MICROSOFT MINESWEEPER PROCESS MANUAL

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MICROSOFT MINESWEEPERPROCESS MANUAL

• By Charles Steniert
• Date November 17, 2005

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OPENING THE GAME

• Open the game by left clicking on the start menu,
  then selecting games, and finally Minesweeper.

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OBJECT OF THE GAME

• The object of the game is to clear out every
  block without clicking on a mine
• Clicking on a mine causes an instantaneous loss
• When no vacant boxes remain, only those with
  mines exist, the player has successfully
  completed the game

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PLAYING THE GAME

• To begin playing, scroll the mouse over the field
  of blocks and select one randomly with the left
  mouse button
• A series of numbers, that represent the number of
  mines that border vacant spaces, will be
  displayed

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• Plant flags by right clicking on any box where a
  mine is detected
• A second right click on the now flagged box will
  change the flag to a question mark
• Simply right click the selected box a third time
  to remove the question mark

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• In order to win the game all of the vacant spaces
  must be removed
• Note that the numbers in vacant spaces can be
  used not only as a tool for locating mines, but
  also other vacant spaces which should be cleared
  by left clicking

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CHANGING THE GAME OPTIONS/SETTINGS

• scroll over the game option at the top of the
  Minesweeper window and left click
• Simply left click on either the beginner,
  intermediate, or expert option

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• Difficulty is dependent on the grid size and
  number of mines present
• Beginner level uses a 9 x 9 grid with 10 mines
• Intermediate level uses a 16 x 16 grid with 40
  mines
• Expert level uses a 30 x 16 grid with 99 mines

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• Color can be removed from the game by clicking on
  color in the game menu leaving a black and white
  version of the game
• The games sound can also be turned on and off by
  clicking the sound option in the game menu

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CLOSING THE GAME

• Close the game by simply clicking the x in the
  top right corner of the Minesweeper window.

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QUESTIONS?