How do you win/play minesweeper?
The help file wasnt very good
The numbers show how many bombs are in the 8 squares surrounding that square.
More in depth explanation:
Picture 1: The First Click
Looking at the 1's above and to the left of the 3, we can see that there is a bomb
directly to the right and below the 3 because, each '1' is only touching 1 square,
meaning it has to be a bomb.
Picture 2: First Flags
Flag the knows bombs.
We can see that only 2 bombs have been found near the 3.
We can also see that there is only 1 square near it that hasn't been flaged. It must be a bomb.
Picture 3: 3rd Is Free
Flag the 3rd bomb.
Looking at the '1' to the left of bomb below '3', we can see that it is already
touching the 1 bomb that is near it, so we can safely click the square to the
lower-right of it. The same can be said for the square to the right of the bomb on the right of the 3.
Picture 4: No Bombs
Look at the 2 '2's that we just uncovered. They are already touching 2 bombs each,
meaning that all the remaining squares around them are safe, click them.
Picture 5: Same As Above
Picture 6: On Your Own
Clicking one of the squares below the 2 revealed several more empty squares.
Looking that what is left, can you figure out any more of the puzzle?
Hope that helps you to get started.