How to Play Minesweeper on Any Device: PC, Mac, Mobile, and Chromebook
How revealing and flagging differ across PC, Mac, trackpad, touchscreen, and keyboard, with a focused guide for each device. Works in any browser, no download.
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Minesweeper Controls for Mac, Mobile, Chromebook and Keyboard
The rules of Minesweeper never change, but the two actions you need - revealing a cell and flagging one - are performed differently on every device. A trackpad has no second button, a touchscreen has no hover, and a 60% keyboard has no function row. These guides cover each platform on its own terms, including the ones with restrictions you cannot change, such as a managed school Chromebook.
The two actions, on every device
| Desktop mouse | Left click reveals, right click flags, both buttons together chord. This is the setup every speed technique assumes. |
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| Trackpad and Mac | Right-click exists but is off by default on some machines. Two-finger tap on a trackpad, or hold Control and click on any Mac. |
| Touchscreen | Tap reveals and a long press flags. There is no hover, so chording usually is not available and precision matters more than speed. |
| Keyboard only | Arrow keys move a cursor, Spacebar or Enter reveals, F or Ctrl flags, R or F2 restarts. Your hand never leaves its position. |
| School Chromebook | The browser version needs no download, no install and no admin rights, which is why it works where installed games are blocked. |
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Choose the guide that matches your setup: learn the browser controls, compare Google's version, then open a custom board on this device.