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Apr 18th 2004 at 11:19:42 AM
Name:  

Bro-Lee

Comments:  

I’d be delighted to sign your Guest Book.
I trust you are alright in these last days, if not and hurting, suffering, going through some troublesome times then don’t hesitate to visit the site and read the messages by our very own Brother Steve and contact him as well.
May God richly bless you, love Brother Lee.

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Apr 18th 2004 at 09:24:52 AM
Name:  

Dave Morgan (djm)

Comments:  

I meant that all the threads would go into one forum rather than several, but to keep tha ability for people to be able to start new threads (so, it would be the same as before but with only the general discussion forum)

You should probably wait and see what several people think is the best way to do it before changing it though

   
Apr 18th 2004 at 08:55:29 AM
Name:  

Grégoire Duffez (Detrusor)

Comments:  

OK -> i put only one forum, and you can't post any new topic... only replying

   
Apr 18th 2004 at 07:13:21 AM
Name:  

Dave Morgan (djm)

Comments:  

I personally much prefer the forums style rather than a guestbook

There is a view posts since your last visits option which will save some of the loading different websites

To be honest though, I'd rather there was just one (English speaking) forum, that way the discussions are still broken up into different threads, but you don't have to look at several different forums (since the board is never going to be that active I don't see the point into separating things out into different forums, and it will makes things easier on people with slow connections)

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Apr 18th 2004 at 07:11:43 AM
Name:  

Grégoire Duffez (Detrusor)

Comments:  

Edoceo brought me a good suggestion for the phpBB forum...

In order to beneficiate of all advantages of phpBB, and to keep this guestbook structure, i could easily put only one topic for 2, 3 or 4 (not more) forums... I can disable the "new topic" function, and only let the "reply" function. Then people can only reply to the first topic, and you then have all posts in one topic, and with all phpBB advantages !

Maybe 2, 3 categories are enough... Just tell which one do you want ?

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Apr 18th 2004 at 04:56:06 AM
Name:  

David Barry

Comments:  

I quite like Detrusor's forum. At the moment, not having any time to sweep and not much time to catch up on sweeping news, I prefer this guestbook, everything on one or two pages. A few months ago, when I had more time, I preferred Detrusor's. Thoguh another factor there was that I was playing density then, and density was very popular in France at the time.

   
Apr 18th 2004 at 04:50:42 AM
Name:  

Grégoire Duffez (Detrusor)

Comments:  

I don't know what to say...

On my website (which is online since sept 2001), before 1st january 2004, i had an old "forum", which was exactly like the guestbook here...

I decided to upgrade into a phpBB-built forum because i thought (and i still think) that the advantages of a 'simple' forum are much fewer than its disadvantages...
Here are some disadvantages that i really dislike :
- no search function available : you want to read old topics, discussions, record breaking... etc -> Impossible ! unless you want to read all history
- you can't put any clickable link here, any bold, colored, small... font
- spammers, flooders, people who insult..etc are more numerous (even if here there are very few). But last week there were 2 people who flood the guestbook)
- very hard to follow more than 2(3) simultaneous discussions, and then impossible to HAVE 2(3) simultaneous discussions...

Someone said that the community was too small for such a forum... The french community, which is MUCH fewer than overrall community, makes the actual french part of the forum completely live ! So it's not a matter of size of community, but a habit matter ! When i installed the french forum phpBB, some people were sceptic, and disliked at the beginning... But now, I'm sure all (french community) agree with the new forum !

You all tell that you don't have time to open 5-10 topics when you visit... Are you sure it's because of time ? In phpBB, you come, you click on 'View new posts since last visit', and you have on 1 screen all new posts...

So i'm really sure it's a new habit to have... Quite annoying at the beginning (as every change ), but it'd be better when we will get accustomed.

PS : why don't you discuss about that IN the forum.... to really try it, instead of trying it here

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Apr 18th 2004 at 04:50:15 AM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

Congrats Dennis, very nice
You can pass me the vid.

About the forum: I too agree that it's nice to have thing in one place and I would like to keep it that way, but I will give Detrusor's forum a chance though

I really should put up my 13 and 51 on my website soon

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Apr 18th 2004 at 03:55:16 AM
Name:  

Hopsing

Comments:  

Hi
Marc said it needs a bigger community for a forum because otherwise nobody posts there. In my humble opinion, the community is getting bigger and bigger. But I might be mistaken.
As to the advertisement: I think it is a guestbook provided by an other website that specialises in providing guestbook. Therefore, Damien added some code, a link so to speak. The provider of the guestbook probably decided to add the advertisment.
@all: I remember you complaining about the missing edit-function to edit posts afterwards. I am sure there were other complaints as well.
Please give Detrusor forum a try, I have only made good experience with that kind of forums so far.
CU all
Hopsing

@Rodrigo: ... bad news will come .. be aware ...

   
Apr 18th 2004 at 03:33:50 AM
Name:  

Marc Schouten

Comments:  

People will most likely stay here.
I set up a forum two years ago and although quite a few people registered (around 50 in the end), hardly anyone posted there.

I think for a forum to be successful, you need a bigger community. Otherwise, the place will just feel emptier the more you split it up into topics.

   
Apr 17th 2004 at 09:28:39 PM
Name:  

Rodrigo

Comments:  

Well, people, let me say some words about the forum issue, once my comment about the advertisements started all of it...
In fact, I was not complaining about it.. I just wanted to know why did the advertisements appear. There used to exist no advertisements before, and I just wanted to comment on it. They don't even bother me!
To tell the truth, I really like the Guestbook that already exists! I like it, because it already has a good history! Great part of the most important facts concerning the history of minesweeper are registered on the Guestbook files!
I like the idea of keeping this Guestbook as the single place for Minesweeper discussion. I always faced it to be comparable to the scientific periodics for researchers. The Guestbook is the official place to "publish" your ideas, and to submit them for the community's appreciation. Things will have sufficient time to be accepted, or not.
Anyway, I will also keep reading Detrusor's Forum. With the help of Altavista Translator for the French part, of course!

@Lance: you're one of the last guys I still didn't find on the IRC channel! It would be nice if I could finally "meet" you there. Don't know if you have enough time for that, but I am looking forward to meeting you and other guys there!

   
Apr 17th 2004 at 08:53:35 PM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Comments:  

I agree with lance, I haven't really tried detrusor's site, but I still wnat everything to be ni noe place! Soryry for the bda typing. Let's just say tis' been a fun night!
Let me repost tomorrow.

   
Apr 17th 2004 at 05:35:27 PM
Name:  

Lance

Best expert:  

56

Best intermediate:  

13

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

@Katy - I don't think you scared away any people whose first language is English, I think we understood that you were kidding. I can see how there might be confusion by others though.

@all - I registered for the phpBB2 (or whatever) forum on Detrusor's site, because I will be fair and give it a try, but I generally don't like those kinds of things. I actually find it handy to have all posts in one place, like this forum, so I don't have to look through 5, 10, more topics, loading a new page each time - I'm still on dialup, and will be for the foreseeable future. It saves me a lot of time to just open one page and read everything that is new. I will try the other forum, with an open mind, but from my past experiences with that style of posting, I think I will likely stay here.

Happy sweeping,

Lance

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Apr 17th 2004 at 11:53:51 AM
Name:  

Katy LaVallee

Comments:  

Detrusor made a nice poll to see which message board we would all rather use, so we don't get split up into two forums. it's on the addicts list and will be open 'til may 1. i have taken his advice and registered on his forum to try it out for two weeks before i vote. he mentioned that my previous post might have discouraged others from trying, and i don't want to do that.

i'm sorry if i sounded rude, it was more of a laughing tone, which probably didn't come through very well. so, register and try out his forum... and then vote. i am keeping an open mind. i just hope it doesn't take me two weeks to figure out how to use that phpBB system .

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Apr 17th 2004 at 10:36:35 AM
Name:  

Katy LaVallee

Comments:  

that was a very mild curse word... not one of the horrible ones. just so you know... i'm not *that* mad, and i really like all of you.

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Apr 17th 2004 at 10:35:43 AM
Name:  

Katy LaVallee

Comments:  

**** you guys!!! you get me to start using a forum instead of a mailing list and now you want to move it! i'm going to wait and see which one gets used the most, because i don't want to have to stop at 10 different forums to keep up with things. argh! also, i strongly dislike the phpBB system (it just doesn't work well with my brain), but i will use it if everyone moves over there.

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Apr 17th 2004 at 05:38:34 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken (aka DenSweeper)

Best expert:  

61

Best intermediate:  

11

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Just wanted to say that I've already made the first post in the new english section of the forum on Detrusor's site! Check it out!

@Everybody who has congratulated me: THANKS a lot!

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Apr 17th 2004 at 05:31:13 AM
Name:  

Stephan

Comments:  

@Dennis: I didn't really expect you passing me in int NOW, but congratulations anyway. Of course, I'd like to see the vid! Would be nice if you can send it to me!

   
Apr 17th 2004 at 04:28:44 AM
Name:  

Grégoire Duffez (Detrusor)

Comments:  

I just created 4 categories on the english section of my forum... You can see that http://www.planete-demineur.com/phpBB2/index.php
Feel free to start posting, after registering of course

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Apr 17th 2004 at 04:04:15 AM
Name:  

Hopsing

Best expert:  

99

Best intermediate:  

28

Best beginner:  

3

Comments:  

Hi
Of course congratulations Dennis.
I agree with Detrusor that we should have a real forum. We really should think about it. I already proposed this months ago and I am happy that Detrusor brought this issue forward.
Please give your opinion on a forum. I definitely want one.
CU all on the minesweeperchannel
Hopsing

   
Apr 17th 2004 at 03:42:19 AM
Name:  

Gustaf (YBeRFORSeN)

Comments:  

Congratulations Dennis!! That's really great. Of course I want the video
Happy sweeping

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Apr 17th 2004 at 01:45:47 AM
Name:  

Manu

Best expert:  

53

Best intermediate:  

12

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Congrats Dennis, you're a star !
Send me the vid please.

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Apr 16th 2004 at 11:42:59 PM
Name:  

Grégoire Duffez (Detrusor)

Comments:  

Rodrigo > about the guestbook, i agree with you... I think that a real forum would be much better that this one... If you want i can add an 'english community' section on the forum of my website, which is a phpBB forum, much better, much prettier...etc
What do you think ?

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Apr 16th 2004 at 10:31:01 PM
Name:  

Stephen

Comments:  

That is incredible, Dennis! you are amazing at intermediate. send me the file please!

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Apr 16th 2004 at 07:33:46 PM
Name:  

Rodrigo

Comments:  

I would like to congratulate you again, Dennis! Very nice!

And I would like to ask something, too: why the hell is this Guestbook showing advertisements at the top now?? It didn't have, and since some days ago, it is showing.

   
Apr 16th 2004 at 06:48:58 PM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Comments:  

@ Dennis:

Congratulations, way to go! If only your exp best score was a 111! Then you really would have all 1's.

Enjoy the moment!

   
Apr 16th 2004 at 04:26:49 PM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

61

Best intermediate:  

13x2 --> 11

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

I don't even know what to write! I already told the people on the chat and Yoni, Rodrigo, Katy and Hopsing have the video! I suppose more people are going to want to watch it! It was on a 33 3bv board and on the MS version so it's an avi file, in case anybody cares. I've been 'stuck' at 13 for almost three months but I thought it would be much longer before I would be able to break my record. I was feeling really good today and got three sub-20s within 15 minutes... Then at midnight (almost exactly) I got this very nice board and finished it in 11 seconds! I didn't even realise it was a record until I looked at the timer because I have just re-installed everything on my computer so my current record was the 18 I had gotten just minutes earlier! I knew it was fast but not that fast! I wasn't even planning on sending in scores for the AR this period because I have so much uni stuff that I don't expect to get much time to play! Now I really HAVE to... So I guess I'd better try to get a somewhat decent time on expert! I really like the way my scores look now... They are made up almost exclusively by 1's: 1-11-61

Hey... This makes me the best Dane on int, doesn't it? Or at least the one with the best score...

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Apr 16th 2004 at 02:04:06 PM
Name:  

Stephen

Comments:  

*low 60's

   
Apr 16th 2004 at 02:03:39 PM
Name:  

Stephen

Comments:  

@ Dave: yes i will email you some... my low 3bv boards include a 65, some 66's and 67's and some 69's (i don't have any 68's recorded, as i recently formatted my computer), i have some low 70's vids as well, which i will send you when i get home from school

   
Apr 16th 2004 at 01:02:12 PM
Name:  

Lloyd (aka piman)

Best intermediate:  

21---> 20 1 more sec to go!

Comments:  

@james: you have to enable CHEAT MODE to load boards. Once you do that, it's under OPTIONS, directly above SAVE BOARD. Hope that helps.

Lloyd

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Apr 16th 2004 at 12:10:37 PM
Name:  

Evan Mast

Best expert:  

86

Best intermediate:  

28

Best beginner:  

5

Comments:  

I just started sitting back farther away from the screen because my eyes had been hurting. DO more people here play hunched towards the screen or farther back, and which do you think is faster?

   
Apr 16th 2004 at 09:35:29 AM
Name:  

james

Comments:  

Okay, I am going to try it for a little longer, but only because I am trying int. without flagging. I also want to fool around with the edit mode. Once I save a board, how do I load it to play?

   
Apr 16th 2004 at 07:15:11 AM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Best expert:  

83

Best intermediate:  

25

Best beginner:  

3

Comments:  

@ Stephen Arnason:

Stephen, would you be able to send me some of your low 60's videos??? Preferably in .mvf format, if you have them. Otherwise, .avi or .txt will do as well. I think I need to see some good videos to help me learn a little more. Thanks!

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Apr 16th 2004 at 02:14:14 AM
Name:  

Dave Morgan

Comments:  

The best way to get faster is just to practise, and you'll start winning more games (though everyone loses more games than they win, but the number will increase, and it will increase during a session of playing)

Don't think about trying to play fast, preferably don't even think about playing minesweeper at all! I find that trying to not rush, and relaxing makes me play faster, and then if you can drift off and think about something else, you often find yourself finishing fast games without realising

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Apr 15th 2004 at 08:06:54 PM
Name:  

Stephen Arnason

Comments:  

is that when you do guess, guess quickly. Play a guess like you are not actually guessing. Try to recognize certain patterns that will commonly end up being what you guess as well, this is done strictly by playing lots of expert. oftentimes certain guesses will be much better than others, developing a sense of which guesses are the best will help lower your time. Look at some of Lasse's or Dans' or Damien's videos in the Video's section on the left, this will show you the optimum way to play. or, if you can't quite follow those videos (as they are ridiculously fast), look at some of the 60, 65 second videos too. Good luck

   
Apr 15th 2004 at 08:03:40 PM
Name:  

Stephen Arnason

Best expert:  

61

Best intermediate:  

16

Comments:  

@ James: Don't give up on the clone. It is a brilliant part of minesweeper, and it can help you speed up your time. How? well, for starters, you can play only low-3bv boards on all three levels of play. This will tell you an accurate depiction of your lowest likely score. If you can beat a 28 3bv board in 19 seconds using the cheat option, (provided, of course, you dont' use the 'show mines' feature) you can most certainly do this in the legal version as well. Applying this to both expert and intermediate should help you out considerably.
For Intermediate:
Do not mark all of the mines. for my 16, and my 3 17's, and the rest of my sub-20's, almost every single time has involved me marking hardly any mines, if any at all. on my 16, i marked 5 mines, or something like that. This is where practicing NF (no flagging) style helps out considerably - you learn to recognize when to use double clicking, and when to just use single clicking in order to clear out places. On low 3bv boards, you generally don't have to mark too many mines in order to win. Also, learning how to double-click as efficiently as possible helps out a lot too. if you can double click two times, and clear 9 mines, by marking 2 mines (an example of excellent efficiency), it will take far less time than marking 5 mines, double clicking 4 times. It's all in figuring out which mines need to be marked to clear it quickly and effectively.
For Expert: The best boards are ones that have three main features: 1) low 3bv - anywhere from 115-130 are usually boards which people obtain their records (122 3bv for my 61) 2) Very Few guesses - This is what makes expert so much more difficult than intermediate, the fact that almost all boards require maybe 9 or 10 guesses. (my record board required 1 guess) 3) open spaces opened up at the beginning. This really has nothing to do with anything except for luck. gotta hit those openings. The most important things to remember when guessing

   
Apr 15th 2004 at 12:54:06 PM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

61

Best intermediate:  

13x2

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

@James: Why give up on the clone? Is it really that bad? If you don't want it to tell you the estimated finishing time then just make it not show the counter window. About int... I know I'm at 13 so perhaps I'm not who you are looking for help from... My average time on the clone (after more than 300 games) is 24.90! There is no doubt that the MS version is easier when it comes to int but I think that's mainly because of board repetition. Even when I don't consciously recognise a board I suspect that I somehow 'know' where the mines are sometimes if I've had the board before! Some of the most easily recognisable boards I know almost totally... at least all of the tricky parts; and not because I've spent time really trying to learn... I simply can't help remembering! My second 13 was on the same board as my first 13 (both on MS version) and that's pretty sad! There are only so many good boards and I think I know most of them by now! Not totally of course but I fairly often recognise boards when playing the MS version... So I mostly just play the MS version for nostalgic reasons - otherwise I prefer Rodrigo's clone! I truly love the multiplayer version! There are some bugs to be fixed, of course but it mostly works just fine and is a lot of fun! James, if you want to bring down your times I think you should start submitting to the AR! I think most people would agree that submitting times to the AR is a huge encouragement to improve your times! The first time I submitted times they were 103-21-2 or something like that and that was half a year ago or something like that! GOOD LUCK!!!!

   
Apr 15th 2004 at 12:16:40 PM
Name:  

James

Best expert:  

92

Best intermediate:  

21

Comments:  

First off, I am giving up on the clone. After one month and no telling how many games (I have reset the history several times) I only managed to sub-30 one time and the **** thing crashed (probably from shock.) Either way, I didn't even get the video. I got a 25 today on the regular, so that helps restore my faith some, but I am still done with the clone for the next few months. I need some help though.

For intermediate:

I play this the most. I was down to a 26 five months after learning how to play (for real.) I got the world record board and finished in 21 for my lucky best time. Even so, I was rather proud of my 25 today, and it is only my 8th sub-30. How long did it take you guys to break 20 from where I am? Most of the time it seems like I will never get there. I would also like to get my average way down. What is a typical game for some of you guys with a best of 18 or 19?

On Expert:

How the hell do you get better at this? I have tried slowing down and not clicking nearly as many times, and that works for a little while, but I still get very frustrated from seemingly slow times. That and the fact that I actually finish very few games is killing me. Any suggestions? That's another reason that I am giving up the clone. The estimated time thing bugs the hell out of me. I will die and it will estimate 90-100 or something, but I count the mines I've found and it's pathetic. All I want to do is break 100 with reasonable consistency. Oh yeah, I need to beat my friend's 89. Should be trying to get faster now, and then work on efficiency later, or the other way around? I personally don't think I am fast enough to worry about being efficient.

   
Apr 15th 2004 at 08:44:40 AM
Name:  

Yoni Roll

Comments:  

I just came back home after three days (was in the university) and found that the IRC chat became a hot topic
It seems that I opened it just in time, almost like i "sensed" that it is going to be needed.
anyway:

@Daniel
"@Katy, I've tried both #Minesweeper and #minesweeper and still no response. As I'm online now, it tells me that r0bbie and @eBayBee are in the room. No response from either of them. Perhaps someone can verify if this is the case or else I know I've done something wrong. Thanks again guys!"
Daniel, the minesweeper channel you entered is on another network (Efnet).
Our IRC channel is on a network called Initialized (and it's server is "irc.initialized.org") to enter it (using mIRC) you can either add the server to the server list (options -> servers -> add) and then you can always connect to it by selecting it and pressing "connect to server" or you can write in the command box (at the bottom) "/server irc.initialized.org" every time you open mIRC.
after you are connected to the network it should automatically pop-up the "favorites" window where you can enter "minesweeper" (or "MiNeSwEePeR" it doesn't matter).

@Stephen
"Also, I am not finding that the IRC chat is overly useful in that there is never anybody on (Detrusor came on several times and pinged out, but that's all)"
[11:42:24] * Dashboardy (freeriderv@12F39BE.3CD79CBE.22E13266.IP) Quit (Quit: )
[11:45:06] * gio100 (gio@2C9CA001.F50B9706.69301BFA.IP) has joined #minesweeper
[11:45:24] hi ya guys
[11:45:28] * gio100 is now known as georgi
[11:46:48] * AreOut (Stevan@3BB9446E.8F266622.5098FB43.IP) has joined #minesweeper
[11:46:56] hi Stevan
[11:46:57] somebody for multipl?

Bad luck
(Dashboardy is stephen)

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Apr 15th 2004 at 07:22:27 AM
Name:  

Daniel

Comments:  

Dan Cerveny got a 16 against me Both MultiPlayer and the IRC room are great. If you haven't already, make the effort to try them out.

   
Apr 15th 2004 at 06:11:11 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken (aka DenSweeper)

Comments:  

Just wanted to share with all the people who haven't tried the multiplayer function yet that it is absolutely awsome! I wish I had more time to play that way but I think I'd better not get too hooked until I've finished my exams! When playing agains Katy I managed to get a 17 on int which is really good considering how much I was trembling because of nerves from knowing that this was a 'live' competition! I really just tried to slow down and take it easy because I didn't want to screw up so I'm sure I could have done much better if it hadn't been a multiplayer game because it was a very nice 30 3bv board! Still it's nice to be able to say that I've gotten a 17 in the multiplayer version! Is that the multiplayer record or has anyone gotten a better score so far???

   
Apr 14th 2004 at 11:01:08 PM
Name:  

Katy LaVallee

Comments:  

some conversation in the chat room made me want to try to finish an expert game NF to see how i compared to myself before i learned the double-click move (i used to play only NF before i found out about that). i think my best score before learning that was in the 120s. after several days of trying i finally finished one in 79 seconds. 3bv: 188, 3bv/s: 2.40, left-clicks: 235, and c/s: 3.00. so, at least i know i haven't just been getting better these past couple of years because of the double-click trick.

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Apr 14th 2004 at 09:23:42 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Comments:  

@Rodrigo: too bad I didn't read the guestbook and caught you in there... I managed to get to the chatroom and chatted a bit with Dan and Dave but we couldn't figure out how to use the multiplayer function in your clone... Perhaps a little guide to the use of that function would be nice! I would certainly like to try it out sometime!

   
Apr 14th 2004 at 06:50:59 AM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Comments:  

@ Rodrigo: Dennis will kick your ass, sorry bud. He'd kick mine too, though!!!

   
Apr 14th 2004 at 06:38:26 AM
Name:  

Rodrigo

Comments:  

Hey Dennis! Come to IRC! We must be connected at the same time now!

Download the program called mIRC! Then insert the server irc.initialized.org. After, join the channel #minesweeper.

I will stay there some more minutes. If you get there, we can play!!

   
Apr 14th 2004 at 06:34:29 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Comments:  

What's that 'IRC' people are talking about and how do I get there? I'd like to check out that multiplayer function!

   
Apr 14th 2004 at 04:10:08 AM
Name:  

Dennis Lütken

Best expert:  

61

Best intermediate:  

13

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

Holy SH*T!!! I just checked out the AR site. Wow! It's the first time I've even been in the top 10 and then I'm #7!!! Cool! Nice rankings in general for the Danes this period too... 1,3 and 7! Quite nice! Go Denmark!

   
Apr 14th 2004 at 02:57:18 AM
Name:  

Christoph Marx

Comments:  

@Rodrigo: I've just played a few multiplayer games against my brother. When we played for lowest sum, the computer told me that he had won, and him that I had won, no matter how they ended.

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Apr 13th 2004 at 10:49:44 PM
Name:  

Christoph Marx

Comments:  

@Rodrigo: I've just got a "runtime error '11' Division by zero" when I tried to open the History. ->?

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Apr 13th 2004 at 09:29:56 PM
Name:  

Stephen

Comments:  

I believe that the closest game in the history of minesweeper multiplayer clone by Rodrigo has been played... I was playing against Katy Lavalee, and the score was:
Stephen - 20.49
Katy - 20.50

   
Apr 13th 2004 at 05:03:49 PM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

Thanks Christoph, it works now

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Apr 13th 2004 at 04:35:39 PM
Name:  

blindmage (Neil moledzki)

Comments:  

buy minesweeper products from my store, if you have any ideas, send me an e-mail with "minesweeper store" in the subject.

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Apr 13th 2004 at 03:50:49 PM
Name:  

Daniel

Comments:  

Finally, I made it. It was basically my own idiocy that kept from connecting properly. A bit of uninstall-age and reinstall-age and I was away on a hack. Thanks for your help Katy and others. Talk to you soon (I'm so tired with all this effort I need to sleep )

   
Apr 13th 2004 at 03:28:16 PM
Name:  

Christoph Marx

Comments:  

@Martin: I had the same problem with some of the *.ocx. I've a windows XP. I had to place the files in the
"windows.0\system32" directory.
regards
Christoph Marx

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Apr 13th 2004 at 03:07:26 PM
Name:  

Katy LaVallee

Comments:  

Daniel, see, the weird thing is, I've been spending a lot of time there and there are always more names idling than that, and I've never seen those two names among them. It doesn't seem to me like you could be in the right room. That is very bizarre.

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Apr 13th 2004 at 01:25:42 PM
Name:  

Daniel

Comments:  

@Katy, I've tried both #Minesweeper and #minesweeper and still no response. As I'm online now, it tells me that r0bbie and @eBayBee are in the room. No response from either of them. Perhaps someone can verify if this is the case or else I know I've done something wrong. Thanks again guys!

   
Apr 13th 2004 at 01:21:20 PM
Name:  

Martin Toft Madsen

Comments:  

Rodrigo, my exp score is the default highscore in the new version and when I click Show History... it says my version of MSFLXGRD.OCX is outdated, even though I have the version from your site
Btw, REALLY nice multiplayer feature
Thanks also to Stevan for pushing that feature through (I remember you were very eager to see that feature)

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Apr 13th 2004 at 11:57:38 AM
Name:  

Katy LaVallee

Comments:  

about the IRC room, does it matter if you use #Minesweeper or #minesweeper? i was thinking that may be Daniel's problem, but it's just a guess.

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Apr 13th 2004 at 10:11:17 AM
Name:  

Stephen

Comments:  

First, the two guys talking over and over again are absolutely handicapped. shut up, for the love. more importantly, the multiplayer thing is sweet Rod. a minor detail that always makes the person with the lower time win should probably be fixed, but it is fairly fun. also we should be able to see the other person's vids too when they beat it, or like have the winning video get played. ttyl

   
Apr 13th 2004 at 09:26:49 AM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Comments:  

I wish that I had such a low intelligence that I would find it funny to make mundane posts using someone else's name. It would mean much less stress in my life. Whatever happened to intelligent humour?

   
Apr 13th 2004 at 09:17:32 AM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Comments:  

Guys, what the hell are you doing? Grow up. If you can't find it in your intelligence to mature, then at least have the decency to have conversations like that in the irc chat room.

   
Apr 13th 2004 at 08:43:05 AM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Comments:  

@ Daniel: Hi, there were usually a few people there on the weekend. I suspect that many of the people are either at work (like me) or at school. I don't think that you are doing anything wrong. Usually Katy, Rodrigo, Hopsing, Schlier, myself, and sometimes Martin and Stevan are in there. Just keep at it. Actually, I'll probably be in there in a nother 3-4 hours when I get home! See 'ya there!!!

   
Apr 13th 2004 at 08:39:12 AM
Name:  

Daniel

Comments:  

Take it to the IRC, guys. On that topic, I haven't been getting any response when I log in. The only people I see online in the #Minesweeper room are Robbie and ebaybee. I say hello but never get a response. I know it could be that they just aren't there. However, it could also be that I'm doing something incorrect. Can anyone verify that they got a message from me? (My name was EclipseDan). Thanks

   
Apr 13th 2004 at 08:35:14 AM
Name:  

Roman

Comments:  

What are you guys doing?

   
Apr 13th 2004 at 07:37:59 AM
Name:  

Dave Matson (again)

Comments:  

@ Rodrigo: Or should I call you "Digo" from now on???

   
Apr 13th 2004 at 03:52:28 AM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Comments:  

Hey guys! Gotta say, the the multiplayer kicks ass! Rodrigo, good job. I played a couple of games last night against Hopsing. Unfortunately, he is the only person I could get it working with, for now. I guess it is just one more reason to come to the irc chat room!!!

@ Rodrigo: Thank you once again for making Minesweeper more interesting and fun for all of us!

   
Apr 13th 2004 at 01:31:08 AM
Name:  

Stevan

Comments:  

I'd like to play multiplayer against you or somebody for about one hour come to IRC and download 0.9 version C ya...

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Apr 13th 2004 at 01:25:29 AM
Name:  

Dion

Comments:  

You could say ive grown accustomed to Sorin's recorder. I've used the clone several times, but i always find myself switching back to the MS version. I'm just waiting for a final release of the clone version, with all the new functions being added i cant keep up with the updates. In fact my best score on the clone is a 50 but that was in the old format and when i upgraded i couldnt view it anymore. There is nothing wrong with it, i find the cheat function nifty.

   
Apr 12th 2004 at 11:52:41 PM
Name:  

Stevan

Comments:  

Dion why you dont use clone?!?

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Apr 12th 2004 at 11:18:13 PM
Name:  

Dion

Best expert:  

47->46

Comments:  

YEAHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
Shortly after that missed 44, i missed another 46 on a 50/50 guess on the last click. You could say this new record can ease the pain of that terribe mistake

   
Apr 12th 2004 at 11:12:02 PM
Name:  

Stephen

Best expert:  

61 secs

Best intermediate:  

16 secs

Best beginner:  

2 secs

Comments:  

Also, I am not finding that the IRC chat is overly useful in that there is never anybody on (Detrusor came on several times and pinged out, but that's all) Is there anybody who would like to challenge myself? I am able to play sometime past 4:00 pm GMT (aka 9:00 am Mountain standard time alberta,Canada). thx

   
Apr 12th 2004 at 11:00:51 PM
Name:  

Stephen Arnason

Comments:  

@ Rodrigo: I am in IRC and nobody is there (all idle)and so i was wondering if there was any possibility of obtaining some instructions. Firstly, how do you set up a game over a network, with computers connected together by a router (with firewall)? Also, some detailed instructions on setting up games across the internet would be lovely. Thanks

   
Apr 12th 2004 at 10:30:11 PM
Name:  

Dion

Comments:  

I just made the most stupid mistake EVER!!!
One square left *cries*
http://diontiu.tripod.com/missed44.txt

   
Apr 12th 2004 at 08:50:45 PM
Name:  

Hopsing

Comments:  

Hi
Just want to say that Minesweeper Multiplayer rocks!! Download it and come to our IRC-chat. Otherwise you miss something. It's great. Thanks to Rodrigo for this incredible game.
CU
Hopsing

   
Apr 12th 2004 at 07:10:20 PM
Name:  

Rodrigo

Comments:  

Hi everybody! I am very happy now! I released the first version of the Multiplayer game! Schlier and I played the first game ever on it! Very insteresting!

I suggest you all to take a look on it. Remeber to download a new OCX file for it to run properly: the MSWINSCK.OCX file.

I suggest also that you go to the IRC channel to arrange games. It is being perfect for finding other players online!

Please check it out! Thanks a lot!
Rodrigo

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Apr 12th 2004 at 05:48:58 PM
Name:  

Boroun

Comments:  

Gustaf!!!reaf mal con *** thren san!

   
Apr 12th 2004 at 05:45:36 PM
Name:  

Boruon

Comments:  

Onsta masdia mourash!

   
Apr 12th 2004 at 03:16:10 PM
Name:  

Christoph Marx

Comments:  

@Rodrigo: I just played a 67.10 on your clone. The timer showed 67.1. But the video has stopped the timer at 67.0.

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Apr 12th 2004 at 02:17:06 PM
Name:  

Dan

Comments:  

Active Ranking has been updated.

Sorry for the late update, but there were a couple pesky bugs in my updater program that I had trouble finding and fixing.

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Apr 12th 2004 at 01:11:19 PM
Name:  

DAniele

Best expert:  

65

Best intermediate:  

17

Best beginner:  

2

Comments:  

I missed a 17 and a 18...uff

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Apr 12th 2004 at 12:30:38 PM
Name:  

Gustaf

Comments:  

Moget att inte skriva pĺ engelska!
Orka. Men oj detta e nog inte engelska heller iofs

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Apr 12th 2004 at 11:50:01 AM
Name:  

Bouron

Comments:  

Pasdef moun cour tou hoer dis awer quin sal thorque thverr stenr un atra eka horna. Wiol pomnuria ilian. osa!

   
Apr 12th 2004 at 11:46:34 AM
Name:  

Bouron

Best expert:  

56

Best intermediate:  

33

Best beginner:  

3

Comments:  

Igin souz est mal ion hag dof "Minesweeper"

   
Apr 12th 2004 at 11:18:50 AM
Name:  

Chris Hoper

Best beginner:  

15

Comments:  

I am the Omnipotent squirrel of darkness

   
Apr 12th 2004 at 12:44:52 AM
Name:  

Stephan

Comments:  

I only wanted to say that the AR site is working again. Sorry for the server problems during the easter weekend. Hopefully, Lance and Dan will now be able to post the new period's ranking as soon as poosible

   
Apr 11th 2004 at 09:26:45 PM
Name:  

Brett Bowles

Comments:  

Thanks to Stephen, I have become aware that my score was almost definetely a glitch in the timer. I thought that 45 was a pretty scetchy score but just wanted to have someone check the board to see if it was ridicuously easy, which Stephen has told me it is not. Anyway, sorry for the false alarm for the third best time ever, maybe someday I'll be able to get it ligitimately. Thank you again to Stephen for setting me straight.

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Apr 11th 2004 at 05:47:52 PM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Comments:  

@ Stephen: Cool. I live in NS now, but I'm from Saskatchewan. It's nice to hear about "out west" again.

   
Apr 11th 2004 at 05:20:34 PM
Name:  

Stephen

Comments:  

I live in good ol' Alberta. (Go Calgary... I am normally an Edmonton Oilers Fan, but they're not in the Stanley Cup Playoffs so i cheer for the Flames)

   
Apr 11th 2004 at 12:32:36 PM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Comments:  

@ Stephen Arnason: Just wondering, where in Canada are you from?

   
Apr 11th 2004 at 12:26:17 PM
Name:  

Stephen

Comments:  

@Brett: that is really hard to believe, that a person who can only get 23 on intermediate can also get 45 on expert. if you have gotten 45 on expert, what are some other scores you have gotten on expert? (even if it was a ridiculously easy board, you should only have, at that level, been able to beat your record by maybe 7 or 8 seconds, meaning that you should be able to get an average of about 60 in expert) I'd like to see that screenshot also.

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Apr 11th 2004 at 11:12:57 AM
Name:  

Mat Tabacco

Best expert:  

80 today

Best intermediate:  

22

Best beginner:  

2

Comments:  

down to 104!
any tips?

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Apr 11th 2004 at 11:04:29 AM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Comments:  

Hi Brett! Yeah, send that screenshot over here too, if you get a chance!

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Apr 11th 2004 at 10:36:49 AM
Name:  

Rodrigo

Comments:  

Brett, I would like to see your screenshot. Please, e-mail me it.

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Apr 11th 2004 at 09:48:00 AM
Name:  

Brett Bowles

Comments:  

No, I don't have a video, I really wish I did, I've just been playing since I was like, 7 or 8 (I'm 18 now). My dad taught me, I just really started getting pretty good a few years ago I guess, but I never checked out the online community for minesweeping until I got that score. I think I had an incredibly easy board. I'd be glad to send the screen shot to anyone who would like it.

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Apr 11th 2004 at 12:59:13 AM
Name:  

Stephan

Comments:  

@Andrea: Of course, we are all talking about the same game. Nearly everyone who discovered this site thought he/she was the fastest player on earth and couldn't believe the reality. The main hint one can give is training, training, training. And maybe read the tips Damien is providing on his site here.

   
Apr 10th 2004 at 10:45:27 PM
Name:  

Andrea

Comments:  

Okay... am I talking about the same game as everyone else here??? Minesweeper on windows??
Probably not...

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Apr 10th 2004 at 10:43:30 PM
Name:  

Andrea

Best expert:  

214

Best intermediate:  

59

Best beginner:  

1

Comments:  

****, and I thought I was doing well...
How on earth is it possible to get such a fast time?! Some people can do expert faster than I can do intermediate.
Is there some sort of special technique...??

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Apr 10th 2004 at 09:41:15 PM
Name:  

Dave Matson

Comments:  

Brett, do you have a video???

   
Apr 10th 2004 at 07:47:50 PM
Name:  

Brett Bowles

Best expert:  

45

Best intermediate:  

23

Best beginner:  

4

Comments:  

I have a screenshot on the expert and the "Fastest Mine Sweepers" box. Third Place!!!!!!!!

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Apr 10th 2004 at 06:35:13 PM
Name:  

Yoni Roll

Comments:  

Hopsing (Robert Benditz) just informed me on the IRC chat that "discover" might be misleading, I meant when you click a mine (lose) before you had any openings.

   


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