Ars called it their favorite of 2025 so far, and I'm enjoying it. Adds a nice if minor level of resource (health) management on top of regular Minesweeper. Free to play online.

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[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Have you ever won?

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I did it on my eigth or ninth try. I lost several times due to stupid mistakes, clicking on a mine when I forgot that there was a 1xx clue next to it, seeing only that xx was small.

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I guess I just haven’t gotten the hang of it yet.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

Have you paid attention to the patterns visible when the game ends? The purple slimes + wizard are really helpful to locate. I also generally tried to avoid using the walls since it seems like they don't always give as many points as they take to kill. I also played on an earlier version, it might have been easier.

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's very possible to defeat the dragon. I can do it pretty regularly after a day of heavy playing. Getting the achievements is tougher. And I still haven't gotten a clean wipe yet (I've been 1 tile away twice though)

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I was one heart away from getting 13 hearts, but at that point I was out of options. 😫

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Finally got my first full clear this morning, and I've gotten 2 more since then. I've now gotten all of the achievements and I just completed a 2 stamp game!

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 1 points 4 days ago

Yeah, I’ve gotten a 2 wins, the first was almost a full clear! I’m starting to get the hang of it.