Classic Minesweeper — reveal every safe cell using the number hints. Don't tap a mine or it's game over.
A 7×7 board hides 8 mines.
Tap a cell to reveal it. The number shows how many mines are in the 8 adjacent cells.
Turn on "Flag" mode to mark suspected mines instead of revealing them.
Reveal all non-mine cells to win. Hit a mine and it's over. The first tap is always safe.
Because the first tap is always safe, open into the middle of the board rather than a corner — a central click is far more likely to clear a big empty region and hand you a cluster of number clues to reason from. From there, work the borders between revealed and hidden cells, where the numbers actually constrain what can be a mine.
The everyday breakthrough is the simple rule: if a number already touches exactly that many flagged or known mines, every other neighbour is safe to open. Learn the common edge patterns, especially "1-2-1" and "1-2-2-1" along a wall, which resolve instantly once you recognise them. When a region offers no certain move, count remaining mines against remaining cells and take the lowest-risk guess rather than freezing.