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Mines - guessing required #674

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RandomNameTag opened this issue Nov 29, 2024 · 2 comments
Open

Mines - guessing required #674

RandomNameTag opened this issue Nov 29, 2024 · 2 comments
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bug Fails to work as advertised or fails to meet most people's expectations

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@RandomNameTag
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Describe the bug
Mines game is supposed to be set so that no guessing is required. In the game i played, i reached a point where guessing is required (see printscreen)

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Expected behavior
Sufficient clues should be provided so that no guessing is required to progress

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Version 2024-03-29-2245-fd304c53

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@RandomNameTag RandomNameTag added the bug Fails to work as advertised or fails to meet most people's expectations label Nov 29, 2024
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doopl commented Nov 29, 2024

You can use the fact that there are 8 safe squares remaining to proceed with the puzzle. If you like I will explain how.

@SteffenBauer
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I also think this should be solvable:

  • There are 9 uncovered mines left.
  • Exactly 1 mine must be in one of the two uncovered squares to the right of the 3/1 at the very top right
  • Exactly two mines must be somewhere around the six uncovered squares around the 3 (the one with one marked mine directly above it)
  • Exactly two mines must be somewhere around the five uncovered squares around the 4 (the one with two marked mines directly below it)

So we know that in these uncovered squares there must be exactly 5 mines.

And it just happens that there are additionally exactly 4 more uncovered squares left (the four squares in a straight vertical line between the 3 and the 5 at the left of the big uncovered area). Means: These 4 squares must all have a mine and can be marked.

The rest of the puzzle should be trivial to solve from this point on.

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