Minesweeper

[Jack_Bauer]

Anyone else play this game? I can't beat my previous best time and I'm wondering if it's because I suck or if it's because it's a pretty tough time to beat.
At the beginner level, my best is 19 seconds; at intermediate it's 44; and expert is 123. How is everyone else doing?

 

[LiveStrong]

i feel like i just walked through a time warp.

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

You should join the The No Idiots Allowed Minesweeper League.

 

[shotglass]

I think this was one of the top threads at SportsJournalists.com Fest '94. :

...hosted by Suzanne Vega.

 

[Jack_Bauer]

I have thought about the NIAML.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

i feel like i just walked through a time warp.

Le-e-e-e-et's do-o-o the ti-i-i-i-ime warp aga-a-a-a-ain!

 

[PeteyPirate]

39 seconds on intermediate

 

[pressboxer]

Beginner: 1 second (I just clicked once and that was it)
Intermediate: 36 seconds (don't waste time flagging the mines)
Expert: 329 seconds (needless to say, I don't play this level much)

 

[Songbird]

Never played it, but if it's Kaboom we're talking about with those rolling Atari joysticks, I'd dominate.

 

[loveyabye]

I'm so addicted to Minesweeper that I start playing it when I get a phone call. I've been addicted for nine years. My best time on this computer is 49 seconds on intermediate, but I haven't had a mouse for two years.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Beginner: 7
Intermediate: 53
Expert: 110

 

[KYSportsWriter]

wow

 

[clarkington]

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.

 

[HC]

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

And backgammon. (Hi, IJAG!)

 

[Flash]

It's all about the Pacman.

 

[Angola!]

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

And backgammon. (Hi, IJAG!)

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

 

[Angola!]

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

 

[Kritter47]

Beginner: 5 seconds
Intermediate: 47 seconds
Expert: 129 seconds

 

[HC]

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

And backgammon. (Hi, IJAG!)

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

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.

 

[Batman]

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