Minesweeper best times

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  1. A4Ever Knows where his towel is Registered Senior Member

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    beginner: 23 seconds.

    Anyone did better? It would be very possible, since I don't play it intuitively enough. To get a time of 15 or maybe even 10 seconds average, you will need pattern recognition abilities.

    ps: this is not a hobby of mine

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  3. Xelios We're setting you adrift idiot Registered Senior Member

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    Well on a custom field I got 1 second once =D

    Don't know my time for beginner, haven't played it in forever, too old school for me =P
     
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  5. spacemanspiff czar of things Registered Senior Member

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    once i decided to spend my afternoon trying to lower my time.

    after sitting at my computer for quite some time, out of pure luck I scored about 7s on beginner. that was pretty much a fluke. on average i could get around 25s on that level.
     
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  7. Captain_Crunch Club Ninja Valued Senior Member

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    Beginner 10secs.

    Screenshot to prove im not talking crap:
     
  8. A4Ever Knows where his towel is Registered Senior Member

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    Yes, but it is your average time which is interesting, cause the mines can reveal themselves in two clicks when lucky.

    Only the skill part is interesting.
     
  9. Captain_Crunch Club Ninja Valued Senior Member

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    10 - 15 average
     
  10. grazzhoppa yawwn Valued Senior Member

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    Begineer- 17 seconds
    Intermediate- 107
    Expert- Never beaten it, though I've tried and tried

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  11. Algiz Registered Member

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    beginner - 9
    intermediate/advance - its kicking my ass right now... but i'm figuring out the mine placement algorithm
     
  12. fadingCaptain are you a robot? Valued Senior Member

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    I can't remember my times its been awhile but...

    I had a friend that played so much it was sick. He got to where he could do intermediate in something ridiculus. I think it was thirty something seconds. He was like rain man...he would start playing and you couldn't help but watch him with a mixture of awe and pity.
     
  13. notPresidentAndrew Banned Banned

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    Begginer: 4 seconds
    Intermediate: 35 seconds
    Expert: 125 seconds

    I developed an addiction to that damn game. Now I am addicted to online pool.
     
  14. ElectricFetus Sanity going, going, gone Valued Senior Member

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    I have done it in 0 sec thanks to a cheat

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  15. Aries Registered Member

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    fastest time on beginner is three secs. like ten on intermediate, an on advanced, I think twetny. It sounds alittel out there, but I used to play it all the time.
     
  16. notPresidentAndrew Banned Banned

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    Eventually they will create a cheat that claims negative seconds. Soon people will be saying "I beat it in -12 secs!" Of course this will violate the laws of physics.

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  17. ElectricFetus Sanity going, going, gone Valued Senior Member

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    that cheat wouild not be hard to make... heck just make it count time in negatives in that case a score of -999 sec in beginer is GOOD.
     
  18. fabiodf Registered Member

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    I finished the beginner in 6 seconds, the intermediate in 40 and the expert in 95. I think it's not too bad at all
     
  19. kenworth dude...**** it,lets go bowling Registered Senior Member

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    take a walk,read a book,talk to a friend.
     
  20. Avatar smoking revolver Valued Senior Member

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    ..disarm some mines in Vietnam

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  21. kazbadan Registered Senior Member

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    begginer: 6secs, only played that level.

    6secs some times, not only once

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  22. Pete It's not rocket surgery Registered Senior Member

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    Back when I was young and stupid, I thought I was good doing Beginner in 7, Intermediate in 47, and Expert in 137 (the stupid thing is that I can still remember the times!). Thank God I didn't waste more time on it than I did.
    These people are nuts.
    "The Authoritative Minesweeper" - Includes "validated" world records and videos of games (!!!)
     
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  23. RubiksMaster Real eyes realize real lies Registered Senior Member

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    I'm not as fast as some of you: 11 seconds on beginner about 5 years ago. In the 400s for expert. I never really did much with intermediate.
     
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