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07/10/02 01:40:40 PM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: I just ran the board reader program for the first time and I must say it is pretty nice. I do agree with Matt about including a way to browse the hard drive for files.
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07/10/02 11:43:48 AM  
Name: The Ancient One
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Comments: Matt the giant, 20 foot tall Flaberghasts us all with such low Intermediate scores Towering overhead, he spots any that cheat He's so large, he has to play with his feet! Well what else can I say about Matt? He seems to be a nice old chap He likes to play his favourite game each day Striving for a 3rd world record without delay! Lukasz Malinowski; don't know much about him Except that he's a Pole Or so I'm told! You don't see many Polish Minesweepers around here You don't hear much from Lukasz either I would be good though As he's the nations leader
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07/10/02 10:35:46 AM  
Name: Roelof Smit
Best expert: 64
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Comments: And that's another second...
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07/10/02 08:03:58 AM  
Name: Matt McGinley
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Comments: The board I missed a 10 on a couple days ago - 29
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07/10/02 07:57:31 AM  
Name: Matt McGinley
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Comments: Also it'd be nice to be able to use .jpg
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07/10/02 07:56:46 AM  
Name: Matt McGinley
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Comments: Some numbers from Benny's prog.: My 11 version of the db on the Ar site - 26 Damien's 13 - 27 Dan's 11 (not db) - 29 Dreamboard - 30 Benny, I'd like to ask for a more convienient way of getting files into your program. A button that allows you to browse through your computer would be best. Everything else looks perfect. I didnt see any mistakes in the counting and otherwise. Good job.
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07/10/02 07:32:23 AM  
Name: Matt McGinley
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Comments: I know, Benny, that there are faster boards than the dreamboard going strictly by 3bv count like Damien's 13 and a shift of Dan's 11 board and I dont know about dan's 11 board itself, but its probably close. The only reason I think the dreamboard remains the fastest is because it is the easiest to clear. Just go around the board in one big circle...
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07/10/02 04:06:02 AM  
Name: Stephan
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Comments: Benny, I can't say anything but my congrats to your wonderful program. It would be great indeed, if it could check boards while only being in the minesweeper window (before saving it as an image file)...
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07/10/02 03:42:20 AM  
Name: Roelof Smit
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Comments: Congrats Elmar. I remember having an 8 on the first click some weeks ago.
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07/10/02 01:12:10 AM  
Name: Benny Benjamin
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Comments: Okay, the second beta for the screenshot reader is now up. I've uploaded it to the addict's files, the filename is ReaderBeta2.zip. Extract the zip file into a directory and run setup.exe to install. It has to come in an installation package since I need to register some dll's I need for the PNG support which some people asked for. It can now count 3BV, so you no longer need to draw lines and dots on MS-Paint to count your clicks, . Thanks to Yoni and Stephan for their helps in preliminary testings. Matt: If the dreamboard is 27 3BV, then what about 26 3BV which is your 11s that is on the addict's files? Or did you not know that it was 26 3BV? Georgi: Now you should be able to use the program without having to crop the screenshots, . David: You should try it too, you were the one who gave me the idea on how to check the pixels for mines. And all the best for Uni, I'm also starting at Macquarie Uni. the end of this month.
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07/09/02 11:48:39 PM  
Name: David Barry
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Comments: Posted too soon, Sriram is currently in India, and he says that "Minesweeper has come to a bottom low for me". So I guess he hasn't been playing any more than me.
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07/09/02 09:28:39 PM  
Name: David Barry
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Comments: Sriram has disappeared from me too, he will be going to college in the US (Bucknell I think), but I haven't heard from him. I know that his sweeping was non-existent leading up to our exams in May, but after that...?
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07/09/02 08:03:44 PM  
Name: james
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Comments: Congrats on the 20 Elmar. Ancient One raises a good point: Sriram is missing! Since I have begun to frequent this site in January i cannot remember him leaving a measage here. I also believe that he has not posted on any of the other minesweeper sites, and he has not posted new records for quite some time. Where is he? It would be nice to have another player to pressure Lasse, Damien, Matt, Marc, etc. on the AR and lower those records. Many great players keep on fussing, when probability they are discussing. Can one be wrong with every guess? Can one imagine a greater stress? This game is such a bloody pain; but we continue playing just the same! What spurns us warriors on each day? Everyone knows, but cannot say. James
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07/09/02 07:23:52 PM  
Name: Matt
Best expert: 51
Best intermediate: 10
Best beginner: 1
Comments: I just got a board that has 28 for a click-count - one more than the dreamboard and a couple others. I got it as one of the first five or so boards I got tonight so I was playing sloppily and only managed a 16. I had never seen it before and I think I got a screenshot of it, but Im not sure. Sucks to know that I missed another sub-12 there.
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07/09/02 04:38:44 PM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: Once last year I got an 8 on my first click while playing expert. Until now I had never heard of that happening to anyone else before.
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07/09/02 04:13:37 PM  
Name: Manu
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Comments: Tonight I got a "8" on my very first click and a mine on my second click ! ( vid ) What's the probability for that happens ?
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07/09/02 04:07:51 PM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: When I have a 50/50 guess situation, I choose the square that is most natural to click on at that split second in time. I don't consciously choose the square under the 1 or 3 or any particular square in other guessing situations. I don't always guess wrong near the end of fast games, of course. All you need to do to see that is watch my 46 video. The luck was with me that day.
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07/09/02 03:56:37 PM  
Name: David Barry
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Comments: Matt, it doesn't matter whether you click the same square on the 50-50's or not, it's always a 50-50 chance. So everyone can feel sorry for themselves.
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07/09/02 03:17:05 PM  
Name: Elmar Zimmermann
Best expert: 66
Best intermediate: 20
Best beginner: 3
Comments: ok, this is more like it. should take some time until i get a 20 in expert.
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07/09/02 02:31:42 PM  
Name: Elmar Zimmermann
Best expert: 20!!!
Best intermediate: 3
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Comments: i missed a 20 earlier today because of a stupid click on the last mine. i got another one a few minutes ago and this time i didn't mess up. now i'm a sub 90 overall
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07/09/02 01:44:26 PM  
Name: Matt
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Comments: On those 50/50's do you always guess in the same spot? For example, if there is a pattern like this: |1 3 * |? ? * Do you guess under the 3 or the 1? I guess under the 3 and I think you guess under the 1 Dan. It really doesnt matter, but for probability's sake, I always guess under the 3 (or whatever number happens to appear in a similar pattern) to make my chances closer and closer to 50%. Unless you dont guess in the same spot every time, I can see why youd be angry, but it probably just seems like youre missing the majority of those guesses. The ones you guess correctly, you dont even notice and continue over them without taking heed of their presence. The ones you happen to miss on tend to stick in your mind a bit more poignantly. I also think I guess wrong the majority of the time, but I know that cant be the case.
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07/09/02 12:09:24 PM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: I sure am getting fed up with 50/50 guesses. I swear I guess wrong 75% of the time, especially near the end of games. Yesterday I missed a 49 or 50 because of a wrong guess and today I missed a 50 on a wrong guess.
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07/09/02 11:18:10 AM  
Name: Matt
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Comments: The Ancient One comes here Ranting and raving Which forces one to wonder If it's attention he's craving But that matters not He's here and here to stay Droppin' lyrical bombs like the friggin' enola gay
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07/09/02 09:39:48 AM  
Name: The Ancient One
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Comments: Marc's from the Netherlands He's good with his hands They help him play Minesweeper Like no-one else can! 51 is his Expert record But breaking it will have to wait He's venturing through Europe On his Summer break! Sriram Sridharan, it's a bit of a mouthful But I guess not for Mr. Barry whom he knows well Where is he I wonder? Can anyone reply? Is he off playing tennis? At Wimbledon maybe.... Is he in the inn? I do not know.... But I do know that he is Indian He is the second person ever to sub 50 Behind Lasse and ahead of Dan and Damien!
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07/09/02 03:57:18 AM  
Name: Florian Popella
Best expert: 88
Best intermediate: 26
Best beginner: 5
Comments: Hello, I've been playing minesweeper for about 5 years almost evry day. In March 2002 my personal records were 47-42-137, but then I found out that the best players do not mark the mines as I did. Now I am a lot faster and my aim is 5-19-75. For becoming even faster I would need a better mouse. Bye Florian Popella
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07/09/02 02:36:51 AM  
Name: Manu
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Comments: No I think it was 57 ...
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07/09/02 02:30:58 AM  
Name: Emmanuel Brunellière
Best expert: 62
Best intermediate: 14
Best beginner: 1
Comments: Whaoooo, congrats Owen ! Nice jump ! Your record was 59, wasn't it ? Anyway, your are now n°3 in Europe, just behind Marc !
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07/09/02 01:17:20 AM  
Name: joe nuss
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Comments: owen - fifty-fucking-two? damn man. way to go. you're like 5th in the world now or something. that's nuts. ancient one - i share matt's sentiments when i raise my glass to you with esteem someone give me some of their luck so i can get off this 67.
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07/08/02 09:54:21 PM  
Name: David Barry
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Comments: Owen, well done, though it looks like yet another sweeper will go past me this year... Come to think of it, wasn't it not long ago that you were in the high 60's? Maybe my memory is failing me, but it seems your rise to near the top has been as rapid as Sriram's. Anyway, just think that a couple of years ago, you would now be the #2 in expert. And congrats to all the others who bettered their times. On a sidenote, I got into the University of Queensland today, so that is where I will be for the next two and a half years at least.
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07/08/02 06:24:46 PM  
Name: Matt
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Comments: That didnt sound good. I meant to say that you havent caught me yet Owen
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07/08/02 06:23:39 PM  
Name: Matt
Best expert: 51
Best intermediate: 10
Best beginner: 1
Comments: Stephan, The Ancient One used to frequent this guestbook with wonderous tales of emotional conquest and yarns of poetic mastery. His literary style was looked upon with absent stupor in his first posts, but he has since grown upon all of us with his commanding use of language and awe-inspiring rants. I, along with many, celebrate his return with hearty cheers and boisterous raising of the glasses. Here here! Not quite Owen
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07/08/02 05:27:00 PM  
Name: Scott Storm
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Comments: Elmar dude, Weissbier is Weissbier all over the world and very nice it is too! Owen, Shame on you! As a side note, for the second time this year there are skanks shouting at my house, ringing my mobile and banging on my front door! (i really wish I had a better recollection of last weekend) The time is 01.26
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07/08/02 03:49:13 PM  
Name: Benny Benjamin
Best expert: 64
Best intermediate: 18
Best beginner: 3
Comments: Congrats Owen, . Congrats Elmar, . That must feel really good, . Grzegorz: From my experience, once you sub 90's, just keep playing and motivate yourself. Join the Active Ranking, having to submit scores every 2 weeks has done wonders for my records, . Damien: And don't forget Pascal too at 2-15-70. Thanks, .
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07/08/02 03:33:39 PM  
Name: Sorin
Best expert: 54
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Comments: Congrats Owen! You got me again. I missed a 53 yesterday and a 55 two days ago at the very end. My record will fall soon.. I hope Sorry Damien. I thought all the expert scores were updated. My mistake.
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07/08/02 03:28:22 PM  
Name: Stephan
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Comments: Congrats to Owen, Roelof, Elmar and every improver I might have forgotten. I see, I have to strike back to hold my position. Grzegorz, watch some videos to see how effective sweeping can be, and of course, keep playing and don't give up. Although I'm now active guestbook poster for almost a year now, I don't know who is The Ancient One. But nevertheless, I'm quite proud of being subject of such a nice poem.
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07/08/02 02:23:30 PM  
Name: Roelof Smit
Best expert: 65
Best intermediate: 17
Best beginner: 1
Comments: Congrats Owen. Grzegorz: I'm not an expert, so if you want really intelligent tips, you should wait for other reactions, but my advice is: just keep playing
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07/08/02 02:11:04 PM  
Name: Grzegorz Gorny from Poland
Best expert: 83
Best intermediate: 27
Best beginner: 4
Comments: my english is not good but i'll try... I want to be faster, what should I do :)
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07/08/02 01:20:22 PM  
Name: Owen
Best expert: 52
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Comments: About time It's funny how things work. In the last few months I've been switching from one style to another, one is flagging alot and the other is how I play Int. I couldn't do good at either. After flagging alot for 45 mins today I switched to my Int style of play and missed a 57, got a 62 and a 52 within 20 mins. I didn't get the video cause my brother switched the colours back to true colour and camtasia doesn't work now. I would have loved to watch my preformence... Nevertheless, I'm ecstatic! P.S great to hear from you o Ancient One
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07/08/02 12:16:16 PM  
Name: Roelof Smit
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Comments: Oh I know that situation James: it's soooo annoying. I tied my 65 today already. This time I did capture the screenshot. Thanks Benny, congrats Elmar.
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07/08/02 11:55:23 AM  
Name: Elmar Zimmermann
Best expert: 66!!!!!!
Best intermediate: 21
Best beginner: 3
Comments: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! yesterday i was bitching about my 4th 69. and this day started like the day before.. a bunch of 70's but no new record. but i kept playing and it payed off. 66!!!! the amazing thing is that i've drunk two "whitebeers" (no clue what you call weissbier in english) while playing. i don't know, but maybe this is a new strategy. something like damien's letting your mind drift away to let the subconscience do the work. maybe i'll try it again tomorrow. by the way i hope you haven't finished updating the site yet, damien. i'll send you the screenshot right away.
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07/08/02 09:53:00 AM  
Name: The Ancient One
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Comments: Lasse's from Denmark - He holds the world record He sits on a stool he made in his room Clicking from sunlight till dark The best Limerick he wrote It was decided by a vigorous vote He also plays the guitar Who says it's just Minesweeper he plays? Stephan the German, Bechtel is his name He helps with the active ranking And makes rapid progress at the game No flagging is his style And it seems to pay off For in just a short while His record jumped from 65 to 55!
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07/08/02 09:50:12 AM  
Name: James
Best expert: 86
Best intermediate: 22
Best beginner: 3
Comments: I am playing so bad right now that it just took me about 10 clicks just to hit the damm smiley face! Maybe I should start to us the F2 button. James
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07/08/02 12:01:31 AM  
Name: Benny Benjamin
Best expert: 64
Best intermediate: 18
Best beginner: 3
Comments: Elmar: I haven't tied my records that many times before breaking it, so I can't really tell how it would feel. However, I have tied my records and I actually felt good about it. The only times I feel frustated is when it felt like I was going slow about it and that it should have been a breaker. Roelof: Congrats!!!! Damien: I hope I'm included in the next group you're working on, . Looks like you really need some weight taken off your shoulder. Right after my current project we should get on the program for your site keeping routines.
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07/07/02 07:10:32 PM  
Name: James
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Comments: I have tried to play just to see how many i ccould finnish but have never been able to do this for more than a minute or two; it is too damm boring. I find it a lot funner to play as fast as i can, even if that means only finishing 1 expert games in 2 hours. Damien: You have my name spelt "James Lang" (should be Lange) on the Beginer list. Thought I'd mention it so that you do not leave the old one on there. james
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07/07/02 04:27:55 PM  
Name: Scott Storm
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Comments: Is Mr. Storm the only person who plays minesweeper not to get the fastest time but to get the most consecutive victories? (this may have something to do with his not having a mouse on his laptop and being too damn lazy to get one) 17 on intermediate is my record but my next best is like 9.
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07/07/02 01:43:07 PM  
Name: Matt McGinley
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Comments: Some guy named Ralph was posting in all caps there (addicts) claiming 2-14-55...I dont know. Let them get some video
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07/07/02 12:03:03 PM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
Best expert: 46
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Comments: Elmar, I might have the record for the most ties of an expert record without breaking it. About a year and a half ago my record was 59 and I got either eight or nine 59s before I was able to break it. It was quite frustrating to say the least.
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07/07/02 11:53:45 AM  
Name: Roelof Smit
Best expert: 65
Best intermediate: 17
Best beginner: 1
Comments: Elmar, I think we all tied our best scores a few times, don't worry About this Christian: let him proove something, I'd say. The fact he only writes in caps is in my opinion not a good sign, but I can't say why
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07/07/02 11:42:56 AM  
Name: Elmar Zimmermann
Best expert: 69 4x !!!!!!!
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Comments: after friday this is the third time that i tied my expert record. can you believe how frustrating that is?! please tell me i'm not the only poor guy to whom that has happened. well, at least i have another 69 to submit for the next active ranking.
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07/07/02 11:08:36 AM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: Damien, over at the addicts group some guy named Christian is claiming scores of 1-12-48.
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07/07/02 09:14:36 AM  
Name: damien
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Comments: three 14's isn't bad dan...hey sorin, i'm pretty sure i got that letter...the update i did so far was only 20 people...you're in the other group which i'm working on.
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07/07/02 03:49:48 AM  
Name: Sorin
Best expert: 54
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Comments: Hey Damien, my expert score is 54. I sent a mail with all my scores. I guess you missed it. Maybe you'll update it next time
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07/06/02 06:42:33 PM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: That sux, Matt. I don't remember getting that board before and it is not any of the screenshots I've kept. I've been playing fairly fast tonight on intermediate, but I've only managed three 14s. One of them would have been a 13 but I missed a square as we all do sometimes.
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07/06/02 06:17:06 PM  
Name: Matt
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07/06/02 05:58:01 PM  
Name: Matt McGinley
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Comments: Dammit! I just missed a 10. I finished, or so I thought, then spent almost two seconds looking around for a square I somehow missed. Got a 12. I got it on video, but if you go to my site and look at Owen's 12 video, it's the same board. Just watch it, but picture me being finished just before the clock hits 11, then clicking on the last square at 12. [insert smiley that is the guy hitting his head against a wall because this computer wont do it]
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07/06/02 04:45:54 PM  
Name: Stephan
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Comments: Active Ranking period 13 online right now!
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07/06/02 03:50:26 PM  
Name: Stephan
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Comments: Damien, for your update: your active ranking link isn't working any more. The new URL should be http://www.active-ranking.de.vu! Could be useful for any newbies who want to participate. - Nice to watch the updated expert ranking
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07/06/02 03:11:01 PM  
Name: damien
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Comments: got about 20 people update in the lists...the other 50+ and the ranking will be coming over the weekend. luck
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07/06/02 08:34:47 AM  
Name: Roelof Smit
Best expert: 65
Best intermediate: 17
Best beginner: 1
Comments: Well, it's only 1 second, but it indicates that I'm back and it was about time: a new expert record. A few minutes later I got only my third sub-20 (a 19). Could you change that in my profile Matt? Damien, I've e-mailed you the score as well. Forgot to make a screenshot.
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07/06/02 06:14:13 AM  
Name: ChaotX
Best expert: 68
Best intermediate: 16
Best beginner: 5
Comments: I am so happy, that I could finally found you! This page is the place what I have been looking for. But there is something, that I am still searching for: a minesweaper, wherein the table goes round on its edges. I think that this method would be a possible solution for a lot of undecidable situations at the edges. In this case I would only need to complet all the 151,473,214,816 tables to gett over the beginner level
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07/05/02 04:01:37 PM  
Name: Marc Schouten
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Comments: Ok, this is really weird. I'm in Copenhagen right now. It's 1 am and I'm in some school where 70 people are having a LAN-party. Meaning they play Tribes 2 all weekend. Very surreal to watch a bunch of people together in a room prefer to communicate in a virtual world, while they could be communicating in person... I'm here because I got a ride from a friend of mine (who's participating in the event) on my way to Norway. I've tried to play some Minesweeper on this computer, but the mouse is no good. So no times for me this new period. Unless I manage to find an internet cafe with a decent setup somewhere along the way. If I do, I'll keep you posted
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07/05/02 01:53:08 PM  
Name: TDO
Best expert: 68
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Comments: I just broke my 69 from 3 weeks ago. Cool!
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07/05/02 11:36:45 AM  
Name: Roelof Smit
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Comments: Thanks Dan. I'll send the list tonight for the last time to Matt.
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07/05/02 11:06:04 AM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: Matt/Roelof, I'll take over the duties.
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07/05/02 09:10:13 AM  
Name: Roelof Smit
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Comments: Matt posted this message in the AR guestbook. Here it is, so that more people will read it: "Can anyone take over my duties as updater/designer? I really dont want to keep up with this anymore. All you have to do is use the list sent by Roelof every two weeks to update the html file (lots of copy+paste, but nothing much else). It really is quite easy; I can usually knock it out in about 30 minutes. Anyone?"
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07/05/02 09:05:16 AM  
Name: Roelof Smit
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Comments: Congrats Benny, nice job. Matthew, your int and beg scores are good enough to be added to these lists. Do check out http://active-ranking.de.vu as well, read the rules and send in your scores!
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07/05/02 09:02:11 AM  
Name: Roelof Smit
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Comments: Thanks for helping this way Dan, I still forget to warn people in time. Damien has already sent in his scores by the way
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07/05/02 08:01:32 AM  
Name: Matt
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Comments: Send me the screenshot Benny?
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07/05/02 07:21:03 AM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: ACTIVE RANKING DEADLINE TODAY AT 20:00 GMT
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07/05/02 06:05:35 AM  
Name: Elmar Zimmermann
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Comments: aargh,i just tied my best of 69 for the 2nd time i'm getting times in the 70's every second game, but i can't seem to break my record.
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07/04/02 09:21:56 PM  
Name: Benny Benjamin
Best expert: 64
Best intermediate: 18!
Best beginner: 3
Comments: Haven't been posting/reading the guestbook for a while, so congrats to everyone who had broken their records since. And now it's my turn to break my Int record which had previously plateaued at 19. It happened on a board with 3BV of 29, so I'm still slow. However, a record break is still a record break, so I'm happy about it. So, Damien, please don't forget me with the above scores on the next update, . Yoni: Haven't heard from you for a while. Are you still around? Drop me an email. Happy Minesweeping to all
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07/04/02 06:22:51 PM  
Name: James
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Comments: Scott: that quite strange for you not to recognize yourself. I cannot say that I have ever experienced that. Who is the PhD psychology student again? Maybe he would be able to help explain this phenomena, and perhaps even send you to an asylum). My times this period are 4-22-91->117. My best so far, but I will still be right down at the botom. Oh well, I will take the points; they may come in handy at the end of the year when I am battling for the lead. I will soon be using an optical mouse, as my dad is getting a new computer to replace the old one which has a shity ball-mouse. When I first came home for the summer my times slowed by about 15 sec on expert, so I think that I will now start to break records as I am now at the same speed I was at then, but with the shity mouse. I hypothesize that I will sub-80 by the end of July, with my mid-range goal still being sub-100 by Oct. James
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07/04/02 03:56:34 PM  
Name: Scott Storm
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Comments: Today I had what to me was a first time experience! I did not recognise myself in the mirror and i jumped! Has that ever happened to anyone else? (I was aware that i was looking in the mirror) Also while reading a respectable broadsheet today "The Irish Times" I was shocked to see such obvious grammatical errors as "English Journalist" and "Garda intelligence"
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07/04/02 02:58:40 PM  
Name: matthew
Best expert: 113
Best intermediate: 31
Best beginner: 2
Comments: these are my best times. dont suppose there good enough to get onto the records page. i managed to reduce them by finally working out how to use double click, but i still flag every mine so i think i can do better.
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07/04/02 12:18:18 PM  
Name: Roelof Smit
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Comments: Damien, you still havent updated my March 14th beginner-1.. Maybe I'm screaming too early, but I saw some records on the list from after that date.
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07/04/02 10:32:05 AM  
Name: Matt
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Comments: Im stupid...disregard me
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07/04/02 10:31:31 AM  
Name: Matt
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Comments: 20:00 GMT?
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07/04/02 09:44:58 AM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: **** ACTIVE RANKING DEADLINE IS TOMORROW AT 20:00 GMT ****
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07/04/02 09:42:30 AM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: The timer bug is on all versions before win2000/xp. There is nothing you can do about it other than to hope for good luck.
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07/04/02 07:24:55 AM  
Name: Elmar Zimmermann
Best expert: 69
Best intermediate: 21
Best beginner: 3
Comments: hello my fellow sweepers, does anyone of you guys know any details about the time bug. i'm trying to get a 2 or 1 on beginner these days, but that seems impossible to me with the time switching so fast. i've noticed that it doesn't always do so. is there any way i can influence that. Elmar
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07/03/02 02:42:00 PM  
Name: Marc Schouten
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Comments: Well... I'll be missing a period for the first time, next period, because I'm going on vacation. At least my scores for this period are pretty decent (2-12-56), so I won't drop too far next period. I'll be in Scandinavia for the next three weeks, so perhaps I'll bump into Lasse or Stubbe. Or perhaps not. I'll be leaving on friday, so perhaps I'll improve on that 56. If I don't, and don't have anything significant to say: see you all in three weeks.
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07/03/02 01:47:28 PM  
Name: The Ancient One
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Comments: When I weep, When I cry Tears roll from my eye Down my cheeks they go It's a sad and lonesome flow
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07/03/02 11:41:11 AM  
Name: Pat Klein
Best expert: 61
Best intermediate: 17
Best beginner: 3
Comments: Hey, I know I haven't posted here in like a year but I was just messin around with the intermediate board the other night and did my best time ever. The board was real easy though. Just lettin ya know so I can move up in the rankings finally. Thanks.
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07/03/02 11:03:28 AM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: I missed a probable 45/46 last night when I f'd up on another 50/50 guess. If there is a 50/50 guess near the end of a great game I guess wrong, and if there is clear sailing near the end of a great game I find some other way to screw up.
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07/03/02 09:45:35 AM  
Name: damien
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Comments: hey Matt, great job on the 1000...i haven't tallied my minesweeper scores since november so i have no clue where i'm at...i've almost only been playing expert recently (and even then, i've only been doing an av of about 3 hours a week which is hardly anything)...yesterday i played for 20 min and got about a dozen or so sub-20's with a 16 and two 15's. hey Dan, you're beating me this period so far....2-15-50. still pissed at myself for last period. anyways
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07/02/02 09:43:19 PM  
Name: Lance Votroubek
Best expert: 62
Best intermediate: 17
Best beginner: 1
Comments: at the moment I have 3-19-64, but I have had much better than 19 speed on intermediate, but no good boards that I've finished. it's been my luck recently to lose at 12 seconds with something like 10 squares left to uncover, usually no guesses, just a mouse jump or a stupid click. hopefully I can do that before thursday, I'd like 17 or better, so we'll see. And I've gotten so many 3's that are ALMOST 2's it sucks. oh well. good luck, and happy sweeping!
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07/02/02 06:44:25 PM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: Matt, my times for this period are 3-11-51(65). I might try to get a 2, but I doubt I'll improve my other times.
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07/02/02 06:09:30 PM  
Name: Scott Storm
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Comments: UUUGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! Is the weekend really over?
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07/02/02 05:37:32 PM  
Name: Matt McGinley
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Comments: Correction: 40 sub-20's today. Still cant break 14. Ill see what tomorrow brings. I was definitely carrying some sub-10 speed today, just didnt get any friendly boards.
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07/02/02 05:36:04 PM  
Name: David Barry
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Comments: I'm at 9-28-63 for this period, though the 9 was on a 9x9 board, so I guess it doesn't count. The 63 was, I think, lucky, as I haven't got under 70 since. So I will be taking penalties for the next month.
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07/02/02 04:00:35 PM  
Name: Matt
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Comments: So what're you at for this period Dan?
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07/02/02 11:57:50 AM  
Name: Dan Cerveny
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Comments: Good job, Matt. I haven't played intermediate since I got the 11 early in this active ranking period. I'm trying hard to get a sub51 on expert for this period but I've been stumped.
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07/02/02 11:27:43 AM  
Name: Matt McGinley
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Comments: 23 sub-20's today. Brings total to 1,000
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07/02/02 04:00:52 AM  
Name: Ben
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Comments: When I tell people (who know minesweeper but who only played it a couple of times when very bored ) that 1s has been achieved on beginner they indeed cannot believe it until you tell 'em that one lucky click will already do. And I remember to be really stunned too when I first heard about it.
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07/02/02 12:46:26 AM  
Name: joe
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Comments: dame you should put some sort of disclaimer by the 1 second beginner times saying "yes, these people got lucky on the first click" or something. why is that the one thats always hardest for people to believe? 10 seconds on intermediate would be more mind boggling for me. 44 seconds on expert too. oh well, whatever.
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07/01/02 11:21:31 PM  
Name: Stephan
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Best intermediate: 15x2
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Comments: No new record, but at least another milestone in my "career": Got my 100th sub-20 (90 of them since May 1, 02) last night. 14 is nearer than ever before...
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07/01/02 07:46:08 PM  
Name: James
Best expert: 86
Best intermediate: 22
Best beginner: 3
Comments: Damien: Just want to put my scores up before you update. Hope you had a good long-weekend. James
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07/01/02 07:33:57 PM  
Name: Mike Meyers
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Comments: This site is awesome, I love minesweeper. But im wondering how in the world is is possible to get 1 secoond on begginer?!? Is it just a VERY lucky first click or what?! Some please email me telling me how this is possible. haha, thanks! This is a sweet site. later.
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07/01/02 03:53:43 PM  
Name: Derek Barnes
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Comments: Hi, excellent minesweeper site! I thought you might like to check out my minesweeper game. Win prizes...if you're good enough. Happy sweeping!
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07/01/02 12:14:42 PM  
Name: Owen
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Comments: could someone send me minesweeper 3.1 and 98 to me. I'm missing a plugin and can't download anything off net damn it
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