how to guarantee that a space isn't a bomb, using purely strategy. While playing I don't care about time and I will not try to take 99℅ chances, for me minesweeper is thinking game, that should be taken slowing. But that's just the overthinking me, you do you

[@davidpowers746]

This is one of those weird videos that starts off sounding like a tutorial video and ends up sounding like some cult indoctrination video.

[@iamerror]

I'll take that as a compliment [also, please join the cult of minesweeper]

[@HazhMcMoor]

I have played for years but my record is so far almost exactly 2 minutes. It's interesting that when watching people play it seems slower than you thought it should be but when you play it yourself you're even slower than who you watch :D .

[@iamerror]

I agree, I think it's because when we're watching we can just think about what's going on without devoting any mental energy to actually doing anything, so the board seems easier to interpret. Watching myself play (yuck!) is always a weird experience because I feel like "How could I play this slow? I'm better than this!"

[@twa9995]

i feel like watching ones own wrestling matches is the opposite because it seems as though time slows down when you are wrestling which i have no clue why but it does which makes watching my matches always feel a little weired

[@PKking-lh6tr]

Wow incredible vid love every second of it keep up the work

[@iamerror]

Thanks!

[@jkid1134]

Good video. You'd be stunned how many people think they're done with this game before trying to engage in click efficiency at all. Of course I play far, far more on mobile than anything else nowadays, so it's easy for me to say. Tap flag, tap "chord" , hold to clear a cell, and all of a sudden you're doing like ALL chords. Plus you've gotta deal with zooming - you can get arbitrary precision with a mouse, but not touch controls. Anyway, I'm rambling. Basically only had one thing I thought I really oughta share, which is that the mind and the hand have another friend called the eyes, and that isolating it from your hand and mind is probably harder than isolating you hand and mind from each other. You can watch the gameplay in this video with no obligation but scanning, and you'll find lots of little improvements in real time that you couldn't with your eyes busy looking at the cells you're clicking. Much love. Minesweeper players are a great reminder to me that there are some like-minded individuals out there after all, and I'm very grateful for every one of them.

[@pitprincexx1137]

this was great thanks!

[@iamerror]

I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@Kaoskarl]

Wow great video man! This should have way more views.

[@iamerror]

Well, it's got a lot of views in the context of my channel, so maybe your statement is becoming true! I encourage you to share it as well

[@Kaoskarl]

Yeah of course succes isn't instantanious but the video is a very well made product! Keep it up man! I hope to see your channel continue to grow. Btw i found it on reddit

[@TheAzorg]

So minesweeper is basically the first speedrun-friendly rogue-like game everybody had?

[@iofromthesky]

i speedran minesweeper during all my online classes last semester lol got all As and Bs and 112 seconds by the end

[@iamerror]

Nice! As a college instructor myself, I approve!

[@MrStarTraveler]

You can cord with the space key as well. I find that to be faster.. Somewhat.

[@kelley107]

Cool analysis, this made me want to play minesweeper again. What's your best time so far?

[@iamerror]

I think 97 (or 1:37), but I think I can push my score lower. I get hand cramps if I play too long, so I'm trying to pace myself!

[@KakeiTheWoIf]

@@iamerror, what's your best time with glitches?

[@iamerror]

@@KakeiTheWoIf I haven't played with any exploits, unfortunately.

[@KakeiTheWoIf]

@@iamerror, there's a timer freeze glitch.

[@iamerror]

@@KakeiTheWoIf I have never used it, but sounds interesting!

[@sebastianzettel6574]

Sub 100s is just the first step - it took me literally years from Sub 100s to my currenct record (78s)

[@iamerror]

Absolutely, sub-100 is nowhere near top level play!

[@bobross5731]

How i got to 63s playing for like 6 months casually

[@Wtahc]

@@bobross5731 these comments are filled with subhumans

[@colerobison6916]

This video is beautifully written.

[@iamerror]

Thank you

[@demonindenim]

thank you for this video, i've been looking to improve my minesweeper speedrun technique since i stopped a couple years ago!

[@yue7507]

Awesome video! I love how philosophical it gets at the end. I play minesweeper a lot on my phone, but despite playing thousands of games and seeing how speedrunners play it i realise that i have yet to reach that level haha. The expert level is the one i struggle with as i always mark off every mine. This is a minor thing that someone might have already pointed out but at 2:54 you didnt have to guess it ;)

[@iamerror]

Thanks for watching, you rock! If you want to get into speedrunning Minesweeper, you should join our discord, where I will encourage you as much as I can. Also, if you can beat expert in under 2 minutes, I will invite you to an exclusive discord chat, what could be better than that? (discord.gg/CprNaAGHJC ) Some additional sources a much better player than me suggested! minesweepergame.com/ minesweepergame.com/strategy.php minesweeper.online/ minesweeper.online/help/guides

[@Cabesandia]

Great video! I feel like, despite its popularity, not enough people talk about how fun this game is.

[@iamerror]

I agree, hopefully this video can inspire more people to try it out

[@thomasoliver2119]

I remember the first time Minesweeper asked for my name at the end. I was like "Woah, why do they want my name?", and minesweeper was like "Kid, you've finally reached the point where you can pretend you matter."

[@iamerror]

It's so satisfying to see the name pop up when you finish a run

[@ThisIsAYoutubeAccountAsd]

Wow, great video man, really high quality. You made me want to start playing minesweeper again. And also you earned a subscriber, I hope this blows up and brings you many more, keep it up!

[@iamerror]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it

[@kiraa96]

God damn this is so well made

[@iamerror]

Thank you!

[@LARDDDD]

Absolutely amazing video!

[@zachemorgan]

its funny having watched the minesweeper is causing me health issues 1st. knowing your futute makes it hilarious how excited you are.

[@omggom2488]

Very nice vid I think I am gonna start speed running this game. I used to play casually on my phone but you have inspired. Also I like your writing and your video is very high quality overall you earned my sub and I wish you good luck going forward.

[@iamerror]

Thank you for the kind words! minesweeper.online/ is the best place to learn to speedrun the game in my opinion. I hope you enjoy it!

[@nindog64]

I've got to admit, when I saw this in my recommended, I thought "oh this is just KZbin being KZbin, recommending another wild video with a couple million views," but no, it's only a quality video that deserves a couple million views. Seriously, your voice is so clear, and the video is well-structured. You kept me interested in *Minesweeper*, and as a person with ADHD and as a person who specializes in the opposite of calm and collected content, that's saying a lot. Then, I realized you have less than 1k. That's less than anyone else I've ever had recommended to me. I'm not meaning that in a bad way; I'm meaning it in a "what the actual %(*$&@% how, this is actual quality, and normally when I see a smaller channel, it's nothing but background noise, 'uhh' and 'uhmmm', etc." Keep it up. You've already earned my respect. I can't imagine what it's like to *not* purposely crank the gain up to +50db and have a chaotic mess to upload, but it's definitely impressive to see someone who's not got at least 100k subs doing it and making it so professional. I can tell effort went into this video, and I think it makes for a very accessible and easily consumable one at that. Can't wait to see this vid get randomly recommended later on and get at least a mil views on it. It just seems like one that would. TL;DR, this was great, keep it up.

[@iamerror]

Thank you for your kind words

[@sorae42]

i've fallen in love with your voice and your videos keep it up :)

[@resonance4452]

My PB on mobile is 91 seconds, while my PB on PC version is 166 seconds so far. Need to deal with my mouse, I’m still slow on PC. Great video btw

[@toastedttoest]

56 on mobile 207 on pc

[@LlamaShot21]

I only played this game from the reference in the creeper rap Minecraft song but then I actually liked the game and here I am now

[@adhoccerswings]

I somehow feel lucky to know "og" windows pinball, solitaire, paint and minesweeper from windows 95 (I was born 95). Brings back great memories c: and of course Nintendo 64, PS1, etc c: I never understood as a kid how the heck minesweeper worked, learned it on my own maybe from when I was 13 years old, now my PB is 98 seconds after 450 hours and I'm twice as old. It feels unexpectedly good to finally be there under 100 seconds (even though I'm still slow, 3BV/s 1.45) , and to have learned the game on my own. Sorry for rambling, I just feel weirdly attached to this game.

[@iamerror]

I love the rambling! I also have a weird attachment to the game. I didn't go into it too much in this vid (maybe a later video on Minesweeper I will) but I specifically first got into the game because my best friend in high school was into it. Her times were way better than mine and it spurred me toward playing more. It was only a dozen or so years after that when I started playing again. Great games have a way of finding us.

[@shlomoyosefian9896]

Used to spend hours on this game as a teenager, more than 20 years ago. If I recall correctly my record was 67 seconds on expert. First game I ever speed ran, and pretty much the only one 😄

[@iamerror]

67 is a great time! Good job!

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

The only thing I can speedrun in Minesweeper is losing at it. XD

[@Cyclone001c]

Your major issue in this video preventing you from faster times is simply clicking efficiency. You see a spot that you can open, and you click it open. You need to do 2 things simultaneously: slow down to get out of your panic mode thinking, using that time to look several moves ahead. Your goal should be to reduce your total number of clicks by marking the minimal amount of bombs, and selecting the best places to chord near your mouse pointer to open the maximum number of squares per chord click. Once you get more efficient in your clicking, your spasmodic mouse movements will smooth out and become a lot faster by not backtracking nearly as much. Spend a few games first visualizing where the bombs are, and plan a mouse route to open the squares in the most efficient way. Trying get faster by increasing your clicks per second is a fool's errand. That's very hard to increase. Some ways you can try though is by fiddling with game board scaling and mouse movement settings. Don't expect miracles here though. Your problem is efficiency not speed. You should be able to lower your PB by some 15-20 seconds over the time in this video. Good luck.

[@iamerror]

Haha fam, I made this video 2.5 years ago before I discovered minesweeper.online which taught me a lot more (and I did lower my time by like 30 seconds from here). Don't play anymore due to wrist issues, but yeah, efficiency is super important.

[@Cyclone001c]

@@iamerror yeah, I saw the date, but figured what the hell. Sorry to hear about the wrist. I play on that site too.

[@sirtony8744]

11:45 was that a cit. to Dune from Helbert?

[@iamerror]

It was a reference to Dune!

[@aminedev_]

i am in love with celeste in bg

[@DesaparecidoVincent]

Just here to jump on the bandwagon before you reach the 100k subscribers mark

[@evanmartinez7381]

🤣 cringe

[@evanmartinez7381]

The guy in this video thinks he’s some sort of philosopher with his words while also being shite at minesweeper

[@butterflyexists]

i havent even played this game before and yet i watch the video

[@TKG_BDJCZOoACJCUSOoM]

Literally flawless video

[@iamerror]

Thank you

[@DonYagamoth]

This was quite fascinating, thank you :)

[@iamerror]

Thank YOU for the kind words

[@Blurgamer17]

This guy: nails Expert in a couple minutes. Me: Somehow clicks on a bomb at the first pick every time.

[@WarthogEnjoyer3784]

The litany of fear reference just earned you a subscriber

[@KidPrarchord95]

I really like this video.

[@iamerror]

Thank you!

[@KidPrarchord95]

@@iamerror You are welcome.

[@mishael1339]

Don't mind me, just commenting to let the algorithm know it should recommend this to more people 💪

[@iamerror]

Thanks!

[@zalut_sky]

Finally, after 2 months of practicing, my PB on expest is 126s. Im practicing NF(not easy at all, but, believe, it will improve). Thank you so much for impact!

[@iamerror]

That's awesome (and a good time for NF)! It makes me so happy to hear that the video was inspirationa for you

[@zalut_sky]

@@iamerror see u soon on sub 100(i believe) :-D

[@E_xtinctPower]

Here from the beginning as the 942 subscriber When this blows up(get it mines?) I was here

[@LastPrismAlex]

Keep doing what you're doing, just wait until the algorithm does its thing, awesome content :)

[@iamerror]

Thanks! It feels like the algorithm has been quite kind to me the past week.

[@CelluloidRacer2]

I think it's a little bit funny that you can make such a good video with a serious tone like this. Never thought I'd see any hardcore minesweeper fans in my life, but I was proven wrong

[@iamerror]

It's definitely kind of funny. My videos tend to have this serious tone, but that's mostly just the way I write. I try to find deep meaning in the games we play (I am getting my PhD in Media Studies), but it's also a pretty humorous thing to devote so much attention to! I should probably make more jokes in my videos to lighten the tension!

[@CelluloidRacer2]

@@iamerror That's awesome man! Good luck with getting your PhD and keep up the good work

[@disturbedMind]

so basically a Minesweeaper speedrun is playing StarCraft.

[@iamerror]

I wouldn't go *that* far, but hot damn if my years playing Starcraft didn't help me hone my mouse skills for my eventual minesweeper addiction!

[@marie513]

4:35 why is that one the mine and not the one on the bottom left corner? If I look at it, it would still be correct with the corner one since the 1s will still have the one mine and the 2s will have their two. What am I missing 🤔?

[@iamerror]

I'm pretty sure that's just a guessing situation, it could have been as you described, or the way it was, I just guessed right!

[@marie513]

@@iamerror Ah ok! I thought you had a really cool trick I didn't know of haha thanks!

[@zelkho_]

Nice video honestly Good voice Good montage

[@iamerror]

Thanks!

[@LampGoron64]

knew this would be a banger vid from the melee intro

[@TheDarkEye]

This was mesmerizing to watch

[@iamerror]

Keanu Reeves voice: _you're mesmerizing!_

[@danger2236]

the metaphors you give make me think you'll love kaiji

[@dopamine_27]

Honestly, why did you do this to me bro. One minute in and I knew this was gonna become my new obsession damn.

[@dave5194]

Better be careful, his sequel to this video is called "minesweeper is literally causing me health issues."

[@PsiVolt]

awesome video, and love the username

[@LipliplipHands]

that celeste music in the back!

[@juliocosta5818]

Beautifully presented!

[@collectorkeebler280]

I haven't played Minesweeper in so long. I still remember my first victory on Expert Mode. After that, i kept getting better and better, and when i hit a 50/50, i would just pick one as soon as i see it. If i lose, i would have lost anyway, so why delay the inevitable. If I picked correctly, then i can continue that run. It's been years since i last played, so i don't know what my 'record' would be, or if I'm sub-anything good, but now I'm itching to play again and see how i do.

[@iamerror]

Good luck on picking up the game again!

[@babaisplay3188]

I always trip when you have to guess

[@jongyon7192p]

2:54 i have videos about "land mines" and "shore mines", but the gist is that you *always* wanna guess that the edges are safe. If there can be 1 or 2 mines, guess there is 1. Always guess there is less mines on a configuration than guess there is more. Inb4 I didn't finish watching the video so you go over that. (i figured that out through Curtis Bright's minesweeper probability tool. cool dude)

[@iamerror]

I don't think I covered it in quite that way, but this is good advice!

[@jongyon7192p]

@@iamerror Aw darn so you did cover it! 10/10 video!! It's not just to reveal numbers btw, the multiplicity (thus the probability) of less mines is higher than more, purely because more than 50% of the board is NOT mines, the same can be said for every subset of this board. In isolation, this seems wrong, but the probability of a "shore mine (mines next to numbers)" configuration is directly tied to the multiplicity of all the "land mine (mines isolated from all numbers)" configuration.

[@catandfishfc]

I used to speedrun it as 12 year old because I wanted to top all the leaderboards on each seperate school computer haha. I think my best beginner rounds on the tiny board were like between 2 or 3 seconds because sometimes you would luck out and get a round that wins after only 3 clicks or so.

[@iamerror]

Beginner has a lot of luck involved for sure! But it's still a fun alternative when you're burnt out of the other modes.

[@benkaplun8431]

You can always figure a minesweeper map out without guessing. Not for speed runs though, but you need to slow down and consider your options and how it’ll affect the squares around it and the squares around that until you get to a tautology or a contradiction meaning your initial guess was right or wrong

[@iamerror]

This is just patently untrue unless you're playing a version of the game with a "No Guessing" map. In fact, *most* maps without a no guessing mode on will require a guess at some point. Actually, a traditional minesweeper map will often require a guess... on the second click! Go play a few rounds normal expert mode on minesweeper.online/ and come back with your findings

[@geteriking4865]

Wow! Such an underrated channel!

[@iamerror]

Thanks

[@Alanis1337]

You put me in my minesweeper craze again. There's this mobile minesweeper port called "antimine" that I play to wind down or pass the time.

[@progect3548]

your really good at minesweeper.

[@iamerror]

thanks!

[@progect3548]

@@iamerror np

[@epicm999]

The entirety of the Expert chapter makes you sound like Sun Tzu

[@iamerror]

(I hope that's a good thing!)

[@epicm999]

@@iamerror It's one of the best things I've seen on a YT video talking about Minesweeper

[@ДімаКрасько-с7м]

Great video

[@iamerror]

Thanks!