It is most commonly seen on computers, because the minesweeper puzzles are often bundled with computer operating systems, for example, Microsoft Windows.
The main aim of the puzzle is to identify and eliminate all the 'mines' hidden in the grids. Some numbers are included in the puzzle, the number tells how many of its adjacent squares contain mines.
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Since the position of the mines are fixed, only one unique solution will be able to solve the puzzle. There are two variations of the puzzle. In the first variation, number of mines in the puzzle will not be given, the solver can only rely on the numbers given in the puzzle to eliminate the mines. For the second variation, the number of mines is given, and the solver will be able to track the number of mines remaining in the puzzle as the solving progresses.
The original version of minesweeper puzzle found in Microsoft Windows was written by Robert Donner and Curt Johnson. The puzzle has not changed much over the years, until it was rewrote by Oberon under the hire of Microsoft during the development of Windows Vista.
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