Comments on: Minesweeper Fail

By: colBoh

colBoh — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:25:42 +0000

THAT SUCKS.
Fortunately, I’m a Bookworm Adventures guy myself.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:58:15 +0000

fail explanation fail on your part – Louis is right and you just made yourself look like a jackass.

By: Gina

Gina — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:55:52 +0000

I’m just amazed at what people will argue over.

By: Caerbannog

Caerbannog — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:55:23 +0000

Woa you’re right, the count now goes back to 59.
Thanks for double checking, it seems that red confused me.

By: 5050

5050 — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:00:54 +0000

I have been playing minesweeper since I was 7 years old, and I can say that this was a 50-50 chance. For all who have never played, and are over-zealously eager to sound intelligent and contradict the logic of the rules of the game (again, never having played) by reasoning that it was obvious:

You = FAIL.

For all who HAVE played, and still want to contradict the logical reasoning of the game, and say that it wasn’t a 50-50 chance (thus stating that it was obvious):

You = EPIC FAIL.

By: Smart guy

Smart guy — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:13:27 +0000

if you take another careful look it could have been on both sides

-smart guy

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:08:11 +0000

SO UNLUCKY. I feel for you mate

By: Chazz

Chazz — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:40:53 +0000

So many comments here can be used as FAIL.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:39:54 +0000

It’s hard to believe there is any debate about this.

Taken directly from instructions on how to play Minesweeper:
“If a number appears on a square, it indicates how many total mines are in the eight squares that surround the numbered one. You can use this number to help deduce whether a square is safe to uncover.”

Look at the square with the “3″ and the eight squares surrounding it. There are two squares we know are mines (that are marked). We can derive from this that only one of the remaining two squares is a mine and also that either one may be a mine.

Now, look at the square with the “1″ and the five squares surrounding it. There are no squares we know are mines (none are marked). We can derive from this that only one of the remaining two squares is a mine and also that either one may be a mine.

Therefore, since we have identical derivations for both the “3″ and “1″ squares, it is statistically a 50/50 chance that either square is a mine.

This dilemma occurs all the time when playing Minesweeper and proves that winning any permutation of Minesweeper doesn’t rely 100% on skill.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:27:06 +0000

Wow, you’re stupid.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:25:31 +0000

Wow, have none of you ever played minesweeper before?
The fail here was getting as close to the end of Expert as you can without actually winning, and having a 50/50 guess, and getting it wrong… And god, that must kill.

By: CapriceClassic

CapriceClassic — Sat, 16 May 2009 06:02:11 +0000

First of all, it’s not “retarTed, you idiot”, secondly if you KNEW anything about the game, you’d KNOW that whenever you see a 3, the bombs are DIRECTLY next to them, NOT ADJACENT, unless there is a 2 next to it, and CLEARLY there is no 2 next to the 3. So whoever picked the wrong square is an idiot JUST like you.

By: Guest1337

Guest1337 — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:07:01 +0000

1. Anybody who thinks it wasn’t 50/50 is retarted
2. I can totally imagine this guy spending hours clearing the rest of this, getting to these last 2 and screaming “WTF!?!!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?”

By: Dummy

Dummy — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:07:29 +0000

YOU LOST THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!

How could you?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:47:18 +0000

Yes, since you haven’t played minesweeper you clearly don’t understand the rules. A connect diagonally with the 1 qualifies as adjacent and is just as common as otherwise.

It should also be noted that only the Expert level of minesweeper puts you into these guessing situations, which is why I don’t play it. If it can’t be solved logically, then whats the point of the game? Then, it’s just gambling with no money.

By: dukethepcdr

dukethepcdr — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:57:28 +0000

Actually, they did pretty well.

By: PONU

PONU — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:47:40 +0000

Really? I find that to happen all that time

By: JJtoob

JJtoob — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:49:24 +0000

Yup pretty much. More litterally (and with grammar errors and stuff): “what it has, you stuck 1 hour playing a game of minesweeper and BOOM in the last move…”

By: Mischybelle

Mischybelle — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:49:05 +0000

I think tying your shoes in “18 seconds” is an exaggeration fail. Yeah, very impressive.

By: pro0glenn

pro0glenn — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:49:09 +0000

I lost the game as well.

By: JubblyBubbly

JubblyBubbly — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:27:04 +0000

It is 50/50, but I would always pick the one in the corner in that scenario.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:27:47 +0000

Theres a mine in the corner… in the top left corner… in fact it’s almost the exact same setup as the lower right, except with the other mine.

By: Carley

Carley — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:28:48 +0000

Booooooommm…

By: i'm in awe

i'm in awe — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:07:11 +0000

uner 100 seconds? you legend. i’m so glad you shared that with us. really, you should be congratulated by everyone you know. i once tied my shoes in 18 seconds. awesomeness.

By: C

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:26:23 +0000

50-50

and yes i’ve encountered mines in the corners plenty of times

By: Mr Ninja

Mr Ninja — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:23:19 +0000

You’re both wrong. Yes, there was a 50/50 chance, but I’m yet to see a min in the corner…

By: 50-50

50-50 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:20:43 +0000

then maybe you should play minesweeper so you could understand

until then you are Fail for making that comment

By: timmaaa

timmaaa — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:55:57 +0000

geez iv never once played minesweeper n even i can understand that it was obvious where fukin bomb was…..

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:29:34 +0000

The 2 that is 2 spaces away? Come on! If it’s not adjacent to said square, it’s irrelevant.

By: Yoguybalk

Yoguybalk — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:16:50 +0000

I think it’s photoshopped with the fail in it.

By: Noctifero

Noctifero — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:57:07 +0000

I feel sorry for him!

By: potter

potter — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:28:25 +0000

You all fail!!! You’re all arguing over something STUPID!! It’s just a picture!

By: Hank

Hank — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:20:40 +0000

“you’re” dumb

By: Ajah

Ajah — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:47:42 +0000

Photoshopping FAIL into the picture…WIN!

I’m a moron.

By: WingedDemon

WingedDemon — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:55:25 +0000

For people who want to complain about the fact that the person commented in Spanish other than English instead of, say, trying to translate, they basically said, “You spend an hour playing one game of Minesweeper, and you lose on the final move.” There’s a bit more to it than that, but that’s the gist of it.

By: LD0ne

LD0ne — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:22:45 +0000

lol this is great your arguing minesweeper…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:14:02 +0000

You’re wrong. Above that, the 2 that is two spaces above the bomb they lost on gives it away.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:46:23 +0000

LOL I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
However, I just start a new game when it does XP
I could probably play with my eyes closed, lol.

By: St33v

St33v — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:32:25 +0000

Okay, just one more… which one…

“bam”
FUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:34:58 +0000

WTF, I feel like such a n00b. Is this supose to be bad or what?
I dont understand.

By: Lord Kalvin

Lord Kalvin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:31:48 +0000

lol… do u know the rules? it’s not hard at all if you know the ropes.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:02:44 +0000

Plating this game at any date after 1997…FAIL.

By: all of your fail

all of your fail — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:58:15 +0000

to everyone saying its obvious your an idot
totally 50/50 chance >.<

By: R Jensen

R Jensen — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:22:04 +0000

I can just imagine this guy… staring at his screen… “Where did I go wrong?”

By: Victor Sheckels

Victor Sheckels — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:30:50 +0000

After seeing this, I was so overcome with empathy I punched myself in my own nuts.

By: Buzz Killington

Buzz Killington — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:29:22 +0000

This Conversation proves one thing: The people on failblog fail at minesweeper. Which is odd, since Failblog is basically a way to procrastinate. just like minesweeper. You would think that being good at one meant being good at the other?

By: Buzz Killington

Buzz Killington — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:26:53 +0000

No. I’m guessing you fail at minesweeper. 50/50 chance. Nothing else. No way of knowing.

And. You. Sir. Are. A. Total. Moron. Slash. Hypocrite.

By: Buzz Killington

Buzz Killington — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:25:24 +0000

No. Just No.

The Score represents how many bombs are touching the square. 3 means 3 bombs touching. You’ve found 2. There is one left. The One means there is ONE bomb touching it. You’ve found none. 50/50 Chance.

Fail.

By: Idiot-Hunter

Idiot-Hunter — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:04:52 +0000

You’re a complete moron, have you ever used your brain?
BTW can’t you take a picture of yourself and send it in to Failblog?
That would be a great Fail-picture

Thank You

By: Alli

Alli — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:05:39 +0000

i dont get it…