Minesweeper Help, Guides and Answers
Choose a guide by task: learn the controls, prove a pattern, understand 3BV and efficiency, or check how this site's rankings and game modes work.
New term? Check the Minesweeper glossary
for simple definitions of 3BV, chording, efficiency, frontiers and 50/50s.
Browse Help Topics
Gameplay
Steuerung, Chording, Ranglisten-Scoring und wie die Spiel-Engine funktioniert.
Muster
Häufige Minenkonfigurationen und logische Deduktion Schritt für Schritt.
Effizienz
3BV, 3BV/s, and efficiency percentage - understanding and improving your performance metrics.
Trophäen
How trophies are earned across 10 categories, the thresholds, and how they build your rank.
Ränge
The full rank ladder from Novice to Apex and how trophies move you up it.
Website-Regeln
Plattformregeln, Fair-Play-Politik und Konsequenzen von Regelverstößen.
Videos
Tutorial-Videos, Weltrekordläufe und Strategieanalysen für alle Levels.
Ressourcen
Tools, Communities und Referenzen für kompetitive Minesweeper-Spieler.
Minesweeper FAQ
Quick answers: how to play, what numbers mean, chording, 3BV, no-guessing mode, and more.
Kurzreferenz
- Linksklick zum Enthüllen einer Zelle. Rechtsklick zum Setzen oder Entfernen einer Flagge. Chord (klicke auf eine enthüllte Zahl, wenn alle angrenzenden Minen geflaggt sind) zum Massenrühlen sicherer Zellen.
- 3BV/s (Bechtel's Board Benchmark Value per second) divides measured board value by solve time, adding workload context to raw seconds.
- Der Ohne-Raten-Modus generiert Felder, die ausschließlich durch Logik lösbar sind. Jede Zelle kann deduziert werden – zu keinem Zeitpunkt ist Raten erforderlich.
- Your rank is driven by your total trophy score across 10 categories - from Novice at 0 trophies up to Apex at 1,200+. Trophies never decrease when you lose.
- Visit the Website Rules page for the full fair play policy and behaviour guidelines.
Keep learning
- New player? Start with the 1-1 rule guide and the number meanings chart.
- Ready to get faster? Read the Minesweeper Pattern Bible and the chording guide.
- Want to measure your play? The Minesweeper tools work out the 3BV of a board and tell you how good your time really is.
- Prefer company? Race someone head to head in multiplayer Minesweeper.
- Jump in on the ranked Minesweeper board, or browse the how to play FAQ.