Mine Sweeper (A Free Game for Kindle)

by Amazon Digital Services

Product Description

Do you enjoy puzzle games? With Mine Sweeper you must use your deductive powers in a race against time to quickly clear a minefield.

The objective of Mine Sweeper is to find all of the mines that are hidden on the game grid. When you uncover a location on the grid, the number of mines adjacent to that location is revealed. The game ends when you have successfully identified all the mines and uncovered all the unoccupied locations - or, when you inadvertently uncover a location that contains a mine. The clock is ticking, so challenge yourself to go faster and faster with each game.

The Kindle version of Mine Sweeper contains 3 different grid sizes for various levels of difficulty and thousands of different puzzles for almost endless variety. If you are new to Mine Sweeper, turning on "Tips" will provide helpful hints to get you started.

Exercise and challenge your deductive powers with Mine Sweeper.

Product Details

• Version: 1.1 (What's new in version 1.1)
• Release Date: September 16, 2011
• File Size: 547 kB
• Language: English
• Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B003P3BCVA
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher License: Read
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (190 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #858 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

74 of 80 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Yet Another Addictive Game October 15, 2010

By Michael Gallagher HALL OF FAMETOP 10 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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I really didn't need this - while not as addictive to me as the Kindle version of Scrabble (at least not yet)- after playing it several times I see it as yet another thing that is going to take me away from reading on my Kindle <sigh>.

If you are familiar with the Windows version of Minesweeper, you will quickly grasp how to play as they are very similar. Mark where you think a mine is with the "A" key and click the 5-way button to expose the block to see if you are correct or not. I failed a few times by pushing the wrong key, but that was my fault and not the game's fault.

I'm glad to see Amazon is easing us in to the apps world with these free offerings, and wonder what will be next? Hey, this is free - why not download it and try it today?

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars But for the Kindle cursor... October 27, 2010

By George Angus

Amazon Verified Purchase

Okay folks. If you like playing Minesweeper on your PC, you will recognize this game when you get it for your Kindle. The operations are the same and it can be just as challenging.

If you have any hopes of besting your PC times at any of the levels, you will be disappointed. Using the dreaded cursor on the Kindle, it takes a bit to move around. Of course, an added element of excitement comes into play because you never know when the Kindle is going to interpret a cursor "move" as a cursor "push" blasting you out of existance.

Not as much fun as EveryWord but it is a free download so you can't beat that.

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Minesweeper implementation well geared towards Kindle interface October 15, 2010

By Joel Avrunin TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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I have been a MineSweeper aficionado for many years, so I was naturally skeptical to see that there was an implementation of MineSweeper for the Kindle. Without a touchscreen or mouse interface, could the game be as playable as I always remember it in Windows? I can assure you that the game is not only playable, but quite enjoyable.

There are 3 levels-easy, medium, and hard-each of which picks the number of squares. Squares get much smaller on the hard setting, but they are still quite easily visible. You use the 5-way switch to move around the screen and select squares to look for mines. Just like in classic MineSweeper, you will get a number indicating the quantity of surrounding mines. You can use the "A" key to mark suspect mines or push "A" twice for a question mark. If you have marked all suspect mines, you can also click "Z" on an already revealed number to automatically check all surrounding mines. If you've marked the suspect mines correctly, all of the squares around the number will be instantly "clicked". This "Z" feature makes gameplay a lot faster on a device without any sort of pointable interface (like a mouse or touchscreen). It's a great idea and addition to the gameplay.

The game also loads fast and seems to be very stable so far---no crashes or hangups on my Kindle3.

Amazon is offering this game for free, but I would gladly pay a few bucks for it as well. Definitely worth the download!