Minesweeper

Minesweeper is a computer-age logic classic from the 1980s: a hidden field of mines must be cleared square by square using only the numbers revealed at each step.

How it is played

from these counts the player deduces which neighbours are safe and marks the rest. Sure Sweep is the Arcforge version, built so that no board ever needs a guess.

Heritage note

A tradition shared by communities in many places.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today).