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Old 17-01-2007, 03:47 AM   #1
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Default Minesweeper!

Who's addicted to Minesweeper or has been addicted.

Post your best times. (If you've managed to get a time LOL)
Me, 120sec in expert level.
Absolute pain in the proverbial.

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Old 17-01-2007, 07:06 AM   #2
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HAHAHAHA
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Old 17-01-2007, 07:28 AM   #3
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lol @ the scotsman.

Falc'man, isn't this the widows based game that has been around for over 100 years?? ha ha.

To answer you question, No I'm not addicted, I'm more of a 1st person shooter type of guy..
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Old 17-01-2007, 02:27 PM   #4
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You know there is a cheat for it? hehehe
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Old 17-01-2007, 02:30 PM   #5
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You know there is a cheat for it? hehehe
What??? You're kidding...

How the hell do you cheat in Minesweeper? :
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Old 17-01-2007, 02:33 PM   #6
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You know there is a cheat for it? hehehe
Same with Freecell ;)
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Old 17-01-2007, 02:34 PM   #7
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I don't want to spoil it for those who actually like playing minesweeper as to what the cheat is, but there is a cheat for it! heh..
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Old 17-01-2007, 02:44 PM   #8
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I used to employ this savant that could do minesweeper expert in less than 20 seconds. He moved and clicked quicker than I could see. IQ of about 1 bazillion but personality of a watermelon.
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Old 17-01-2007, 05:17 PM   #9
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I'm addicted to minesweeper. But only between the hours of 9pm and 6am. Best time is about 170sec for expert. Just cant click fast enough. And I know the cheat but couldn't be bothered to sit down and use it to get a 10 sec time.
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Old 17-01-2007, 07:24 PM   #10
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Hello.

I discovered Minesweeper about a month ago.

Best times:
Beginner: 13 Seconds
Intermediate: 78 Seconds
Expert: 999 Seconds. Anonymous.
Anonymous did a good job of finishing expert. I am yet to.

I've also found Solitaire too pointless, so I also play Freecell.

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Old 17-01-2007, 07:30 PM   #11
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Heres the cheat for anyone curious:

(just click and drag over the hidden text below)

Minimize or close all running applications. Launch Minesweeper, then type xyzzy. Next hold down either shift key for one second. Now when you move the mouse cursor over a Minesweeper square you will see a tiny white pixel in the top left corner of your desktop screen. This pixel will change to black when your mouse moves over a mine. You may need to change you desktop background to a solid color other then white or black to see the pixel.

Secret - Stop Timer
Instructions - Launch Minesweeper and start a game so the timer starts counting, then press the Windows Key + D to show the desktop. Now when you select minesweeper from the taskbar you can continue playing with the timer stopped.

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Old 17-01-2007, 11:43 PM   #12
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Heres the cheat for anyone curious:

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That made the pixel appear for me, but it didn't go black for bombs!
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Old 18-01-2007, 02:37 AM   #13
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didnt work for me scotty
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Old 18-01-2007, 06:58 AM   #14
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Try this:


-Move your cursor to the Window with Minesweeper

-Type in XYZZY then press SHIFT-ENTER then ENTER

A little white dot will come up to the upper-left hand corner of the screen. Watch it.

If you move your cursor over a mine, the dot will turn black.
So now you you know where the mines are.
If it is white, it is a safe square.
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Old 18-01-2007, 11:41 AM   #15
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Last night I improved my intermediate time to 69 seconds.

I do not cheat btw.
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Old 18-01-2007, 11:47 AM   #16
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you minesweeper nerds should see the windows vista minesweeper...

It's animated, has sound, colors and when u **** up the mines all blow up.


Its off the hook yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :
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Old 18-01-2007, 12:53 PM   #17
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you're right...I just flashed it up...a VAST improvement since 95! lol!
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Old 18-01-2007, 03:48 PM   #18
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OMG - the amount of hours I have wasted on this game between 9:00 and 5:00!! - fully addicted.

beginner - 13 secs
intermediate - 53 secs
expert - 190.

expert will usually come down to a guess at some stage or another. I've only ever got it out about a dozen times.
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Old 19-01-2007, 11:42 PM   #19
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I remember (well sort of) way back in Computer Studies classes in high school my beginner time was 2 secs, intermediate was somewhere between 20 and 30 secs and expert was under 100 secs... 94 seems to ring a bell.
Needless to say, I do not work in the IT industry now but I do use computers for my work and think I do alright. I even use 3 fingers on each hand to type with!
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Old 20-01-2007, 02:18 AM   #20
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theres a much easier way to cheat i discovered when i was still running 98..... you dont even have to actually play the game!
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Old 20-01-2007, 02:47 AM   #21
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HAHAHAHA
Are you related to Rick Kelly by any chance?

Edit: I only ask that because you're good at cheating by the look of it LOL.
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Old 20-01-2007, 10:29 AM   #22
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There is also a way to cheat in solitaire if anyone would like to know
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Old 20-01-2007, 06:37 PM   #23
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HAHAHAHA
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