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Mar 2nd 2004 at 01:49:58 PM |
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Stephan |
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@Detrusor: Congratulations. If you set the speed bar in a way that its position is between the two e's of speed, the time is almost competitive to real time. |
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Mar 2nd 2004 at 11:43:06 AM |
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Dave Morgan |
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Yes, I am using linux - supposedly vb apps can be run with linux's windows emulator, though I haven't managed to get them to yet, and even if I did there's no guarantee that the clone would work (winmine runs ok, Sorin's programs load but don't run properly) I have no objection to Rodrigo's clone being allowed, but I don't think it should be the only version allowed (except maybe for the very fastest times), because it will discourage new players from joining the community and makes us seem too cliquey Of course, I've not tested Rodrigo's version, so whether or not its good enough I don't know - has anyone tried to cheat with it, or tried to disassemble it? Someone posted a link to a program that could reveal the mines before the game was played so that you knew where they were when you did play, is Rodrigo's clone subject to this? |
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Mar 2nd 2004 at 11:26:55 AM |
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Marko Jeznik |
Best expert: |
94 |
Best intermediate: |
26 |
Best beginner: |
3 |
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Ok, here we go then... As you can see I'm a little nervous, public speech was never a friend of mine... *cough* I like the clone very much. With the latest version I can't even tell whether I'm playing the MS version or the clone. None of my records were achieved with the clone yet (don't laugh, i know i'm slow), but I can prove my times with recordings of 96, 27 and 3 using the clone. So... I'm all for it. If a tiny little thing or two get fixed. Pro : - built-in replay system - fresh boards, same chances for everyone - accurate timer - no advantage over the original version considering gameplay - no need to get used to a new skin as both 'official' ones are included Con : - this one's rather silly, but it still bothers me... it's that the game is still 'beta'... i think it's about time for a final version. There's no way of releasing the perfect game anyway. It can still be patched later, when/if bugs are discovered - there's no way of telling which version was used to record the video... could cause problems, but shouldn't be hard to fix I'd also suggest, if i may, to have the clone save videos of high-score games automatically, so nobody can say he/she forgot to save. And in legal mode, it should always be set to 'record video', with no option to disable that. The cons aren't really that important and I wouldn't mind even if the game was accepted as it is now. Just trying to suggest what could still be improved. *ducks to avoid the tomato and makes room for the next* |
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Mar 2nd 2004 at 10:28:48 AM |
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Lance |
Best expert: |
56 |
Best intermediate: |
13 |
Best beginner: |
1 |
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I have been playing minesweeper for 9 years, and seriously playing for 4-5 years, and I can say that I have never recognized a board once I have begun playing it. I save all of my sub-20 boards, but never make videos (though this may change with the ease of Rodrigo's game). I don't know how people recognize boards they have already played. I wish people would just play the game and not look for every little way to pull ahead. Personally, I don't accept the 7, 8, 9 sec boards, and am thoroughly undecided about Matt's 10. I don't accept any other 10. I think 11 is most likely the only "honest" intermediate record. I find it annoying that people would go out of their way to find a single board on which to get a record, even if they play all of the games in between, they are actively hunting for one (or a few) board(s). I hope Rodrigo's clone will solve this issue. Right now I propose that we discuss the pro's and con's of accepting his clone for offical record recognition and for the AR (still accepting the winmine version, but giving more trust to the clone's records). What are people's opinions regarding this? I feel the clone is very solid and very extensive and inclusive. I think that new players won't have trouble transitioning to this program if they want their records to be trusted. Discuss, please!!! @Dave: Rodrigo's clone should work for your computer (oops, are you the one who said you run Linux or Unix or something? That's the only thing that might cause a problem, I guess. I'm a Linux/Unix dummy ![]() I will post a poll on the addicts site AFTER there has been some useful discussion of whether or not to accept the clone. I hope to post such a poll on Friday or Saturday. Regardless, I would notify everyone here when that poll has been created. Happy sweeping, all Lance |
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Mar 2nd 2004 at 10:25:51 AM |
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Detrusor |
Best expert: |
73 > 72 !! |
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I just broke my expert record on a 131 3BV board... But i only started Sorin's recorder, and not Camtasia. I wanted to record with camtasia the video provided by Sorin's player with my .txt, but the speed isn't correct... How can I do to record with Camtasia, and with the correct speed ? Is there any option that I did not notice ? |
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Mar 2nd 2004 at 05:46:08 AM |
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Kimmo |
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Dennis, you're right, thats quite a problem. But I can't think of anything else that would make sense. ![]() Lucky me I dont play intermediate any more. |
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Mar 2nd 2004 at 03:45:30 AM |
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Dave Morgan |
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Whilst I see while people have a problem with people memorizing boards, to me it seems the same as memorizing patterns in the game, and in the same way that some people know when to expect a dream board, I often know/guess what numbers are going to be revealed while I'm playing (when I'm wrong that usuaslly makes me lose, but when I'm right it probably saves time) I never recognise boards when I play - my first 16 was on a board I'd previously got an 18 on, and I didn't realise until a few months later. There's one board that I got 3 18s on and recognised it the second and third times, just because it was the best time I had on video so I'd watched it a few times, but I lost as much time in thinking "is this that board?" as I gained in knowing where the mines where (though trying to remember isn't always as fast as just playing normally) I would object to only allowing times done on Rodrigo's clone, because I can't run it |
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Mar 2nd 2004 at 03:33:07 AM |
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Elmar |
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@Dennis: I think you meant "@Kimmo:". Besides that, I fully agree. ![]() |
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Mar 2nd 2004 at 02:56:22 AM |
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Dennis Lütken |
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@Manu: I see a big problem there! If we were only to accept times achieved on int boards for which we had no previous knowledge we would rule out a whole bunch of really nice boards which are ones usually great for making new records. Thus, the more you play the less your chance will be of getting a new record because you'll start recognising MANY of the sub-40 3bv boards! How can you make sure if people have gotten a certain board before and thus knew it? I don't think you can. The only solution as I see it is to only accept scores done on Rodrigo's clone once we all agree that his clone is good enough! ![]() |
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Mar 2nd 2004 at 02:49:08 AM |
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Daniele |
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Strange period..i have too many things in my head (university...) and i can't obtain good times...uff... ![]() ![]() |
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Mar 2nd 2004 at 01:19:09 AM |
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Stevan |
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Completely agree with you Kimmo... |
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Mar 2nd 2004 at 12:33:11 AM |
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Kimmo |
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My opinion is simply this: if a person knows where mines on certain board are going to be, the time shouldn't be accepted. This way the int world record should be 11(?). Times made with memorizing or whatever are just... ![]() |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 11:15:33 PM |
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David Barry |
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I didn't know that Case, and I guess that changes things. I think now I'm more inclined to say that 11 should be the accepted record. |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 04:57:48 PM |
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Case |
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David, i didn't just click F2 to get the boards i wanted. I only knew the order of a few "dreamboards" in different spots in the 2 cycles(boards with a 3bv in the 20s or 30s). I started every game from the same start position, and played every game that came up. The only way I knew the board was the one i wanted was after i started and recognized the opening layout. I'm not trying to claim the records or anything, but i dont see much difference between memorizing 1 dreamboard and playing every game expecting that layout as opposed to memorizing several dreamboard layouts in a cycle. They played each game with 1 board in mind and so did I, I was just able to repeat it more frequently because I knew more boards. |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 04:12:56 PM |
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Dion |
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Haha, nice contradiction there Stevan. Since the majority of your 41 was done in pure NF style, I believe you just gave yourself away. ![]() ![]() |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 04:10:11 PM |
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Manu |
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Stevan : should I be ashamed of my scores ? I don't think so, even if I will probably never sub-50 ( unless I can make 25 lucky clicks in a single game one day... ). Unfortunately the expert-statistician that you are know that it is more than unlikely, isnt it ? ![]() PS : I didn't know that I was a "hard NF-er", will you explain me what it means exactly ? |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 02:23:01 PM |
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David Barry |
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Sorry, Case. ![]() |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 01:28:39 PM |
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Stevan |
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Manu, as you are hard NF-er, you shoult really try it, maybe you go sub40 that way ![]() Wait a minute, you arent still sub50?!? OK, then to go sub50 ![]() ![]() |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 01:24:32 PM |
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Elmar |
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Manu: Bon style! ![]() |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 12:27:57 PM |
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Name: |
Manu |
Best expert: |
53 |
Best intermediate: |
12 |
Best beginner: |
1 |
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Jon : Stevan is right when he's saying : "right mixture of flagging is the best way to get good times". Do like he showed us on his 41-vid : play NF during the first 27 seconds and then put 12 flags in the last 14 seconds ( with several completely useless ones if possible : it may bring your efficiency down to around 1.5 BV/sec in the last third of the game, but it worth it if you want to hope for a new WR ). |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 12:01:39 PM |
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Name: |
Case |
Best expert: |
61 |
Best intermediate: |
13 |
Best beginner: |
1 |
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aw, barry left out the 8s,9s, and 10s i posted after roland and steffen got sub-10s to show that intermediate is way too easy to do with cycle knowledge. Someone even had a 7s intermediate if i remember right, but i cant recall who? ah... someday they will be posting "the race to sub-40" |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 11:24:19 AM |
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Stevan |
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@Stephan : was thinkinh about WC, I read nice fantasy story by Matt on his "inthehalloffame" site ![]() Is it just a coincidence or not, I was thinking many times about it in the same way as Matt did, only on expert board not on int ![]() @Jon S : forget NF, right mixture of flagging is the best way to get good times, if there wouldnt be doubleclick feature it would be better to go NF, but this way flagging is muuuuch better ![]() |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 07:51:19 AM |
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Stephan |
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Lance, I wish I had met many sweepers in reality, but unfortunately, I only met Christoph Marx so far. I chatted a lot with some others, that's why I think I know them in real, and I have at least 20 pictures of famous sweepers, but I still would look forward to meeting several players at some world championship or anything similar. |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 07:28:04 AM |
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Hopsing |
Best expert: |
119 |
Best intermediate: |
36 |
Best beginner: |
3 |
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Hi where can I read the essay you were talking about? Bye Hopsing |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 05:25:24 AM |
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Manu |
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I totally agree with your analysis, Jon ! Well said ! ![]() |
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Mar 1st 2004 at 04:25:20 AM |
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Jon S |
Best expert: |
2,69 3BV/sec |
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I just looked briefly at the web site with colon-rules. I was totally amazed that it's allowed to put that much commas into a single sentence in the way that was done (Moby Dick). I still have a lot to learn then. Anyhow, I improved to 2,69 3BV/sec on expert. I was quite efficient with "only" 3,10 clicks/sec. I have had 3,32 clicks/sec once. Anyway, I think that flaggers gets high 3BV/s more easily than non-flaggers. If the board has a high 3BV, a single double-click will often remove 2-3 3BV of the board because there are so few openings. There is not very surprising that the best 3BV/s comes on boards with a high 3BV, since you seldom have to move far between each click. Another aspect is that a sudden opening might be unexpected, and you'll need some time to figure out where to click next. The non-flagging tecnique is definitely better than the "flag everything"-tecnique on boards with low 3BV and few openings. Maybe a non-flagger can be able to do a really nice expert board (ca. 100 3BV) in about 120 clicks. The only way to beat that is to flag a few strategically placed mines. My point is that heavy flaggers can probably get a fairly good time on just about any board, while non-flaggers needs few openings and low 3BV to get a good time. I believe that the low 40's is absolutely reachable for a non-flagger if he just manage to play at his best when that nice board finally pops up. BTW: I was wrong in my last post. I missed that I had a single 69 between my 6th 64 and my 2nd 56. The next time I'm missing is 62. |
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Feb 29th 2004 at 05:06:23 PM |
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Stevan |
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OK, I'm studying physics, too, so I understand you ![]() |
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Feb 29th 2004 at 02:52:07 PM |
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David Barry |
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Stevan, it doesn't matter to me how you announced yourself here. Your 41 video looks like it was done by a solver (a very well programmed solver, but a solver nonetheless), until the last few seconds when you took over yourself. Your 44 looks like it was done by a human. I will not retract my comments unless you can convince me otherwise. |
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Feb 29th 2004 at 02:09:08 PM |
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Name: |
Lance Votroubek |
Best expert: |
56 |
Best intermediate: |
13 |
Best beginner: |
1 |
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Rodrigo, I know that several people who visit this website have actually met in person some of the other players. If I remember correctly, Lasse has met a few players, Owen Fox has met one or two, Stephan has met a couple, I think. Personally, I live 5-10 miles from Dan Cerveny, but we have never met, as per his preference, which I respect. I think many people find it fun to meet other players, if they happen to be in the region. Maybe someday if I am travelling I will do the same. ![]() Lance |
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Feb 29th 2004 at 11:21:55 AM |
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Name: |
Stevan |
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I've seen David mentioned me in biography, but its interesting that noone has responded to this I wrote about month ago : Name: Stevan Comments: Stephen have you seen my 44exp and 12int vids I posted here?!? Why would someone who can do "real" 44 post "unreal" 41?!? To throw "cheatingshadow" on himself?!? Doh... Just answer me that question, why would thief enter a house loudly if he can do it quiet?!? And you know that mines timer is little slower, and my computer HDD (maybe) swapped in background cause of some surveillance programs (camera watching and so on)... so thats it, it sounds pretty unbelievable for many, so if you dont want accept it, no problem, I've said I can go and I WILL go sub40, sooner or later, see ya ![]() |
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Feb 29th 2004 at 10:58:00 AM |
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Rodrigo |
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After reading this amazing essay, some questions came up to my mind... and I really wish I was interested about minesweeper 2 or 3 years ago... I would love to watch all the competition mentioned! It would be exciting! This made me curious about something... how many of you guys know personally each other? If so, how did you meet each other? There are people from several countries posting in this Guestbook, and I wonder if some here are "neighbours". ![]() |
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Feb 29th 2004 at 09:26:16 AM |
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Christian Mengelkoch |
Best expert: |
75 |
Best intermediate: |
22 |
Best beginner: |
2 |
Comments: |
I've tried to send you mails with my screenshots various times, but under "thefinerminer@hotmail.com" I keep getting delivery failure messages. What's the problem with your address? |
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Feb 29th 2004 at 08:18:00 AM |
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Stephan |
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Really impressive listing of history, David! |
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Feb 29th 2004 at 03:55:52 AM |
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Dion |
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Very nice essay Barry, it gives me an idea of the atmosphere back then and what I have missed. ![]() ![]() |
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Feb 29th 2004 at 02:59:57 AM |
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Manu |
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Thanks David for the nice essay you wrote ( and Georgi for mentionning it... ![]() I've learned a lot of interesting details ! |
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Feb 28th 2004 at 09:40:05 PM |
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Name: |
RyanTurk |
Best expert: |
82->75!!! |
Best intermediate: |
19 |
Best beginner: |
2 |
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haha!!!!!!! I've finally broken 100 total!!!!! |
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Feb 28th 2004 at 01:37:39 PM |
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Name: |
Georgi |
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David Barry's profile at AR brought me back to the romantic times of the game and this Guest book.... Nice one David! |
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Feb 28th 2004 at 12:45:23 PM |
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Name: |
Dan |
Comments: |
Active Ranking has been updated. |
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Feb 28th 2004 at 10:44:05 AM |
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Name: |
damien |
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@EasyGijs: elastomania is fantastic...i used to compete with some other guys last year...best time level one is 15:23...curious what some of your tops are for the other levels. |
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Feb 28th 2004 at 09:09:35 AM |
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Name: |
Rodrigo |
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Manu: My program uses the CPU's internal clock to show the timer. So, it is precisely accurate and has no delay. I would like to add that the previous release had problems when changing skins simultaneously with watching a video. A new version, the 0.63 beta, is already released with this problem corrected. |
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Feb 28th 2004 at 05:54:42 AM |
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Name: |
EasyGijs |
Best expert: |
154 even my dad is better |
Best intermediate: |
37 made it today and started watching at the internet |
Best beginner: |
3 |
Comments: |
omg i watched those videos and they are sick. I never use doublemousebutton but neither i place bombs. I watched yuor tips and i might give it a try. Good luck to you all and if you are bored playing minesweeper, give elastomania a try. Also very basic game where you want to make the best time you can think of. |
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Feb 28th 2004 at 02:56:00 AM |
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Name: |
Manu |
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Rodrigo : Is the time of your clone going exactly at the same speed than the "normal time" ? |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 04:53:36 PM |
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Name: |
Michael S. Repton |
Best expert: |
78 (x3) |
Best intermediate: |
24 |
Best beginner: |
3 |
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Hey, we have another Michael! ![]() Stevan: very glad to hear it, as I'm getting a bit impatient with my lack of progress as well. Mind you, in the last couple of weeks I've only been able to play when I've been really tired, and I've got a few 82/3s nonetheless, so I figure once I get back into a proper routine I should be able to hit sub-75. However, I won't have access to a good computer after June, so I want to get as good as I can in that time! |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 04:33:25 PM |
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Name: |
Stevan |
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It depends on how often you play, 3-4 hours per week and you can expect sub60 in... say... a year ![]() |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 04:14:39 PM |
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Name: |
michael |
Best expert: |
93 |
Best intermediate: |
35 |
Best beginner: |
6 |
Comments: |
i am 19 years old and i have been playing for about 3 years. how long do you think it will take for me to get sub 60 expert scores? ![]() |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 04:11:27 PM |
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Name: |
Stephen |
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@ Rodrigo: i was wondering if you could perhaps put links on your website for past versions of your game, that way people can see the development process. (i extracted my new version every time to overwrite the previous version) |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 12:37:40 PM |
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Name: |
Jarad |
Best expert: |
55 |
Comments: |
****, my skills are starting to return, almost pulled a 59 today and I have been hovering around 66 for my completed games! If only my lazy ass would buy a mouse pad I might be able to make some progress. |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 12:37:31 PM |
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Name: |
Jarad |
Best expert: |
55 |
Comments: |
****, my skills are starting to return, almost pulled a 59 today and I have been hovering around 66 for my completed games! If only my lazy ass would buy a mouse pad I might be able to make some progress. |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 11:40:03 AM |
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Name: |
Justin Guay |
Best expert: |
81 |
Best intermediate: |
16 |
Best beginner: |
2 |
Comments: |
Active Ranking times. ![]() |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 10:11:57 AM |
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Name: |
Daniel Lynch |
Comments: |
I also recommend the book "Eats, Shoots & Leaves". It's a very humourous book regarding the major pitfalls of punctuation. I think it's listed on amazon.co.uk |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 09:55:56 AM |
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Name: |
Stephen Arnason |
Best expert: |
72 |
Best intermediate: |
19 |
Comments: |
Active Ranking times this period |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 08:24:38 AM |
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Name: |
Marc Schouten |
Comments: |
Colon and semicolon uses: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/punct/col-semi.html So no, you should have used a colon there instead Jon ![]() |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 08:18:25 AM |
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Name: |
Dennis Lütken |
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Jon, I am no expert when it comes to semi colon either but I don't like it where you've put it. I could be wrong though! My memory might not be the best but as far as I can remember my English teacher once said to me that the sentence after the semi colon somehow needs to refer to the sentence before the semi colon. I'm not sure I ever quite understood what he meant by that! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 06:21:28 AM |
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Name: |
Jon S |
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I've just uploaded my last expert videos to my home site. As for expert; I have 2 56's and 6 64's, but not a single 69 yet. Strange ![]() BTW: Is it right to use a semi colon there? I've never been totally sure about those rules. |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 04:45:17 AM |
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Name: |
Rodrigo |
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@Lance and Marko: probably there is no problem with your computer. Some people really don't get used to seeing anti-alised graphics. It is a good resource to be used, but when it is needed. In Minesweeper, it's not THAT needed, because the graphics are not complex, they are simple, and don't need to be anti-aliased. I did it but I didn't need to do. So, I decided to make the game skin changeable also to the original minesweeper versions. But only the main window graphics is changed. The smiley and the timer and mines counters are the same. They will make the game different from the original. This change is already in the new version, the 0.62 beta, already downloadable from the site. Please check it out! ![]() |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 03:47:36 AM |
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Name: |
Marko Jeznik |
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Or I guess I could've just said no, there's nothing wrong with your computer. Drifted a tiny bit off topic, sorry. |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 03:45:38 AM |
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Name: |
Marko Jeznik |
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@Lance: taken directly from Rodrigo's homepage (let's hope he won't sue me for that) ![]() |
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Feb 27th 2004 at 12:43:59 AM |
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Name: |
Dion |
Best expert: |
48 (x2) |
Comments: |
Woah. 3BV 149 3BV/s 3.10 |
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Feb 26th 2004 at 08:17:32 PM |
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Name: |
Greg Loken |
Best expert: |
67 |
Best intermediate: |
20 |
Best beginner: |
1 |
Comments: |
hey this is an update to my previous scores of 73, 23, and 3 over a year ago. thanks. |
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Feb 26th 2004 at 08:12:47 PM |
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Name: |
Lance |
Best expert: |
56 |
Best intermediate: |
13 |
Best beginner: |
1 |
Comments: |
Has anyone else noticed that the graphics on Rodrigo's clone are a bit blurry, compared to the winmine program? I am curious if anyone else has noticed because if so, I would have thought more people would have been complaining. Now I am wondering if it is something with my computer, though everything else is crystal clear, incl. winmine. ![]() Happy sweeping, Lance |
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Feb 26th 2004 at 07:54:30 PM |
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Name: |
Scott |
Comments: |
I never go for speed, rather I choose custom and increase the number of mines to a ratio of 1:4 (1 mine:4 squares) Expert is set at 1:4.8+. Completeing a large board 24 X 30 with 185+ mine is IMO pretty difficult. |
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Feb 26th 2004 at 07:41:26 PM |
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Name: |
Stephen |
Best intermediate: |
19 (x6!!!) |
Comments: |
argggggh. that's 6 19's. i swear i can't get any better than that. what the heck |
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Feb 26th 2004 at 07:24:59 PM |
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Name: |
Stephen |
Best expert: |
66 |
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@Rodrigo: Excellent update, sir. your clone seems to be pretty much flawless, as far as i am concerned. the look is great, the timing is accurate, the gameplay is almost identical to the original. i'm not sure what adjustments that you could make other than the ones you have already. you've got my vote for counting it as official (although i'm not sure what that counts for) ![]() |
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Feb 26th 2004 at 01:54:46 PM |
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Rodrigo |
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@Dan: I've been programming so much and seeing so many boards and computing its 3BV that I believe I am getting good about guessing the 3BV... maybe not bya difference of 5, but quite good also! ![]() |
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Feb 26th 2004 at 01:41:08 PM |
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Niklas Cornelius |
Best expert: |
67 |
Best intermediate: |
23 |
Best beginner: |
3 |
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It's nice too see that I'm not the only one who spend way too much time on this game. I play the game as a sort of meditation, to set good scores you have empty your brain and relax. But I have to stop playing this much, my studies suffers from it... ![]() Hej då! ( Bye in swedish ) |
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Feb 26th 2004 at 12:28:55 PM |
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Dan |
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I still use an old 3BV calculator program that I have to run separately after a minesweeper game is over. After each game, whether I finish or screw up, I look at the board for literally only one to three seconds and guess what the 3BV is, then I run the calculator program. I find that my guesses are within 5 of the actual 3BV of the board almost every time. Is anyone else able to guess so accurately? |
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Feb 26th 2004 at 11:40:28 AM |
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Active Ranking |
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**** Deadline Friday @ 20:00 GMT/ 3pm EST **** |
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Feb 26th 2004 at 11:36:16 AM |
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Jon S |
Best expert: |
56x2 |
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The removal of beginner times from the AR seems to have "forced" me to play more expert. One of the consequences is a nice improvement in times. I got a time of 56,10 today. I expect to upload it to my homesite soon along with a bunch of sub-65's. Once again I used a little more time than I could wish in the end. I still think I lack a bit behind in mouse handling compared to the time I use to find patterns. I'm just notoriously bad at relaxing (especially in my shoulders). Any tips beside listening to music, talking on the phone or thinking about something else? |
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Feb 25th 2004 at 01:21:26 PM |
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Marko Jeznik |
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There simply is no 9x9 when it comes to records. ![]() And that's a good thing. |
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Feb 25th 2004 at 01:06:08 PM |
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Chris Gilsdorf |
Best expert: |
89 |
Best intermediate: |
24 |
Best beginner: |
2 |
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HI, I just had a question. What is the policy on playing on the XP version of the Beginner field ( 9x9 ) as opposed to others ( 8x8 ) when it comes to setting records? I got 2 seconds one time on an 8x8, but twice in one day on a 9x9. Thanx! ![]() |
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Feb 25th 2004 at 12:56:10 PM |
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Name: |
Gustaf Forsman |
Best expert: |
69 -> 67 |
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Getting closer to 1 min. Watch out ppls, here I come ![]() |
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Feb 25th 2004 at 11:23:45 AM |
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Dan |
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No decision has been made with regard to accepting times done on clones for the Active Ranking. I believe one person last period sent in two sets of times, one done on Rodrigo's clone and one done on Microsoft. We used the Microsoft version times. |
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Feb 25th 2004 at 08:21:27 AM |
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Rodrigo |
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All right, Stephen! Many people complained about the skin, that was a little too bright. I tried to resist but I couldn't. ![]() ![]() Tell me what you think about the new skin. I must admit that the boards looks more cute now! ![]() ![]() |
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Feb 24th 2004 at 09:53:43 PM |
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Name: |
Stephen |
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also @Rodrigo, regarding your clone, i was just going to make a few suggestions i thought about your clone. keep in mind that these suggestions are extremely picky, basically i am trying to find any differences in your game from the original, i think it is an excellent clone. ok, so in the original minesweeper games, the color of the depressed square are only slightly darker than the unpressed squares. Your clone is the opposite. not a big deal but it seems a little different. also, when choosing a game in the original minesweeper, such as choosing expert (while on intermediate), the game automatically reset, and started a new board, without pressing the smiley face. if there could be some way to turn off all the excess options, (ie in another options menu perhaps, place a "legal game" that can be turned on or off, and if it is on then the menu appears exactly as the original minesweeper (beginner, intermediate expert,etc.) and i seem to have slightly, but only slightly worse times on the clone then the original. I think this may be in part due to the fact that there is a slight delay (talking on the order of hundredths or tenths of a second) in the depression of the square. anyways i'm done picking your clone apart. enjoyed playing it immensely |
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Feb 24th 2004 at 09:35:44 PM |
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Name: |
Stephen Arnason |
Best expert: |
66 |
Best intermediate: |
19 |
Best beginner: |
2 |
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I was just wondering if a verdict was ever reached as far as whether or not Roderigo's clone would be an acceptable minesweeper game for the active ranking or other records. is there anyone who can specify this for me? thanks |
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Feb 24th 2004 at 06:47:35 PM |
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Active Ranking |
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**** Deadline Friday @ 20:00 GMT/ 3pm EST **** |
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Feb 24th 2004 at 02:56:55 PM |
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Name: |
Rodrigo |
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Hello again, everybody! I released today another version of my clone, the 0.6 beta. Now I did some last adjustments I found necessary and included some requests from you guys. As an example, now all the options in the options window also exist in an option menu, for those who preffer the drop-down style. Yet, counters are finally labeled and also in bigger fonts. And some small things more. I also included some videos from the guys who authorized me until now. I hope you all check it out, keep playing and like it! ![]() I believe there is more than a week that I don't get any bug report. I also haven't find many in the same period! Thanks again everybody! ![]() Rodrigo. @Stevan: I will certainly include your video on the website, it's really good! As soon as you tell me your full name, because I don't know it! ![]() |
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Feb 24th 2004 at 01:11:10 PM |
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damien |
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@roman: lasse is the only one above 4.00 on expert...(my best 3.90), as for int, several have hit 4.00...personal best is a 20 on a 96 for 4.90. i think however, that only half a dozen or so have done this. |
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Feb 24th 2004 at 07:15:07 AM |
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Name: |
Hopsing |
Best expert: |
141 |
Best intermediate: |
38 |
Best beginner: |
3 |
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Hi I was playing minesweeper for some hours when a thought crossed my mind: Has anybody of you ever been challenged in minesweeper by somebody who didn't know you? If so, how did you respond? Did you say he won't beat you or did you blow him to kingdom come (I like that phrase)? Must be really funny... Bye |
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Feb 24th 2004 at 04:08:45 AM |
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Name: |
Elmar |
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Oh well, too bad about my mouse. But no problem, those frensh on my campus will buy nearly anything. Good thing computer stuff is that expensive in france. ![]() |
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Feb 24th 2004 at 01:56:49 AM |
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Name: |
Stephan |
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@Roman: as far as I remember, I think, Sorin was the only one to have a 4 3BV/s on int. At least for nf style. Maybe Damien or anyone in this regions of speed has got one as well. |
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Feb 24th 2004 at 01:04:58 AM |
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Name: |
Roman Gammel |
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Hi! I'd like to know how many sweepers had 3BV/sec 4,00 on intermediate. Had anybody except Lasse 3BV/sec on expert greater than 4,00? |
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Feb 23rd 2004 at 12:28:49 PM |
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Name: |
Stephan |
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I have a Siemens M35 as well. I doubt that this is the only mobile phone model which provides minesweeper... |
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Feb 23rd 2004 at 10:52:45 AM |
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Name: |
Daniel Lynch |
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I used to play it on my Siemens M35. I had some seriously good times on it too. |
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Feb 23rd 2004 at 09:36:14 AM |
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Name: |
Dave Morgan |
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You can get minesweeper on mobile phones? what model? I'm still using a nokia 3210 because its big and my huge hands don't like small phones |
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Feb 23rd 2004 at 08:18:56 AM |
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Name: |
Stephan |
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Anyone of you plays minesweeper on a mobile phone? I got nice 16 seconds on a 9x9 grid. |
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Feb 23rd 2004 at 06:52:21 AM |
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Name: |
Stephan |
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@Pablo: Christoph is an Austrian player who participates regularly in the AR and whom I met two weeks ago. |
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Feb 23rd 2004 at 01:41:41 AM |
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Name: |
Dion |
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Dont worry, i fixed it. It was one of the known bugs in the help file. Unfortunately that 49 wasnt recorded ![]() |
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Feb 23rd 2004 at 12:32:18 AM |
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Name: |
Dave Morgan |
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First thing I would try is to reinstall the program, and see if that makes .txt files that you can play |
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Feb 22nd 2004 at 11:44:49 PM |
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Name: |
Dion |
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Here is one of the text files that i cant open. http://diontiu.tripod.com/23-02-2004_05-19.txt |
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Feb 22nd 2004 at 11:29:59 PM |
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Name: |
Dion |
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I seem to be having troubles again with the Sorin player, similar to when I first used it. I can't seem to be able to open up the text file, all it says is 'no games'. This only started today, and im pretty ****** off since i made a 49 today. Other text files seem to working like the ones from yesterday. Can anyone help? ![]() |
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Feb 22nd 2004 at 03:08:32 PM |
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Name: |
Manu |
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Hello guys ! Got a 54 yesterday night on a... 156 3BV board ! ![]() It's quite a surprise as I was used to mediocrity the last 1 or 2 months !! ![]() |
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Feb 22nd 2004 at 02:24:39 PM |
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Name: |
Pablo |
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Who´s Christoph Marx? |
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Feb 22nd 2004 at 11:22:36 AM |
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Name: |
Hopsing |
Best expert: |
131 |
Best intermediate: |
41 |
Best beginner: |
3 |
Comments: |
Grr, I ordered a cordless mouse a week ago ... |
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Feb 22nd 2004 at 08:39:26 AM |
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Name: |
Gustaf Forsman |
Comments: |
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 is a great candidate as well. The Classic Gaming mouse! ![]() |
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Feb 22nd 2004 at 08:06:57 AM |
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Name: |
Stephan |
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Elmar, I can send you a completely new Logitech Cordless MouseMan Optical which didn't work for me. The reaction is too slow, so as Martin said, the transfer rate seems to be too low. Christoph Marx told me that an optical mouse with cord is the best mouse for minesweeper. |
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Feb 22nd 2004 at 05:49:44 AM |
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Name: |
Case |
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i'd say the best mouse for minesweeping is the logitech mx500. i've had many mice, but this one is by far the best... the tracking is exquisite, it is one of the few optical mice that can be moved at highspeeds without resulting in a jerky translation to the mouse on screen. |
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Feb 22nd 2004 at 05:35:42 AM |
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Name: |
Georgi |
Comments: |
Elmar, I also tried recently cordless one - the same result ![]() |
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Feb 22nd 2004 at 05:33:30 AM |
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Name: |
Martin Toft Madsen |
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Yes, wireless mice are indeed very bad to play with. I think that the data rate is too slow for fast clicking and movement. I don't know if the newer Blue Tooth interface is better, it should have a faster data transfer, but i haven't tried it ![]() |
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Feb 22nd 2004 at 05:14:25 AM |
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Name: |
Detrusor |
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suggestion : buy a new mouse cordless, wireless are VERY bad for minesweeper. I bought a Microsoft wireless wheelmouse and it was soooo hard to make good times... So i decided to buy the wheelmouse optical, which is for me the best mouse, considerating its price : about 20€ |
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