The game Minesweeper is one of the more insidious time wasters available to users of Windows-based computers. It's easy to become addicted to this seemingly simple solitaire game, in which strategy, logic, and luck add up to a potent, mind-teasing mixture.
Larger boards are also available.
To uncover a square, the player clicks on it with the left mouse button. If the square harbors a mine, the player loses. It's clear, for example, that finding a square numbered 8 means that all eight adjacent squares contain mines. If the square remains blank, there are no mines in the surrounding squares. To mark a square suspected of containing a mine, the player clicks on it with the right mouse button, putting a little flag on the square.