Mark a square with a question mark because you are unsure whether or not it contains a mine
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Press the ? key.
A question mark appears in the square.
Remove a question mark | Press the ENTER key. |
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Automatically uncover the squares around a safe square or flagged square when you’ve located all the mines surrounding it
Press the ENTER key.
Note If you haven’t correctly flagged all the mines surrounding the selected square, nothing happens when you press the ENTER key.
View a hint | Press the h key. |
| Note If you view a hint during a game and then you |
| win the game, your score is not eligible for the Best |
| Times list. |
Tips
Use these tips to get started:
1Select the Options button, and then select the game type as Classical and the level of difficulty as Beginner.
2Uncover squares at random until you uncover one or more squares with a number 1 that can have a mine in only one square surrounding it.
3Flag the squares that contain the mines.
4Select a square that contains a 1 and touches a flagged square, and press the ENTER key to automatically uncover all the surrounding cells.
5Continue to automatically uncover surrounding cells where you know there are no more mines.
If you need help, highlight a square and press the h key. A hint appears in the status bar.
Note If you view a hint during a game and then you win the game, your score is not eligible for the Best Times list.
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