MineSeeker Game Rules
MineSeeker is a real-time 1v1 twist on the classic minesweeper formula. Two players — Red and Blue — race over the same hidden minefield, taking turns to hunt the mines. Each mine you detonate is claimed in your colour and scores a point. The first player to claim the majority of the mines wins.
1. The Board
- The playing field is a 16×16 grid of covered cells.
- 51 mines are hidden randomly across the board at the start of each match.
- Every non-mine cell displays a number indicating how many of its eight neighbours contain a mine — these numbers are your clues. Cells with no adjacent mines are empty.
2. Turn Order
- Players alternate turns. On your turn the status bar reads “It is your turn! Make a move”; while you wait it reads “Your buddy is making a move”.
- On your turn you must perform exactly one action: reveal a cell, flag/unflag a cell, or deploy your bomb.
- If you hit a mine, you keep your turn and may click again. Your turn only ends when you reveal a safe cell (or use your bomb).
3. Revealing Cells
- Left-click a covered cell to reveal it.
- Revealing a numbered cell just uncovers the clue — no points are awarded — and your turn ends.
- Revealing an empty cell triggers a flood-fill that opens all connected empty cells and their numbered borders in a single move. Flood-fill will never step onto a mine, so empty-area sweeps are always safe.
- Right-click a covered cell to place a flag where you suspect a mine. Flagged cells cannot be revealed until unflagged.
4. Claiming Mines & Scoring
- Clicking a mine is the goal of the game, not a failure. The mine is marked with your colour’s flag and scores one point for you.
- You keep the turn and may click again — rack up a streak while you’re hot.
- Your turn only ends when you finally reveal a safe cell (or deploy your bomb).
5. The Bomb
- Each player carries one bomb per match.
- Detonating your bomb clears a 5×5 blast radius (25 cells) around the target. Every mine inside the radius is claimed for your colour and adds to your score. Numbered cells in the radius are also revealed.
- The bomb consumes your turn and can only be used once. Save it for a dense patch of suspected mines to burst ahead on the scoreboard.
6. Winning the Match
A match ends in one of three ways:
- Majority reached — the first player to claim more than half of the mines (26 of 51) wins immediately.
- A player resigns — the remaining player wins.
- Draw — if neither player reaches the majority and scores end up equal, the match is recorded as a draw.
7. Playing as a Guest
No account is required to play. Just open the game, share the match link with a friend, and play. Guest matches are not saved to a history and carry no stats.
Registered User Privileges
Creating a free account unlocks everything the guest experience leaves behind. Registration takes under a minute and your email is only used for account recovery.
1. Persistent Game History
- Every match you play is recorded with timestamps, the full move list, the final grid, and your opponent’s name.
- Replay past battles cell-by-cell and share them with a public UUID link so friends can watch your finest detonations.
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2. Player Statistics
- Total games, wins, losses, and draws.
- Win rate percentage, average score, personal best score, and total mines hit.
- A 6-month trend dashboard charting wins, losses, and draws per month.
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3. Profile & Identity
- Upload a custom avatar that appears next to your username on the board and in the shared battles.
- Your username is reserved — no one else can take it.
4. Account Security
- Two-factor authentication (TOTP): Protect your account with an authenticator app and a set of one-time backup codes.
- WebAuthn passkeys: Register one or more hardware/biometric security keys for passwordless sign-in.
- A dedicated Security dashboard to manage backup codes, review registered credentials, and rotate them at any time.
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5. Shareable Battle Pages
- Each recorded match gets a public page with both players’ names, avatars, final scores, the outcome, and a compact summary of how it played out.
- Perfect for proving that impossible last-turn comeback.
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