The Sweep blog

Learn Minesweeper.
One good move
at a time.

Small lessons for a familiar puzzle. Learn to read the numbers, find safe cells, and feel at home on the board.

Start here

How to play Minesweeper: a beginner’s guide

Your first number, your first safe cell, and the two rules that make the board make sense.

1M??

One clue. One known mine. Your first safe move.

M???2???M

Read the clues

A number counts every touching mine. Learn to include diagonals and turn a count into a safe move.

121ABC

Think one step further

Learn the reasoning behind two common patterns, so you know when they apply and when they do not.

1M1?1?

Your Sweep adventure

Know what the goal row, hearts, flag, hint bulb and BUILD screen are telling you.

Put the first lesson into practice with a tiny, two-tap puzzle.