The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Minesweeper

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  • čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
  • Minesweeper website (World of Minesweeper): minesweeper.online
    My Twitch: / dardhong
    Patterns guide: • Minesweeper Patterns G...
    Apologies for any of the poor audio!
    00:00 Introduction
    00:21 How to play
    01:37 Starting a game
    03:51 Clearing using chording
    06:29 Game walkthrough
    10:43 Luck in minesweeper
    11:40 Patterns
    14:58 Reduction
    16:11 Progressing
    16:29 Outro

Komentáře • 137

  • @alexx7447
    @alexx7447 Před 2 lety +469

    Alternative title: how to pick up girls with pure brainpower

    • @yeah8598
      @yeah8598 Před 2 lety +4

      Lol

    • @encolumned
      @encolumned Před 2 lety +14

      Hasn't worked... yet..

    • @cowbro3011
      @cowbro3011 Před 2 lety +22

      @@encolumned clearly you just need to get better lmaooo

    • @BluExtaByte
      @BluExtaByte Před 2 lety +6

      @@cowbro3011 you need to get better

    • @ough.
      @ough. Před 2 lety +4

      @@BluExtaByte True. We don’t accept any of such insults so I respect this as justice.

  • @lePirateMan
    @lePirateMan Před 2 lety +317

    Figuring out patterns by yourself is one of the most satisfying things in the game

  • @Sanjeev2100
    @Sanjeev2100 Před 2 lety +384

    Finishes the game playing 420 seconds. Neat

  • @hyunwhanjoe3477
    @hyunwhanjoe3477 Před rokem +15

    I actually had no idea how to play Minesweeper and just by watching this video I was able to beat an 9x9 board for the first time in like 25 years lol. Now I just need to learn the basic rules of Solitaire...

  • @octi4684
    @octi4684 Před rokem +49

    respect for my dude winning in exactly 420 seconds

    • @IVeryMuchHateYouTubeHandles
      @IVeryMuchHateYouTubeHandles Před 7 měsíci

      Imagine if he was a horrible human being. Still "respect"?

    • @octi4684
      @octi4684 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@IVeryMuchHateCZcamsHandleswhat does that have to do with anything, i wrote this a year ago

    • @EpicFurbynerd76YO
      @EpicFurbynerd76YO Před 7 měsíci

      Agreeing with OP, but some people do mindlessly say "respect to (insert person) for (insert horrible thing)"

  • @r3venga567
    @r3venga567 Před rokem +6

    I learned how to play mine sweeper on my own. Trial and error, learning how some of the patterns work on my own. I just randomly figured out how to play in class one day, and when anyone sees me play I have to explain to them. It’s 2023. I didn’t know how mine sweeper worked back then so I understand, but explaining it over and over sucks 😭

  • @marnmalue9135
    @marnmalue9135 Před 3 měsíci +4

    THANK YOU... I was playing it randomly and just barely picked up on what to do, but I ended up losing with one square left. I was so devastated that I decided to finally face my childhood hatred of Minesweeper, and now I'm having a blast. :)

  • @andrewhubbard4043
    @andrewhubbard4043 Před 2 lety +57

    Probably my favorite pattern is the new 1-1 that shows up at 13:33. The top 1 says there's one in 2 cells, and the bottom says there's one in 5, so the bottom 3 are free. Often there's another 1, so you get a nice 2x3 behind a wall of pairs.
    That and solving an apparent corner 2x2 50-50 with a mine count of 1.

  • @Rzra
    @Rzra Před 2 lety +14

    i had no idea chording exists until i see minesweeper speedruns

  • @blaze_tron8241
    @blaze_tron8241 Před 2 lety +42

    I am a minesweeper professional. I do not show my scores online. But this totorial got me really good and got my best run at 36 seconds 9x10 board. Corner ones are ez tho. If any of you see this. Keep going you will prefect this classic.

    • @pukkss
      @pukkss Před 2 lety +4

      correct me if I’m wrong but wouldn’t profesional have a sub 5 second run as his best on a 9x10 board?

    • @ziquaftynny9285
      @ziquaftynny9285 Před rokem

      @@pukkss It is a stupid troll

    • @blaze8862
      @blaze8862 Před rokem +11

      @@pukkss I have a feeling he just means he's decent at the game, anyone with world record potential probably wouldn't be watching a video like that

    • @plushiewolf222
      @plushiewolf222 Před rokem

      9x10 is barely bigger than a beginner game
      and i have a 5 sec beginer game

  • @pushpraj10
    @pushpraj10 Před 2 lety +12

    This video randomly popped up on my recommendations... Always wanted to learn how to play this, very nice explanation... Now will play this...

  • @THEVILLAIN___
    @THEVILLAIN___ Před rokem +12

    thank you man I just beat my first minesweeper game just using your advice and strategies now I can pass the time with minesweeper

  • @samblehhhhh
    @samblehhhhh Před 2 lety +3

    Bro I freaking love minesweeper. There was like a whole month in my life where I could literally only think of minesweeper

  • @intensebreadexperience559

    Woah, using reduction finally makes expert possible, thank you so much

  • @twistanturnu529
    @twistanturnu529 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thank you so much. A game I play is having an event that requires you to play minesweeper and I'm notoriously awful at it, so this has been amazingly helpful!!!

  • @MisterVercetti
    @MisterVercetti Před rokem +1

    I've been playing this game for years and never knew about chording. You learn something new every day.

  • @oneeternity4329
    @oneeternity4329 Před 2 lety +12

    Just want to get better at minesweeper recently and stumbled upon your channel. Love your video mate!!

  • @dulvab9968
    @dulvab9968 Před 2 lety +5

    For some reason the minesweeper community is active and nice,

  • @x_.Kur0
    @x_.Kur0 Před 11 měsíci +3

    THANK YOU FOR THIS!! I SERIOUSLY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND ANY OTHER TUTORIAL-

  • @lifesisdeath
    @lifesisdeath Před rokem

    Thank you this was the only video of many I went through trying to find a good explanation

  • @sheepcommander_
    @sheepcommander_ Před rokem +2

    Thanks for the patterns at 14:15 !!
    I've actually gotten sub 3 mins on Expert, aiming for sub2, and I never knew half of those patterns ;-; kinda insane, will definitely spend more time looking for patterns now

  • @norb3695
    @norb3695 Před rokem +5

    This shit is addicting once you learn how to play it

  • @timfischer8165
    @timfischer8165 Před 2 lety +15

    new queens gambit looks lit

  • @mikko5471
    @mikko5471 Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you so much, now I can have fun playing this game!

  • @OGPimpin
    @OGPimpin Před rokem

    Dude you are AWESOME for this! Thank you so much!

  • @antirogue825
    @antirogue825 Před 5 měsíci +1

    i really needed this guide, thanks!

  • @souryacharanbolisetty3081
    @souryacharanbolisetty3081 Před 7 měsíci +2

    wow u r the best, i learned this game very quickly just by this video alone, thanks man :)

  • @AM2.2010
    @AM2.2010 Před 10 měsíci +1

    only video that helped me learn to play minesweepeer, thank you!

  • @Migweegin
    @Migweegin Před rokem +1

    Very helpful video! Thank you

  • @Liya-vo8nt
    @Liya-vo8nt Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you bro. It is so useful to me.❤❤

  • @tommyvercetti1111
    @tommyvercetti1111 Před 2 lety

    Useful video. Great job u did on making us understand.

  • @alize289
    @alize289 Před 2 lety +1

    finishes the gameplay and tutorial in 420 seconds. no smoking!

  • @MilkCurdler
    @MilkCurdler Před rokem +1

    thank you so much! i got my first win because of you

  • @maheshdesai4577
    @maheshdesai4577 Před 2 lety +5

    Learn this helped a lot

  • @valentinoguerriero2647
    @valentinoguerriero2647 Před rokem +1

    INLOVE THE 1-2-2-1 pattern it so funnn

  • @ngaourapahoe
    @ngaourapahoe Před 7 měsíci

    Congrats !

  • @darwinyuson4311
    @darwinyuson4311 Před 24 dny

    This is the only tutorial I understand

  • @maormoshe2084
    @maormoshe2084 Před rokem +1

    amazing video you just got a sub

  • @firzy047
    @firzy047 Před 2 lety +2

    1st time playing Expert 10 minutes
    Neat

  • @kyanoang3l0_old
    @kyanoang3l0_old Před rokem

    Is there like an offline version of/alternative to World of Minesweeper? The closest I've found is Simon Tatham's version, but there's still luck involved on that sometimes.

    • @DardHong
      @DardHong  Před rokem

      From what I know, there should never be luck involved in Simon Tatham's version.
      If you're looking for an offline PC alternative, arbiter is the most used original minesweeper clone, from what I know (Although missing some quality of life stuff IMO). If you're looking for no guess, I'm not sure for PC.
      There's a couple of mobile apps that you can get to play offline and with no guess, if that interests you

  • @Lifesaver7741
    @Lifesaver7741 Před 2 měsíci

    Hey if I’m not mistaken is the background in the video the cover for Vessels 2.0 by Starset?

    • @DardHong
      @DardHong  Před 2 měsíci

      Yessir

    • @Lifesaver7741
      @Lifesaver7741 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Dude that’s awesome, also props for replying to comments on a 2 year old video lol

  • @thedrunkv1king617
    @thedrunkv1king617 Před 6 měsíci

    ty so much

  • @marty484
    @marty484 Před 2 lety

    this man got a 420 on his run and he properly did it

  • @mountaindew50
    @mountaindew50 Před 2 lety +8

    my brain just expanded by 300 percent

  • @PrivatA.
    @PrivatA. Před 5 měsíci

    i slowly understood but i still gotta learn

  • @AgentLayla526
    @AgentLayla526 Před 2 lety +1

    Hardly related, but isn't the background your using the album art for Starset's Vessels 2.0?

  • @rockmars1337
    @rockmars1337 Před rokem

    nice vid

  • @NathalieJoeri
    @NathalieJoeri Před 5 měsíci

    Thanks for this, ive won 3 rounds since ive watched this (before i watched i never won)

  • @cubefromblender
    @cubefromblender Před rokem +1

    10:35 perfect time

  • @VoltyDLT
    @VoltyDLT Před 2 lety

    i got 32s, thank you :D

  • @RitzMatt
    @RitzMatt Před 2 lety +1

    Hey, Have you tried the game called Demoncrawl..? Its an roguelite minesweeper game.. and I'm addicted to it.

  • @gregorymiller2043
    @gregorymiller2043 Před 2 lety +5

    As a minesweeper enjoyer and holder of a 29 second normal run in the google version, I can say that if you want to speed run this game to any capacity, sometimes luck is unavoidable as otherwise you would spend too much time figuring out logic. It’s rough, but that’s just the minesweeper life.

  • @maheshdesai4577
    @maheshdesai4577 Před 2 lety +1

    Yay

  • @Tumanus
    @Tumanus Před rokem +1

    With your advice I've beaten minesweeper in 45 seconds

  • @jasa_m7990
    @jasa_m7990 Před rokem

    How can one minimize the occurance of 50/50s on expert?

  • @markix124
    @markix124 Před 2 lety

    The sacred texts!

  • @austinbale3289
    @austinbale3289 Před 2 lety +2

    plot twist: he timed it 10:27 420 :)

  • @Dragonyy-sb51
    @Dragonyy-sb51 Před 3 měsíci

    my fav pattern is any number in corners, so that there's 1 guaranteed mine.

  • @deamon6681
    @deamon6681 Před rokem

    2:00 Why are the corners better? Is there a statistical reasoning behind it?

    • @DardHong
      @DardHong  Před rokem +1

      You want to find an opening to start the game, which means all of the surrounding cells have to be a non-mine. Clicking in the corner means there's only 3 chances to be a mine, compared to clicking in the middle for example where there would be 8

  • @SebastianSeth
    @SebastianSeth Před rokem

    Just a question, why world of minesweeper changed to minesweeper online?

  • @redcrewmate1813
    @redcrewmate1813 Před rokem +1

    10:20 420 SECONDS NO WAY

  • @kira1452
    @kira1452 Před rokem

    im high as fuck and having the giggles of my life rn

  • @abirhasan643
    @abirhasan643 Před 2 lety +3

    ohk

  • @the_marketplace407
    @the_marketplace407 Před 2 lety

    Me getting distracted by the vessels 2.0 cover in the background

  • @Joseph-s
    @Joseph-s Před 2 lety

    I watched one tutorial
    Forgot about it and then out of nothing i realized minesweeper was easy

  • @m3nny125
    @m3nny125 Před 2 lety +9

    Dude, CHORDING IS SO OP, ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE WITH IT

    • @Bob-kerman789
      @Bob-kerman789 Před rokem

      There is times where I just chord into a bomb I'm not doing this right am I.

  • @Banus-
    @Banus- Před 2 lety

    What do the 2s represent?

    • @DardHong
      @DardHong  Před 2 lety

      1 = 1 mine in any of the squares around it, 2 = 2 mines in any of the squares around it, etc

    • @Banus-
      @Banus- Před 2 lety

      @@DardHong thanks, its a pretty hard game ngl

  • @wannormackhatee80
    @wannormackhatee80 Před 2 lety

    Anyone gonna talk about the time on the second game?

  • @HYE7lol
    @HYE7lol Před rokem

    thank you so much im a pro? now

  • @kwobuk
    @kwobuk Před 2 lety

    I figured how yo play myself.

  • @JustAPersonWhoComments
    @JustAPersonWhoComments Před 2 lety +3

    Imagine getting an 8 on your first game

    • @hosungryn9450
      @hosungryn9450 Před 2 lety +1

      somewhere, sometime, someone has probably got a 8 in their first game

  • @JosukeHigashikataReal
    @JosukeHigashikataReal Před 7 měsíci

    Brainpower

  • @franticranter
    @franticranter Před 2 lety

    Chording is much easier if you have a mouse, rather than one of those touch pad things that many laptops have

  • @WillMinesweeper-vc4zm
    @WillMinesweeper-vc4zm Před 7 měsíci

    Hi xilef

  • @Kurraga
    @Kurraga Před 2 lety +4

    Watching the first beginner game and cringing at the inefficient moves and wasted clicks but obviously it's not something that a new player should be expected to worry about.
    Going over tips for efficiency like that would probably be a good topic for a video aimed at intermediate/advanced players.

  • @Darkeyedbitch
    @Darkeyedbitch Před rokem

    I think I just made the world record for minesweeper on expert difficulty on accident I watched your video to help me understand the rules and I’ll beat your record. I’m sorry sincerely sorry😅

  • @um_idkw
    @um_idkw Před rokem

    if you don't watch this at 144p, you aren't a chad

  • @callme_A_K
    @callme_A_K Před rokem +1

    Huh, this game is supprisingly similar to hexcells

  • @ketamine1054
    @ketamine1054 Před rokem

    first easy ever in 111

  • @bee-uc2fm
    @bee-uc2fm Před rokem

    im surprised that people still play minesweeper

  • @TouringCarsAndStuff
    @TouringCarsAndStuff Před 2 lety

    i play a modernized version of minesweeper on android

  • @COSTNXD
    @COSTNXD Před 11 měsíci

    i finished beginner at 16 sec haha

  • @gLOWbalx
    @gLOWbalx Před rokem

    I managed to lose on the first click

  • @Night.02
    @Night.02 Před 8 měsíci

    13:00

  • @Banus-
    @Banus- Před 2 lety

    I’m so confused on what your going at

    • @BluExtaByte
      @BluExtaByte Před 2 lety

      Same

    • @yoro__33
      @yoro__33 Před 2 lety

      its really the best learning it yourself. it gets easier the more you play

  • @angelochao9691
    @angelochao9691 Před 2 lety

    I did it in 145 seconds huh

  • @prios7696
    @prios7696 Před 2 lety

    Lol i got 2 glitches under 5 minutes in that game)

  • @Smuckol789
    @Smuckol789 Před rokem

    I always thought it was a guessing game 😢

  • @minophilic6577
    @minophilic6577 Před 28 dny

    5 mins into the video, and I cant understand anymore. I don't want to learn this I would simply just learn Sudoku.

  • @mrbeech69
    @mrbeech69 Před 10 měsíci

    Minesweeper is harder than chess

  • @ziquaftynny9285
    @ziquaftynny9285 Před rokem

    That inefficient chording makes me cringe LOL

  • @theminesweeper8614
    @theminesweeper8614 Před rokem

    today's exercise
    czcams.com/video/VR4IXzwBm-Y/video.html

  • @sunflake_
    @sunflake_ Před rokem

    me : this is too hard let me just mark EVERY SINGLE TILE

  • @PWD__
    @PWD__ Před 2 lety +1

    I got a 48 seconds timer thanks to this video. I used google minesweeper tho.

    • @PWD__
      @PWD__ Před 2 lety

      Nevermind, got a 10 second timer btw it was on easy mode

  • @Stagnated541
    @Stagnated541 Před rokem

    I have score of 50th of minesweeper google version😎 (😭)

  • @russianweeb
    @russianweeb Před rokem

    f̷̩̜͚̤͇͔̿̋̓̐͜͝͝e̷̞͍̲̜̔̃́͝e̷̠̭͎̽̂̾̕d̷̛͈͊͌̌̊̔̏̊͂̔̚̚â̵̬̰͍̾̉ĺ̸̞͌̐͐̉̑̐̓͒̎̊̈͘͝g̸͌͋õ̴̡̯̥͔͓̙̪͓̫͓̞̞̣̜͓̅̀̑̉̒̋̇̄̐̋͝r̸̔̆̍į̶̨͓̗͚͚̳͉͕͚̝̪̳͍̲͌̈̊͗͛̎͌̌͒̏̒͋͘͝t̶̨̘͕̂̽̀̉͐̈́̎͌̌̿́̆̿h̴̡̥̺̤̳̘̳̜͈̝̤̱̾̐̽m̷͉͊̾̊̽̅́͋͋̍̂̋́̚̕͘