If you’re using Google Chrome, you can play Minesweeper by simply typing the keyword “minesweeper” in the seek bar. You will then find the Google Doodle for Minesweeper at the very top of the seek results. To start the game in the middle of the screen, just click on the Play button. If, however, you prefer a more immersive, full-screen experience or are on a browser other than Chrome, you can also visit the Minesweeper Doodle website to play.
The Doodle Game version of Minesweeper has three levels of difficulty: easy, medium, and hard. The number of hidden mines (and therefore the size of the field) increases as you advance through the levels. Easy has ten mines, medium comes with 40, and hard challenges you with 99. The controls are straightforward — left-click to uncover a tile and right-click to plant a flag.
A quick refresher on the rules:
- Your goal is to unveil the safe tiles while avoiding all the mines on the board.
- Pay attention to the numbers on the tiles as they supply hints as to where the mines are placed. For instance, a “1” means there’s one mine on one of the tiles next to it, a “2” indicates two mines on the adjacent tiles, and so on.
- If you suspect that a tile hides a mine, plant a flag on it to avoid it later.
- The game ends the moment you click on a mine.
