Wikipedia
Encyclopedia article on Minesweeper.
Hex Minesweeper
Variation on a hexagonal grid. Windows 95 shareware.
The Authoritative Minesweeper
World records at all 3 levels, a few tips and cheats, and many links to software and related pages.
Truffle-Swine Keeper
A minesweeper clone that contains an algorithm to compute the probability that a mine is under a certain field.
Minesweeper for Atari VCS 2600
Binary and source to a port of the Minesweeper game for the Atari VCS 2600.
Richard Kaye's Minesweeper Page
Papers about the computational complexity of Minesweeper, namely that the usual game is NP-complete and that an infinite variation is Turing-complete.
Bomb Hunter
Commercial mobile-phone version of Minesweeper with new tools including probes and a radar.
Dynamite Minesweeper (Dynamine)
A more continuous variation on minesweeper. Free Windows 3.1 implementation.
Crazy Minesweeper
Windows shareware implementation of Minesweeper and a new variation in which new types of mines contribute 2 or 3 to the number seen in adjacent squares.
Programmer's Minesweeper
Java applet for testing computer strategies for playing minesweeper.
Mines-Perfect
An improved minesweeper-clone that generates guaranteed-to-be-solvable puzzles (never guess anymore) and has a Murphy's law option (guessing causes failure), more boards, sound, load, save, undo.
Hexatron
Variation of Minesweeper with hexagonal grid. Java applet.
#1 MineSweeper
Java implementation with three levels of play, and an online hall of fame, which requires two games with a low time to emphasize skill over luck.
Lady Di's mines
Java Minesweeper dedicated to Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales and her campaign to ban landmines. Includes high scores.
The Minesweeper Handbook
This handbook teaches how to play better Minesweeper, taking you from the fundamentals through to advanced concepts.
Writings on Minesweeper
Contains various articles on Microsoft's Minesweeper including randomness, board cycles, first click, and bugs. Extensive experimentation.
Planet Minesweeper
Contains advice, cheats, rankings, downloads, and a forum. [English and French.]
MineSweeper3D
Windows implementation of minesweeper on the surface of a 3D polyhedron, with challenging new tilings, and many boards to choose from. World records maintained online using encrypted submission. Built-in auto-solver. Demo version available.
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