Minesweeper online, against a friend

The old Windows classic, now with a rival

Minesweeper is the puzzle that came with every Windows computer: a grid of covered tiles, a number of hidden mines, and numbers that tell you how many mines touch each square. Open every safe tile without hitting a mine. On your own it is a quiet puzzle. Against a friend on the same field it is a race.

On BeatMe you pick the level, play your field and send the link. Your friend gets the exact same minefield, with the same safe opening, so the only difference is skill and speed. You see each other’s progress while you play, and both fields once you are both done.

Minesweeper tips

• A 1 in a corner is a gift. If a 1 touches only one covered tile, that tile is a mine. Flag it.
• Count down. When a number already has all its mines flagged, every other tile around it is safe.
• Learn the 1-2-1. Along a wall, the pattern 1-2-1 means the mines are next to the two 1s, not next to the 2.
• Use chording. Tapping a satisfied number opens all its neighbours at once, the fastest move in the game.
• Don’t guess early. Guessing costs nothing until it costs everything. Look for a sure tile first.

Fair for both players

The mines stay on our server, so nobody can find them in the page. Both players start from the same safe opening, so there is no first-click luck, and the clock is measured by the server. Your friend’s field stays hidden until you have both finished, because it would show where the mines are.