![]() ![]() Below those search results, you’ll find plenty of online options where you can get your fill of Minesweeper in various shapes and sizes. Alternatively, you can access Google’s version directly at this link. You’ll be greeted with a search result that will give you a pop-out, web-based version of the game which you can set to easy, medium, or hard depending on how much you want to be tortured. ![]() The first and most Google-y way to play Minesweeper is to simply Google the word Minesweeper. Therefore, I’m here to share with you three ways that you can enjoy the classic Minesweeper experience on your Chromebook EVEN WHEN YOU’RE OFFLINE! Advertisements We live in a wonderful time where web apps are king and Chromebooks can run Linux apps. What about playing Minesweeper on a Chromebook? Sadly, you can’t install a Windows executable program on Chrome OS but that’s okay. Like Solitaire, Mahjong and others, Minesweeper has become synonymous with killing time on a Windows PC. Many a game of Minesweeper has been ruined by a single, unfortunate guess that went awry. The numbers assist you in making logical decisions on where a mine might be but when you have a 50/50 shot, it is exactly that. However, the Microsoft version varies a bit from other builds of the game in the fact that there are often spots on the grid that are totally random. To win, you have to clear the field without touching a mine. The numbers tell you how many mines are in the adjacent boxes, the mines kill you dead. Underneath each is either a space, a number, or a mine. The gist is that you start with an empty field (its size and number of mines determined by difficulty setting) and have to uncover squares one at a time. For the uninitiated, here’s a quick rundown of how Minesweeper works. So? What’s Minesweeper?įor those tracking with me, you can skip ahead a bit now that the history lesson is over. While Microsoft may have popularized the minesweeping time-waster, the game and concept itself has been around since the 60s and has been written and ported to many an operating system. That said, I will give credit where credit is due. Whether you were goofing off in the classroom or killing time at the office, Minesweeper was the go-to for millions. I’m about to learn you a thing or two.įor my generation, Minesweeper was a staple of the Windows operating system. Some of you may have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about and that’s totally okay. It wasn’t long before Microsoft introduced Windows 3.1 and with it, a little game called Minesweeper. I’m a child of the 80s and I cut my proverbial computing teeth on devices that ran DOS and COBOL but my first real-world experiences on a PC were with good ole’ Windows 3.0. ![]()
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