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Oct 19th 2003 at 10:02:13 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

81

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  



I just missed a HUGE chance of breaking my intermediate record by several seconds and it was NOT on the dreamboard!!! I got a really nice board and knew I was going fast. I was still very surprised when I hit a mine with only 3 squares to go because I looked up at the timer and it had stopped at 13! It wasn't even on a guess, I simply missclicked because I was going too fast and was already thinking about the next (and final) two squares! I am very convinced that I could have gotten a 14 because I knew where the next two squares were so I wouldn't have had to look for them. If not then I would at least have gotten a 15 and that still would have been absolutely amazing! I'm am so sad and frustrated right now!

Well, if anyone's interested I've got the video so just let me know. It was a 36 3bv board by the way!

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Oct 19th 2003 at 02:27:12 AM
Name:  

Jarad

Best expert:  

55

Best intermediate:  

15

Best beginner:  

2

Comments:  

alright, I am whack at this game now! I played about an accumulative hour today and my square recognition is there but my mouse speed is at an all time low. Granted the conditions that I am playing under are less than ideal, but ****, I have really slowed down. What shall I do. i really think I might have to give up playing competetivly. I don't see a way that I could ever reach 55 playing level again. It saddens me though. I am done for now! Shiaaaaaat.

Oct 18th 2003 at 04:26:25 PM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

82 --> 81

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

FINALLY! I've now got a sum of 99!!!

I was kind of surprised when the sign popped up... I mean, I knew I was going kind of fast but I didn't know it was fast enough to beat my record. It was on a 154 3bv board. Before that I had gotten a but the timer was at 81 with only two squares to go so I spent 10 seconds looking for the last two squares... I'm on a roll today! AR: 2-18-81
- All of them done today! I've got the video of them all if anyone's interested!

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Oct 18th 2003 at 02:08:37 PM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

82

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Traian, congrats on your 72! That's 10 seconds faster than me! How can your sum be only 95? What's your expert record? 20 or 21 or something like that??? If so then I'm waiting for you on intermediate! I guess you're just better at expert than I am and I'm better at intermediate than you are. Unfortunately for me the expert score counts more in the total sum... There ought to be a better way of counting a total sum of the three levels in which all of them mattered equally! One could multiply one's int record by three add the expert record and the beginner record...!? Just one possible solution to the unfair (in my opinion) favorising of expert to intermediate! Am I the only one who sees it as a problem that expert is the only score that REALLY matters in the total sum?

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Oct 18th 2003 at 01:59:46 PM
Name:  

Dan

Best expert:  

44

Best intermediate:  

11

Comments:  

Josh, I don't finish many expert games... sometimes I'll play for a couple hours and not finish any games. I have always made a lot of bad clicks regardless of my speed.

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Oct 18th 2003 at 12:30:22 PM
Name:  

Traian

Comments:  

I meant everybody. Too excited, I guess...

Oct 18th 2003 at 12:29:33 PM
Name:  

Traian

Best expert:  

76 -> 72

Comments:  

I broke my expert record by 8 seconds in 2 weeks. I feel great. Dennis, I'm waiting for you...
This 72 was very strange. I played kinda slow, the 3BV was not great (161), so the pop up window came as a huge surprise. I usually cover the minesweeper timer with the counter, so that the big red digits don't bother me when I reach the top right corner.
My total is now 95. Sweet!
Good luck! Sometimes averybody needs it.

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Oct 18th 2003 at 08:54:33 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Comments:  

Fourth post in a row... sorry, can't help it! I just wanted to share with you guys that I finally got my first two on video!!! It was a 2,99 done on a 5 3bv board! Now I've got really nice AR scores: 2-18-82

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Oct 18th 2003 at 05:55:05 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Comments:  

I've got the video, by the way, in case anyone's interested!

Oct 18th 2003 at 05:54:05 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

82

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

YES! After missing an 18 on the last click only six days ago I finally managed to get my second sub-20! I got an 18 on a 32 3bv board. I was VERY surprised because I wasn't going fast at all... On one of my better days I'm sure I could have made 15 or 16 on that one but what the hell! It's nice to get another sub-20!

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Oct 18th 2003 at 04:22:54 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Comments:  

Yep! Good luck Martin! I can't wait for THAT to happen!

Oct 18th 2003 at 03:58:08 AM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

I think I finish an expert board about once per hour like Stephan.
And Dennis, I'll try to get some 12 and 13 int videos at my homepage too

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Oct 18th 2003 at 03:04:31 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

82

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

I think I complete expert once every half an hour or so... Yesterday when I played for an hour and a half I completed four expert games (95, 85, 84 and 82)! Good luck to you too Josh! How often do you clear an expert board yourself?

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Oct 17th 2003 at 08:01:12 PM
Name:  

Josh Freund

Best expert:  

116

Best intermediate:  

28

Best beginner:  

3

Comments:  

I'll ask again, how often do you (everyone) complete expert?

Congrats on the new scores, everyone.

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Oct 17th 2003 at 04:38:16 PM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

82

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Thanks Stephan! It's always nice when somebody seems to care about one's achievements! I think you're just trying to be modest... You RULE! There might be players out there who are better at intermediate than you but most of them are probably flagging and I don't like to compare myself with those ones... Even IF there are better NFs than you I guess you're my idol because I am able to watch your great videos! Who else has great NF videos for others to download??? I don't know of anybody! Martin has a few but not many and not as good! Still GREAT of course but nothing like yours if you ask me!

Daniele, Congrats on your 18! A big step after 4 19s! I can't believe I've got a better int record than you! I remember way back when you finally broke your record of 23 and got a 20! I was still at 28 I think and only dreamt and hoped that I'd get where you were some day! I never thought I'd get a lower score than you! I know that you're probably better than me still... I mean, I've only gotten ONE sub-20... it just so happened to be a 17 - my luck! Good luck kicking my ass!

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Oct 17th 2003 at 02:06:23 PM
Name:  

Daniele

Best intermediate:  

19*4 ---> 18!

Comments:  

Oh, yes!!! After the 4th 19, at last the 18 arrived...
WOW!

Oct 17th 2003 at 09:20:24 AM
Name:  

Lance

Best expert:  

57

Best intermediate:  

13

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Stephan,
I wasn't meaning to imply that your low scores are due to you getting more "good boards" than me, e.g. more boards with a low 3bv. I was just meaning to say that the times you get when you do finish, whatever the 3BV, seem to be faster than I would be able to do on the same board. For example, I think you have at least 3 times as many sub-60's games as I do! I was just noticing Happy sweeping, all!

Lance

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Oct 17th 2003 at 05:55:34 AM
Name:  

Stephan

Comments:  

Dennis, you're too fast for my congrats. A 82 is of course even better.

Oct 17th 2003 at 05:54:12 AM
Name:  

Stephan

Comments:  

@Lance: I don't think that I often get good boards. Really good boards in my eyes are those that are 3BV 130 and lower. And these ones are really rare. And normally, I finish 1 game per hour or something like that. That's just luck, if I don't screw up a 56 (and don't lose it due to an unlucky guess in the last click...).

@Dennis: Congrats to your 84. Thanks for your compliments, but I don't think that I deserve to be an NF int idol. There are many players out there (e.g. Sorin) that are better than me. And Martin is coming nearer a lot... I have now finished almost 3000 sub-25s, of them only 590 sub-20s. That's less than Damien had in 2001 (660). I think Lasse has 3000 sub-20s. And I don't know exactly who of the "normal" players is playing nf in int.

The point is that non-flaggers have advantages in int as they can play their normal style which on most nice boards is very fast. So, just practice a lot...

Oct 17th 2003 at 05:18:44 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Comments:  

I just wanted to tell you that I got a 20 on intermediate... it was a 20.62 done on a 42 3bv board. Unfortunately I only have a screenshot because I forgot to unpause after checking if the the pause function worked in Camtasia! Well, it's still a nice score and it makes my AR scores look like this: 3-20-82! Nice!

Oct 17th 2003 at 03:39:06 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

84 --> 82

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

I did it again! I broke my record for the second time today! I've actually shaved off 6 seconds in total today! That's pretty **** good! This one was a much better game! I did play kind of nervously because I knew I was doing well, but I didn't screw up and I managed to almost get a sub-100! Actually you can see the timer turning to 82 right when I click the last square... That's bad luck but I guess I shouldn't complain after getting a wonderful 82! Now I've got a really cool total sum of 100! Just one more second to go! Oh boy oh boy! It's nice to know that next time that sign pops up then I'll have achieved a sub-100 total! Take care everyone and happy sweeping!

Just let me know if any of you want the video!

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Oct 17th 2003 at 02:51:08 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

88x2 --> 84

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Wow, I'm gettin closer to the total sub-100... I'ma at 102 now so just 3 more seconds to shave off my expert record! Although I know I can do even better it is still really nice to get an okay time on expert for a change! I've been so close to several sub-80s lately but I tend to screw up towards the end... On this game I guessed three times towards the very end and I didn't screw up! The last square I hit was a 6... then the sign popped up! It was only a 133 3bv board but I was really clumsy on this one so I think I can do much better! Wish me luck! And good luck to all of you guys!

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Oct 16th 2003 at 02:38:07 PM
Name:  

S Cahill

Best expert:  

84

Best intermediate:  

29

Best beginner:  

3

Comments:  

After not playing either beginner or intermediate for something like two years, this site inspired me - the intermediate and beginner scores are for today. Mwu-haha, the addiction is back, and stronger than ever... My all-time score for beginner is actually 2... and 29 beats the pants off my previous intermediate score.

Oct 16th 2003 at 11:52:46 AM
Name:  

Josh Freund

Best expert:  

116

Best intermediate:  

35-->32-->28

Best beginner:  

3

Comments:  

I managed to improve my Intermediate time twice yesterday, and I've finally broken the 30 sec. barrier. It's funny that I improved it twice in one day, by good margins, since I hadn't been able to get lower than 35 for awhile. For some reason, I just seemed to be able to go much faster than I ever had.

Still unable to lower my expert score, though. How often do you guys complete an expert board (after you've already cleared a section and starting sweeping)? It seems like there's just too much luck involved to complete more than 1 out of every 15 or 20.

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Oct 16th 2003 at 11:41:26 AM
Name:  

Grzegorz

Best expert:  

58

Best intermediate:  

15

Best beginner:  

2

Comments:  

i think good days for are coming.
59 exp yesterday, second sub'60 ever and many 60's 61's 62's
18 int yesterday

wisch me luck everybody!

And good luck everybody!!!

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Oct 16th 2003 at 10:10:21 AM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

Good luck with breaking yor record Stephan
But don't force me to beat you

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Oct 16th 2003 at 08:46:49 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

88

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

First of all: Kern, I think most of the guys in here who claim to have gotten times less than 80 on expert did NOT cheat. I certainly didn't and with a little more luck and some more effort I should be able to get an expert record below 80 before TOOOOO long myself! I know it sounds like really fast but your record isn't too bad either so if you just practice for three to four hours every day for about half a year then you'll be right about where I am now... Actually my expert record was 132 until the 29th of July this year!

What I really wanted to share with all of you guys of there is the fact that I am getting better at intermediate... I haven't gotten another sub-20 yet but withing one and a half hours of playing I've gotten 2 21s and a 22. One of the 21s even had a 3bv of 53 so that's not bad at all! Well, now I've gotten three 21s in this AR period... That's actually one third of my 21s that I've gotten in within 3 days! Considering the fact that I've only gone below 21 twice then then that's pretty good!

@Stephan: Congrats! 56 is really nice! Of course you shouldn't even consider quitting Minesweeper if you ask me! You're my NF intermediate idol!!! I think you're REALLY good and most of us can only dream of ever becoming as good as you are! Keep it up and good luck in your struggle to break that 55 expert record!

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Oct 16th 2003 at 08:21:29 AM
Name:  

Kern Cummings

Best expert:  

128

Best intermediate:  

41

Best beginner:  

5

Comments:  

I think anyone who finishes expert in less than 80 seconds cheated.

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Oct 16th 2003 at 08:01:00 AM
Name:  

Lance

Best expert:  

57

Best intermediate:  

13

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Congrats Stephan!
I may have given you a little encouragement to stay with the game, but it sure didn't take much! You seem to have good games far more often than me, so this 56 doesn't come as a complete surprise! I almost got a 59 the other day, but messed it up on a misclick two clicks before the end. Since installing WinXP, I don't have the feel for my mouse anymore... it feels loose and inaccurate. Hopefully I'll get familiar with it over time though. Congrats again, Stephan!! Happy sweeping, all!

Lance

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Oct 16th 2003 at 05:06:00 AM
Name:  

Stephan

Comments:  

Georgi, I'll wait with my 54 or better until you break the minute barrier!

Oct 16th 2003 at 01:20:21 AM
Name:  

Georgi

Comments:  

I believe in you, Stephan!

Oct 16th 2003 at 12:32:34 AM
Name:  

Stephan

Comments:  

Thanks to Lance who is guilty of the fact that I didn't retire... Yesterday, I got a nice 56 on a 141 3BV board. Maybe, I'll someday break my 55 which now has been my best for 16 months (!).

Oct 15th 2003 at 11:40:53 AM
Name:  

alex

Best expert:  

104

Comments:  

i just put in my old score oops soz it has gone up to 104

Oct 15th 2003 at 11:39:48 AM
Name:  

alex

Best expert:  

118

Comments:  

hmm making a bit of progress

Oct 15th 2003 at 08:06:08 AM
Name:  

Stephan

Comments:  

@Rob: Sorin wrote a nice program that is available at Elmar's website or in the yahoo group. The filename varies from time to time, but I think Count_rec.exe is one of those with least bugs.

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Oct 14th 2003 at 07:10:37 PM
Name:  

Rob

Comments:  

is there a program that calculates the 3BV of a board, if so where can I find it?

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Oct 14th 2003 at 04:16:16 PM
Name:  

Elmar

Comments:  

Jarad, no new records here. I haven't played seriously in a while now, since my mouse is broken. I'm also pretty busy with adopting to life in France.
I got an 18 on a 58 3bv board two days ago when just playing a few games for fun....

Oct 14th 2003 at 01:06:32 PM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

88

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Hi Jarad, NICE to see you here! Glad to hear that you've got internet acess now! Alex, just be patient. You'll get better if you practice. Just you wait and see... suddenly you'll break your records by several seconds!

Oct 14th 2003 at 10:58:02 AM
Name:  

Alex

Best expert:  

118

Best intermediate:  

30

Best beginner:  

6

Comments:  

Still as bad as ever i dont know how u lot get such low times its ridiculus. ive been trying 4 ages instead of looking for a job which is quite sad but i just want one decent time but i dont think its gonna come along. nevermind practice makes perfect i suppose

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Oct 14th 2003 at 10:38:11 AM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

Welcome back Jarad How's Vegas?
Hope you find a good job (I'm sure someone will hire you when they see that you're that good at minesweeper )

I haven't got any new records. I have mad a handful 65's as my best the last couple of days. I'm focusing on int these days. Got new 3BV/s record yesterday and made my second 15 on a 40 3BV board two days ago

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Oct 14th 2003 at 10:10:23 AM
Name:  

Jarad

Best expert:  

55

Best intermediate:  

15

Best beginner:  

2

Comments:  

Hey there, been a while for me. I am finally moved in and have internet access here in Vegas. Martin and Elmar. any new records. I played a few games last night and was only in low 70's I really need to brush up I suppose. Anyway, I am looking for jobs now and actually put my minesweeper ranking on my resume. I actually alluded to it in my last interview and the employer seemed to like it, luckily she knew what it was and how to play it. Peace for now.

Oct 14th 2003 at 02:57:37 AM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

About the Windows XP thing: My works fine, but I also use the classic view, so the windows look the same as in Windows 98.

@Dennis: I think my record is "only" 15 because I tend to screw up everytime I get a good board. Some days ago I screwed up a 36 3BV after I had done 24 3BV with an est. finish time that said 12 sec. Yesterday I screwed up a 29 3BV after I had done about 10 3BV, also with an est. finish time that said 12 sec
But let's see, I'll try to play some more int than I usually do the next week, so maybe I get lucky
PS. Maybe changing your name to an email adress isn't such a bad idea. Then everybody always know how to contact you

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Oct 14th 2003 at 01:07:24 AM
Name:  

Daniele

Best expert:  

65

Best intermediate:  

19

Best beginner:  

2

Comments:  

@Traian: That's not true... It doesn't work on my XP... It never worked..

Oct 13th 2003 at 04:14:04 PM
Name:  

Dennislutken@yahoo.com

Best expert:  

89x2 --> 88

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

I finally beat my record again on expert! I can't believe that I only got an 88 though but I'm still happy to have broken my record once more! I got it on a 165 3bv board so there should be room for some more improvement! Take care and happy sweeping everyone! And Martin, congrats on your 3bv per second record on intermediate! I haven't gotten anywhere near that ever! I don't really get how your record can be 15... it ought to be 13 or AT LEAST 14 if you ask me! Good luck proving me right! I know you can do it!

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Oct 13th 2003 at 03:39:43 PM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

I've gotten 18.60 sec on a 57 3BV and tonight I got a 18.48 sec on a 57 3BV
The best 19 I've got is a 56 3BV

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Oct 13th 2003 at 02:23:47 PM
Name:  

Stephan

Comments:  

Congrats to you Martin, that's pretty fast. My best is only 23/82. What was your best sub-20? Mine is 19/70.

Oct 13th 2003 at 12:22:51 PM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

New 3BV/s ratio record on int:
23.71 sec, 86 3BV: 3.79 3BV/s
4.71 clicks/s by the way

Happy sweeping

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Oct 13th 2003 at 09:39:45 AM
Name:  

Elmar

Comments:  

Recorder.exe doesn't work with may XP either (at least not as well), but recorder_fix.exe works just fine....

Oct 13th 2003 at 06:08:53 AM
Name:  

Traian

Comments:  

@Dennis: dude, the counter works with the XP version vith no problems at all. What's your problem? Just start minesweeper, then start recorder.exe. And then play like crazy. It's so easy...

Oct 13th 2003 at 05:42:42 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

89x2

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

I decided to try to get another sub-20 on intermediate... Well, I didn't but I got some nice times anyway. First I got a 22 on a 55 3bv board and I thought that was REALLY nice! Then I kept playing and I got a board with a huge opening so I thought, "WOW, this must be a fast board!" I played really fast trying to achieve a new record but as I hit the last square the counter had stopped on 22 AGAIN... I thought "Hmmm, maybe I didn't go as fast as I could have because I knew it was a fast board." Then I counted the 3bv of the board only to find that it was NOT a fast board. In fact it was a 63 3bv board and that gives me a new 3bv per second record of (at least) 2.86! Wow, I think that's really good! I don't think I'll be able to improve that for quite a while!

@Martin: Thanks for letting me know about the count.rec! I actually had it downloaded already, I just didn't know you could play the text files in it. I still don't get how to record on it but it doesn't matter really! By the way, can anyone tell me why the counter won't work with the Minesweeper version that comes with Windows XP? I usually play that version because I hate the timer bug in the older versions but I hate having to count the 3bv every time I get a nice time and I also hate not being able to see if I got a 25.00 or a 25.99 for instance! Does anyone have a solution to this problem, I wonder???

Happy sweeping!

P.S. I've got both of those 22s on video but I don't suppose anyone's interested... If you are just send me an e-mail!

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Oct 13th 2003 at 04:45:04 AM
Name:  

Stephan

Comments:  

Oh no, Damien, please don't tell us that you won't send scores for the rest of the year. We need them!

Oct 12th 2003 at 10:05:26 PM
Name:  

damien

Comments:  

@georgi: i try to archive after 2000 (because the gb starts deleting after that usually), but bravenet took away that option unless you payed, so i bought 1 month of pro gb, so that i could download the file. unfortunately, i still am offline, and if i download the gb, it will be unavailable for at least a month to you guys.

@active-ranking: i think i'm out for the year. congrats dan. sorin, you should keep it up. i will definetly try again next year. luck all.

Oct 12th 2003 at 06:26:55 PM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

@Dennis: You need Sorin's program (Count_rec.exe I think it's called) from the Files section of the Yahoo group. When you got that you can record and play the txt files

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Oct 12th 2003 at 03:32:46 PM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Comments:  

Martin, congrats on your second 15! I've got a question...

What do you need in order to be able to watch a .txt video???

Oct 12th 2003 at 02:29:10 PM
Name:  

Elmar

Comments:  

Just got my second Dreamboard. This time I messed up on the 2nd click.

Oct 12th 2003 at 01:23:39 PM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Best expert:  

55

Best intermediate:  

15

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Just made my second 15 on int - 40 3BV, my first was 36 3BV
If anyone's interestede they can mail me - I got a screenshot and a txt video. I'll get them on my website too sometime...

Happy sweeping

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Oct 12th 2003 at 09:42:04 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

89x2

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

I just missed an 18 on the last click (NF)! There was a 50/50 guessing situation and I accidentally hit the square next to the one I wanted to click on... That square was a mine but even IF I had hit the square I wanted to hit it would have been the wrong one as I should have hit the one in the lower left corner. (I hit the third square from the left by mistake - wanted to hit the second!)... Furthermore there was a timerjump at the beginning of the game so although the timer stopped at 18.99 I didn't really use that much time. It was on a 41 3bv board which would have been really nice! Well, I've still only gotten ONE sub-20... This could have been my second... Too bad!

I've got the video if anyone's interested!

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Oct 11th 2003 at 12:03:03 PM
Name:  

Dan

Comments:  

Active Ranking has been updated.

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Oct 11th 2003 at 08:54:08 AM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

New best 3BV/s ratio:
200 3BV in 70.99 sec: 2.86 3BV/s

Haven't got any better than 66 the last couple of weeks (that was on a 180 3BV board though), but now I have vacation for one week so I hope I can change that

Happy sweeping

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Oct 9th 2003 at 10:33:15 AM
Name:  

Jonathan

Best expert:  

90 x 2

Best intermediate:  

30

Best beginner:  

7- - ->3

Comments:  

Thanks for the comments Stephan. That helps me out alot. I thought people were trying to say that if you used F2, you got to replay the board that you had just lost, meaning that you could try a different route over and over on the same board until you figured out the best way to play it. But obviously, that isnt the case. Anyway, on another note, I got another 90 yesterday. I've just gotta break into the 80s soon. Also, my best beginner had been 7 forever, but yesterday, my roommate made a comment that his best beginner was a 5 (and he rarely plays). Then, I got the 3 on my next try. It was quite nice. Anyway, happy sweeping to all.

Oct 9th 2003 at 03:15:42 AM
Name:  

David Morgan

Comments:  

hello every1! I've just started at university, so I've not been able to sweep much or come online much since saturday, and my best times for this period are only 4-18-74, oh dear...

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Oct 9th 2003 at 02:42:38 AM
Name:  

poop

Comments:  

just wanted to see what time it was

Oct 9th 2003 at 12:45:07 AM
Name:  

Georgi

Comments:  

Damien,
I thought you would archive the guest book after 2000 posts. That will be nice, now it is not very convenient to search back some post.

Regards,
Georgi

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Oct 8th 2003 at 11:45:09 PM
Name:  

Stephan

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@Sorin: lots of congrats! I wish I could do that. My best is still 19/70. I only have some beginner games with 3BV/s >4 (best 4.46, I think, on a 4/17 board).

@Jonathan: in newer versions of Minesweeper, you can use F2 to start a new game. Some players play every game - even bad ones - until they finish or lose it, some players use a F2-click-F2-click sequence to hunt for very good boards where e.g. there is a large opening with the first click. F2 is the same as clicking on the smiley face, but a lot faster.

@record breakers: of course congratulations to all those who have done new personal bests!

Oct 8th 2003 at 04:01:24 PM
Name:  

billy

Best expert:  

97

Best intermediate:  

28

Best beginner:  

5

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is there any skill involved in getting a 1 in beginner, or is it just the luck of getting the right board and the right click?

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Oct 8th 2003 at 03:37:43 PM
Name:  

Jonathan

Best expert:  

90

Best intermediate:  

30

Best beginner:  

3

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Just in case everyone failed to notice my post from a few days ago, I will ask my question again. What purpose does F2 serve? I mean, what is it used for. I have been playing minesweeper for a while now and I have never heard anything about it. Thanks for anyones help in advance.

Oct 8th 2003 at 02:23:12 PM
Name:  

Sorin

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Toay I got my best ever intermediate result. Not on time, but on 3BV/s. I scored 18.59 on a 70 3BV board playing nf. That makes 3.97 3BV/s!

Oct 8th 2003 at 01:26:34 PM
Name:  

Traian

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Hey Dennis! Thanks...
You amaze me: how did you manage to score 17 on int, and just 89 on expert? It's a paradox. When I'll be able to reach 17, I'll give up on sweeping . You're better than me. I tell you what. Sub 80 on expert is a piece of cake. Just play for as much as you can (and as fast as you probably are, considering that 17) without thinking about the time. And you'll be surprised when the high-score window will pop-up, the clock showing 75 (or something near). Good luck!

Oct 8th 2003 at 10:25:16 AM
Name:  

Active Ranking

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**** Deadline Friday @ 20:00 GMT/ 4pm EDT ****

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Oct 7th 2003 at 10:58:57 PM
Name:  

Case

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About the clicking middle vs clicking corners to get "cascades" of open space: it is certainly true that clicking corner gives better probability of open hole, but i think that because you can never click a mine on your first click you should go in the middle for the try at a larger cascade. Then try the corners/edge on your 2nd and 3rd clicks.

Oct 7th 2003 at 06:10:02 PM
Name:  

Paul

Comments:  

Aaah! So *that's* what he was doing at the beginning of American Pie.

Oct 7th 2003 at 04:31:41 PM
Name:  

damien

Comments:  

@elmar

georgi has been sending the updated rankings, but without internet, my server only allows uploading through dreamweaver (and i'm off the net...but i can check once in a while at other places).

Oct 7th 2003 at 04:10:20 PM
Name:  

Lance Votroubek

Best expert:  

57

Best intermediate:  

13

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

I never use F2, in fact it's one of the 12 dustiest keys on my keyboard right now!

Lance

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Oct 7th 2003 at 03:51:50 PM
Name:  

Jonathan

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Can somebody please explain the good in using F2. Exactly what does it do far you? Thanks.

Oct 7th 2003 at 02:04:10 PM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

89x2

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Congratulation Brian! It really is a great feeling to get your first sub-100! But don't worry, it won't be your last! This is only the beginning... At least that's what I've been trying to tell myself ever since I got MY first sub-100! Good luck!

About F2... I don't usually use it on expert but I always do on intermediate and beginner!

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Oct 7th 2003 at 01:42:33 PM
Name:  

Brian

Best expert:  

98

Comments:  

I finally cracked the 100 barrier. It is such an awesome feeling!!!

Oct 7th 2003 at 10:28:54 AM
Name:  

Kimmo

Comments:  

Now I see why Lasse is such a no-good player: he doesn't use F2! Poor fellow...

Oct 7th 2003 at 10:28:47 AM
Name:  

Elmar

Comments:  

What happened to the idea of handing over the control over the rankings to Georgi?
I hate how I'm still ranked as 60th. I've shaved off 15secs since then.

Oct 7th 2003 at 09:38:31 AM
Name:  

Dan

Comments:  

I use F2. Lasse, I play minesweeper while leaning forward in my chair with my eyes about 16 inches away from the screen. I also use a folded up sock as a wrist cushion.

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Oct 7th 2003 at 12:39:40 AM
Name:  

Lasse Nyholm

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I don't use F2, never have, and pobably never will. Both my hands are far from the keyboard when playing minesweeper as I have a rather laid back position while playing.

Congrats to everyone who's doing well, and good luck - Lanyjé

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Oct 6th 2003 at 07:34:07 PM
Name:  

Gareth

Best expert:  

68

Best intermediate:  

20x3

Best beginner:  

1

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Thanks for that Dennis. And I'm sure you will get to sub-70 expert eventually too, only 12 months ago my expert time was 86.
And congratulations too on your sub-20 intermediate. Since my 68 I have trying for a bit, only 2 21s times have come close. 20 seems just like some sort of mental barrier now.
And Elmar, yes I agree that sub-70 is a big step. I almost feel like I'm part of the "big boys" now! Anyway, good luck to everyone in their sweeping. I've learnt that if you try hard enough, you will eventually get there!

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Oct 6th 2003 at 05:53:43 PM
Name:  

Kyle Landry

Best expert:  

150

Best intermediate:  

42

Best beginner:  

7

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I've been playing for about a year and really can't see how someone can get a 1 on beginners. Maybe i'm missing something. I'll sure keep on trying. Thanks

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Oct 6th 2003 at 03:34:50 PM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

89x2

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

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I just missed a possible chance of a sub-100 sum! I was playing a board and came to a 50/50 guessing situation in one corner. I decided to wait because I thought I was going fast and wanted to make sure by clearing everything before guessing... so I did and when I had only those two squares left on the board I clicked one of them and lost the game. The counter had stopped on 82 so if I had guessed right my sum would have been 100... However, it could have been an 81 or less if I had chosen to guess right away instead of waiting if I had guessed right of course! I've got the video in case anyone's interested! Man it would have been nice to shave off 7 seconds of my expert record but I guess that'll have to wait for some other time...

I almost always use F2!
I liked the links
and a BIG congratulations to Traian for getting a sum of 99! I almost just did the same thing but who cares about almost these days?

Good luck everyone!

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Oct 6th 2003 at 03:31:05 PM
Name:  

john

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@Martin: oh.

Oct 6th 2003 at 02:17:47 PM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

Congratulations Traian and Gareth
And some very interesting links Damien

@John: I think almost everyone in here use F2

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Oct 6th 2003 at 02:02:39 PM
Name:  

Traian

Best expert:  

80 -> 76

Best intermediate:  

21

Best beginner:  

2

Comments:  

Hi, just wanted all the world to know that I've just broken my expert record. And the 3BV was not so great.
I'm so happy right now. My total is now 99. Last place in the list, but still...
OK, time to go sweep some more. The int record is goin' down! Came very close to a 19 today.
Bye.

Oct 6th 2003 at 12:18:31 PM
Name:  

damien

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3 absolutely fantastic links for you guys:

This one solves the random gerneration problem:
http://www.techuser.net/index.php?content=13

A talk about corners (that Paul will love):
http://www.techuser.net/index.php?content=12

Hardcore strategy for 50/50 situations:
http://www.nothings.org/games/minesweeper/

Just want to thank Usman Latif for writing/sending these in. I am not connected to the net, and so can't even upload these links. hope to fix that soon (waiting for a cheque to clear so i can get cable). 'later

Oct 6th 2003 at 08:20:35 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

89x2

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

1

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Congratulations Gareth! I DO think that's awsome but then again I'm probably not one of 'the guys' you're referring to! I guess it'll be a very long time for me before I'll get a 68 on expert! By the way, my record was also 20 not too long ago but then I got a 17 so there's definitely hope for a big improvement on your intermediate record as well! Good luck!

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Oct 6th 2003 at 06:21:43 AM
Name:  

Elmar

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Congratz, it's a big step to go sub70.

Oct 6th 2003 at 01:17:05 AM
Name:  

Gareth

Best expert:  

76x2-->> 68!!!!!!

Best intermediate:  

20x3

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Holy crap! Just beat my expert record by a whopping 8 seconds!!!! To you guys, it's like "yeah, 68 isn't all that great anyway", but for me I'm over the moon! Gee! Very happy at the moment. Now it's your turn, James!

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Oct 6th 2003 at 12:28:58 AM
Name:  

john

Comments:  

does anyone else use F2 to restart a game? i just started and it feels alot better. it's the first thing i've thought of in a while that has helped my times.

Oct 5th 2003 at 01:04:40 PM
Name:  

Bobby

Best expert:  

95

Comments:  

When this site next gets updated, someone tell him there's been a war in Iraq while he was away

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Oct 5th 2003 at 12:17:04 PM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

Thanks

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Oct 5th 2003 at 11:22:04 AM
Name:  

Elmar

Comments:  

Ok, I've had my share of fun for today now.
Martin, just go to your windows directory and start regedit.exe. Then search for winmine. You can insert your name and times by opening name1,2,3 and time1,2,3.

Oct 5th 2003 at 11:15:35 AM
Name:  

Elmar

Comments:  

Oh sorry....
Yes, I know you can.

Oct 5th 2003 at 11:10:42 AM
Name:  

Elmar

Comments:  

Yes, I know!

Oct 5th 2003 at 09:29:18 AM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

Does anyone know if I can edit the highscores in Windowes XP?
I have just re-installed Windows, so my scores are reset and I would like to insert my original scores again

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Oct 4th 2003 at 10:17:12 AM
Name:  

Kimmo

Best expert:  

55

Best intermediate:  

15

Best beginner:  

2

Comments:  

I also read every message but I don't usually post (even if I had some news ).

Oct 4th 2003 at 09:55:54 AM
Name:  

Georgi

Comments:  

I remember long time ago (1995 maybe) my beginner record was 13 or something. My friend gave me laptop with pen touching the screen instead of mouse. Very fast I got new record of 7 seconds. Recently I though that if I try to play now with such a touchpen or directly with my fingers I will definitely crush my bests. At least it is worth a try

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Oct 3rd 2003 at 07:01:38 PM
Name:  

Kevin

Comments:  

Well theres a few different ways you can do it. The way its set up originally is theres a little button at the bottom you can hold down for right clicks but I configured it a little different. I set it up so it clicks according to how you hold your finger down; a quick tap is a left click, and if you hold your finger for a second or two it will right click. It takes a lot of coordination to do, but I kinda had the upper hand on it cause I've played drums all my life...but once you find the thing that works best for you and you can get all your fingers workin, its tons of fun



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