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Minesweeper

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Jack_Bauer, Aug 6, 2006.

  1. clarkington

    clarkington Member

    Done it under 100 once or twice. But went to college with a guy who could do it in the 80s. It was unbelievable to watch. Haven't played in forever -- much harder on a laptop.
     
  2. HC

    HC Well-Known Member

    Never play the game. Too addicted to Freecell and Spider Solitaire.

    And backgammon. (Hi, IJAG!)
     
  3. Flash

    Flash Guest

    It's all about the Pacman.
     
  4. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    What is your longest Freecell winning streak? Mine is 35, though I couldn't do that again.
     
  5. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    As far as minesweeper goes:
    beginner: 13 seconds
    intermediate: 68 seconds
    expert: 999 seconds (apparently I haven't played this one too much).
     
  6. Kritter47

    Kritter47 Member

    Beginner: 5 seconds
    Intermediate: 47 seconds
    Expert: 129 seconds
     
  7. HC

    HC Well-Known Member

    Honestly, I never kept track. My attention is on the theory that every game is winnable. So far, this has proven true. I may need to restart a difficult game 10 times but I've managed to win eventually every time.
     
  8. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Haven't really played since my old computer conked out, but the times are still burned into my brain. I once spent an entire afternoon playing it. Damn that game!
    Beginner: 12 seconds
    Intermediate: Think it was around 40 seconds
    Expert: 104 seconds
     
  9. DyePack

    DyePack New Member

    I'm tempted to call BS on some of these claims. Under the right circumstances, I could see the expert level of Minesweeper being cleared in close to 100 seconds.

    But there is just no way every game of Freecell can be won. If the aces are buried, they're buried.
     
  10. HC

    HC Well-Known Member

    I'm just saying that so far, I've managed it.
     
  11. Frankenberry

    Frankenberry New Member

    Every game is winnable. That's why there's a set number of games. Those are the setups that can be won.
     
  12. DyePack

    DyePack New Member

    Yeah, that's why even people I know who are good at the game are at best 20 games over .500.
     
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