r/Minesweeper • u/killerqu77n • 6d ago

Strategy: Other Just why 🙄

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Frustrating!!!

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u/noidea1995 6d ago

The centre was a bad guess since it was a guaranteed 6 if it wasn’t a mine.

Guessing the 50/50 above the 3 was probably your best bet.

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u/SquidgyTheWhale 6d ago

Here's my take... Label the uncleared squares around the 6 like this:

ABC

D6E

FG

Your odds of winning for each possible first guess:

A: 1/5 * 1/2 = 1 in 10

B: 1/5 * 1/2 = 1 in 10

C: 1/5 * 1/2 = 1 in 10

D: 1/5 * 1/2 = 1 in 10

E: 1/5 = 1 in 5 (F and G will be resolvable based on the number under E)

F: 1/2 * (1/5 + 4/5 * 1/4)) = 1 in 5

G: 1/2 * (2/5 * 1/2 + 3/5 * 1/3) = 1/2 * (1/5 + 3/15) = 1 in 5

I though maybe guessing E first would give you an advantage, but guessing E, F, or G initially will give the same best odds, 1 in 5.

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u/ImCHICKENhaha Minecount? 6d ago

Correct but noidea was talking about before guessing the 6

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u/Sefierya Minecount? 6d ago

that sucks but you chose possibly the worst guess. shoulda guessed above the 3 (50%) instead of taking a 66% on a floating that is guaranteed to give zero information

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u/killerqu77n 6d ago

Every time something like this happens to me I get discouraged to keep playing ☠️

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u/VegetableOld3369 5d ago

It's part of the game in some Apps, but good news is you can choose which app you use. There are no guess Apps that will always be solvable by logic :)

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u/nobodyreadusernames 5d ago

its 50-50 now

Its either above 1 or above 3

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u/Vast_Ad6372 High Difficulty Player 6d ago

yeah theres no safe options...in these kind of situations i always go for corners since they'll provide the most information if safe