Assume I have a minesweeper board of rows * cols = x cells
What is the optimal/recommended percentage of cells filled with mines?
I mean the optimal mix between solvability and difficulty ---> game fun
I estimate 22%.
Are there other opinions?
Peter
What is the recommended percentage of mines?
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Re: What is the recommended percentage of mines?
depends on what is fun for you...
when i'm in the mood to play my best and fastest game the standard levels with 15.625% and 20.625% are fine. when i'm not in the mood for serious playing or to warm up i enjoy increasing the mine density to the extent at which i hardly ever win a game.
i would recommend playing expert. there are many more things you can aim for than just the fastest solve. you can try non-flagging (using only the left button), double clicking only (except for the first few clicks), shortest mousepath (try to beat 5000 on expert, then 4000), fewest clicks, fewest clicks non-flagging, left hand sweeping, ioe (highest 3bv/used clicks), win percentage.
when i'm in the mood to play my best and fastest game the standard levels with 15.625% and 20.625% are fine. when i'm not in the mood for serious playing or to warm up i enjoy increasing the mine density to the extent at which i hardly ever win a game.
i would recommend playing expert. there are many more things you can aim for than just the fastest solve. you can try non-flagging (using only the left button), double clicking only (except for the first few clicks), shortest mousepath (try to beat 5000 on expert, then 4000), fewest clicks, fewest clicks non-flagging, left hand sweeping, ioe (highest 3bv/used clicks), win percentage.
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Re: What is the recommended percentage of mines?
Nah, it just eliminates common guess patterns. Uncommon ones (and cases where you are simply stuck) can still pop up :p