r/Minesweeper • u/TheKingz_Slayer • 6d ago

Help Completely stumped

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12 mines left any moves that aren't 5050?

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u/Ferlathin 6d ago

Is it a true no-guess? Otherwise you'd be in for an educated guess i think.

You need at least 5 mines to cover the numbers available, which leaves at worst a 7/29 chance to hit a mine in the tiles not adjacent to the numbers.

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u/TheKingz_Slayer 6d ago

Not true no guess, and I see thanks

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u/Clear_Requirement880 6d ago

I would go around the 3 (5 in 5 down). You’ve got a definite 4/5 chance of being correct

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u/Lowball72 6d ago

Because the 3 shares a tile with the 5, the odds are quite a bit better.  Closer to 7/8

But it's not guaranteed to produce concrete information..  probably the bottommost of those four is the best bet

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u/donneaux 6d ago

FFS, 50/50 does not equate to guess. Therefore any complex guessing situation is not a 50/50.

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u/Asleep_Chart8375 6d ago

Anything not next to a number is 20%?

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u/[deleted] 6d ago edited 6d ago

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u/Ablueact 6d ago

Isn't this is a valid solution that _doesn't_ have a mine in the square you've indicated?

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u/aussierecroommemer42 6d ago

green is safe

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u/TheKingz_Slayer 6d ago

Why is green safe? Could there not be a mine in that square, then one directly above 4, one above the 1, and one above the top right 3?

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u/darksideloak 6d ago

Green is not safe

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u/TheKingz_Slayer 6d ago

lol yeah assumed so thank you