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- XMINE(1) XMINE(1)
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- NAME
- xmine - identify mines in a mine field without getting
- blown up
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- SYNOPSIS
- xmine
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- DESCRIPTION
- _x_m_i_n_e is an X11-based version of the popular PC game
- Minesweeper. The object is to place flags on mines on the
- game board without exposing them. If you expose a mine,
- it "explodes" and the game ends. Exposed mines appear as
- black capital "M" characters.
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- To begin, click the first mouse button anywhere on the
- field. A series of numbers will be revealed. The number
- in each square corresponds to the number of mines that
- border that square, including diagonals. Squares that do
- not border mines are empty.
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- Once you have determined the location of a mine, flag it
- by clicking with the third mouse button. Flags appear as
- capital "X" characters which are red on color displays.
- Once you have marked all the mines surrounding a number,
- click the middle mouse button to reveal the contents of
- the un-mined squares surrounding it. If you flag a mine
- incorrectly and force an unflagged mine to be revealed,
- the game ends.
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- The number at the top left of the game board displays the
- number of mines left for you to identify. At the top
- right is a timer that indicates the number of seconds for
- which the game has been running. High scores are achieved
- by having the fastest time for a skill level.
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- There are four levels of game play: beginner, intermedi-
- ate, expert, and custom, set using the Game menu. For
- each level, the number of mines and the size of the board
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- beginner
- has 10 mines in an 8x8 board.
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- intermediate
- has 40 mines in a 16x16 board.
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- expert
- has 99 mines in a 16x39 board.
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- custom
- allows you to specify your own board dimensions and
- number of mines.
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- If you choose Marks [?] from the Game menu, you may place
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- question marks on squares by clicking twice with the third
- mouse button. Although they may be helpful for deducing
- the location of mines, they are not treated as flagged
- mines when you click with the middle mouse button on a
- numbered square.
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- AUTHOR
- Paul Falstad
- Manual entry written by Linda Branagan.
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