The playing field is a grid of covered squares with N mines laid out randomly. (N is the number displayed in the upper right corner of the Minesweep window.) The object of the game is fairly simple:
Uncover all of the squares which do not have mines behind them without 'stepping on' or uncovering a mine. If you do 'step' on a mine, you are dead and the game is over.
Fortunately, you have several tools to help you navigate and chart the minefield.
The first tool at you disposal is a mine detector. This device can count the number of mines around any square and display this number in the square. Since each square can have up to eight neighbors, the detector will generate a number between zero and eight. (It does not display a zero, however, it leaves a square without any mines next to it blank.)
The detector is activated by clicking on a covered square. If you uncover a square which hides a mine, the detector (and you) is blown to bits and it will not function.
