It's simple, but it forces you to think! You'll also get the option of selecting a difficulty level, which will determine how large the playing field is and how many mines are in it. This is pretty much all you need to know about the game. If you click on a square that becomes blank, all of the blank squares in that area of the playing field (and some numbered squares connected to it) will automatically be uncovered, so the game can progress rather quickly. Instead, you crave those numbers, which will help determine where your flags should go. You don't want to hit a mine, or else the game is over. But how will you know where to place them? By left-clicking certain squares (as more of a slightly randomized process), you will uncover one of three things: 1) a blank square, which tells you that there are no mines adjacent to that square 2) a square with a number on it, which informs you of how many mines are adjacent to that particular square or, sadly, 3) a mine. You'll need to try and place a flag on every square where you think a mine is located by right-clicking on that square. You are given a field of squares and a certain number of mines to find.

That sentiment would be true in real life, but because it's only a computer game, we can take a deep breath and dive in without fear. But what IS Minesweeper? It sounds dangerous. yes, that's it! Play a few rounds of Minesweeper! There's a game of 3D Pinball, but that would make so many space-age noises that you would get caught immediately. You COULD attempt Spider Solitaire, but only the most elite of the elite solitaire enthusiasts know what to do there. There's the all-important Solitaire, but the boss is getting suspicious of all the splashes of green rectangles and Kingly faces upon everyone's workstation monitors, so that possibility is struck off the list. In the Games menu, you are provided with a small array of options. Whenever things are slow at the office, or your inbox is melancholy with sheer emptiness, that's when you head down to the classic Windows Start Menu in search of entertainment. This review goes out to everyone who has ever been feeling particularly bored at work, suffering from that all-too-well-known workplace ennui.

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