How to Play MinesweeperPro: Controls, Chording, and Scoring

On MinesweeperPro, you reveal a cell by clicking or tapping it, flag a suspected mine by right-clicking or touching and holding, and chord by clicking a numbered cell — each successful chord earns you one point. You can play without signing in, but signing in with Google lets you set a display name so other players can identify you in a match.

The three core controls

The site's Field Manual lists exactly three inputs, and they map cleanly to mouse and touch:

The objective is to flag all the mines on the field. Revealed numbers tell you how many mines sit in the surrounding cells, so you use them to deduce which cells are safe to reveal and which need flags.

Chording in practice

Chording is the shortcut that clears several cells at once. Instead of revealing cells one by one around a number, you click the numbered cell itself. The game then acts on the cells around it based on the flags you've already placed.

A concrete example: a cell shows "2," and you've already flagged two adjacent cells you believe are mines. Clicking that "2" triggers a chord — the remaining unflagged neighbors are revealed together. If your flags were correct, you clear safe ground quickly and gain a point. If they were wrong, you'll likely reveal a mine and take the scoring penalty described below.

Two things are worth knowing before you rely on chording:

• It depends on your flags being right. Chording is only as safe as the flags around the number. Flag a safe cell by mistake and the chord will punish you.
• It scores. The Field Manual states each successful chord awards one point, so chording is both a speed tool and a scoring tool.

How scoring works

Scoring is individual, which shapes how you should play:

• Correct flag or action: gain 1 point.
• Mistake: lose 3 points.
• Winner bonus: the player with the highest score receives double the payout, and score converts to coins.

Because a mistake costs three times what a correct move earns, cautious play is usually better than guessing. A single wrong flag can wipe out the value of three good ones.

Playing with others

MinesweeperPro is primarily a PvP game: players compete on the same board for the highest score, and the top scorer gets the winner's bonus. It is not co-op, though everyone is rewarded for their contribution to solving the board.

Matches are formed automatically. The site says each game can have up to three players at a time, and new games are created as needed to match players. The page also notes a Chrome extension is available, and there are separate links for the Minesweeper game and a Minesweeper Paint tool.

Getting set up

1. Open the site and start a game — the page presents a "Play Now" entry point.
2. If you want a name shown to other players, sign in with Google and edit your display name. If a name is already taken, the site asks you to try a different one.
3. Use the Field Manual as your reference for controls and scoring while you play.

One practical note from the site itself: some modes require a larger screen, and the page prompts you to switch to a larger screen for those modes. If a mode won't load properly on a phone, that's the likely reason.