Flag a Mine
Flag the unrevealed cell that must be a mine. Constraint-satisfaction deduction, cheat-proof validation
About PlayMemorize Flag a Mine
PlayMemorize Flag a Mine is a Minesweeper deduction trainer. Every round shows a partially-revealed board · the standard Minesweeper grid with numbers visible and some cells still face-down. Exactly one of the unrevealed cells is guaranteed to be a mine by the numbered hints around it · find it and flag it. One wrong flag ends the run.
Why a Minesweeper trainer at all. Classical Minesweeper combines two skills: deduction (when the numbers force a conclusion) and guessing (when they don't). The guessing half is unavoidable in the standard game · sometimes you're left with a 50/50 and just have to pick. Flag a Mine isolates the deduction half so you train only the part of Minesweeper that's actually a thinking skill, not the luck part. Every round is a pure reasoning win when you solve it.
Cheat-proof validation. A pure verifyGuaranteedMine function enumerates every possible mine placement consistent with the revealed numbers · the full constraint-satisfaction space. If the target cell contains a mine in every valid placement, the flag is correct. If even one placement leaves the cell empty, the answer is wrong. The validator is the sole oracle · pure constraint satisfaction, no preset flag.
Pure deduction, no luck. The puzzle generator only ships boards where at least one unrevealed cell is a provable mine. Unlike classical Minesweeper, there are no 50/50 guesses · if you can't find the answer, the answer is still there waiting to be deduced. That makes a streak in Flag a Mine a real measure of your Minesweeper reasoning, not your luck.
Part of the PlayMemorize family of brain-training games. Runs entirely in your browser, works offline as a Progressive Web App.
FAQ
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What is Flag a Mine?
A free Minesweeper deduction trainer. Each round shows a partially-revealed board. Exactly one unrevealed cell is guaranteed to be a mine by the surrounding numbered hints. Flag it to grow your streak; miss once and the run ends. -
How is the answer validated?
A pure function called verifyGuaranteedMine enumerates every possible mine placement consistent with the revealed numbers. If the target cell contains a mine in every one of those placements, the answer is correct. The function is the sole oracle · no preset flag to cheat against. -
Is there always a provable answer?
Yes · every round is generated so at least one unrevealed cell is a guaranteed mine. Unlike classical Minesweeper, there are no 50/50 guesses. Every round is a pure reasoning win when you solve it · if you can't find the answer, the answer is still there waiting to be deduced. -
Will this make me better at full Minesweeper?
Yes · the deduction half is what actually translates between the two games. Once you can scan a partially-revealed board and immediately spot a forced mine, the same skill makes you faster and more accurate in full Minesweeper rounds. The remaining 50/50 guesses in full Minesweeper are luck either way, but the deduction skill is trainable. -
How does my progress save?
Your high streak is stored locally in your browser. -
Can MemPi help me study and practice this game?
Yes! Click MemPi in the header or on the game board to summon him. He observes the board, thinks out loud, and can demonstrate moves or guide you through tricky steps.