Show HN: Classic Minesweeper

#1

Post by hanguokai » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC

Re: Show HN: Classic Minesweeper

#2

Post by perilunar » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC

Cool.

Unfortunately long press didn't work for me with a trackpad (Safari on macOS), so wasn't able to flag at all. Maybe add a test for ctrl-click or shift-click?

Re: Show HN: Classic Minesweeper

#3

Post by hanguokai » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC

perilunar wrote: post #2

Cool. Unfortunately long press didn't work for me with a trackpad (Safari on macOS), so wasn't able to flag at all. Maybe add a test for ctrl-click or shift-click?

Long press is for mobile browsers; use right-click on desktop.

Re: Show HN: Classic Minesweeper

#4

Post by perilunar » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC

hanguokai wrote: post #3

perilunar wrote: post #2

Cool. Unfortunately long press didn't work for me with a trackpad (Safari on macOS), so wasn't able to flag at all. Maybe add a test for ctrl-click or shift-click?

Long press is for mobile browsers; use right-click on desktop.

I'm on a laptop with a trackpad — there is no right click. Usually Ctrl-click works as a right-click, but in this case it doesn't.

Re: Show HN: Classic Minesweeper

#5

Post by rendx » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC

perilunar wrote: post #4

hanguokai wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Long press is for mobile browsers; use right-click on desktop.

I'm on a laptop with a trackpad — there is no right click. Usually Ctrl-click works as a right-click, but in this case it doesn't.

Two-finger click works for me (macOS).

Re: Show HN: Classic Minesweeper

#6

Post by perilunar » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC

rendx wrote: post #5

perilunar wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm on a laptop with a trackpad — there is no right click. Usually Ctrl-click works as a right-click, but in this case it doesn't.

Two-finger click works for me (macOS).

oh, yeah, that works. And double three-finger click to clear. Still, ctrl-click should also work.

Re: Show HN: Classic Minesweeper

#7

Post by theblorgler » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC

Took me back to playing minesweeper as a kid. I managed to find myself in an end state that could only be resolved with a 50/50 guess. I don't remember if the classic version had this problem, but I think it would be nice to have a guarantee of no ambiguous boards.

Re: Show HN: Classic Minesweeper

#8

Post by archleaf » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC

hanguokai wrote: post #3

perilunar wrote: post #2

Cool. Unfortunately long press didn't work for me with a trackpad (Safari on macOS), so wasn't able to flag at all. Maybe add a test for ctrl-click or shift-click?

Long press is for mobile browsers; use right-click on desktop.

Control click would also be a good addition. Otherwise I keep losing!

Re: Show HN: Classic Minesweeper

#9

Post by aviscido » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC

Love it! 36 seconds for a beginners one :)

Re: Show HN: Classic Minesweeper

#10

Post by tryagent » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC

This brings back memories!