Resources

A curated list of tools, communities, and references for competitive Minesweeper players — from pattern libraries to live ranking databases.

Competitive Platforms

Minesweeper Online

One of the longest-running competitive Minesweeper platforms with a large global player base and historical records.

Minesweeper.net

World rankings database tracking verified times across multiple competitive platforms.

Strategy & Learning

Our built-in reference for the most common mine configurations — 1-2-1, 1-2-2-1, edge patterns, and more.

Efficiency Guide (3BV/s)

Understand the 3BV metric, how IOE is calculated, and what separates good players from elite ones.

Reddit community for sharing PBs, asking strategy questions, and discussing Minesweeper theory with thousands of players.

Tools

Stats Calculator

Analyse your game logs to calculate average 3BV/s, best splits, efficiency trends, and improvement rate over time.

Simon Tatham's Mines

An open-source Minesweeper variant that generates provably solvable boards — great for studying No-Guessing logic.

On Minesweeper.now

Jump straight into a ranked game and start climbing the leaderboard.

See the top players globally and by difficulty for Standard and NG modes.

Trophies & Ranks

Learn how the trophy system works and what each rank requires.

Current season standings — a fresh ladder every season for new competitors.

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