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Hexagonal Minesweeper Rules

Hexagonal Minesweeper is a hexagonal variant of the classic minesweeper game from the 1990's! While Hexagonal Minesweeper's rules emulate the original game on a square board, there are a few differences.

Overview

When a game of Hexagonal Minesweeper begins, all of the hex states are initially hidden. A hex space can have one of two states: it is either safe or a mine.

The objective of Hexagonal Minesweeper is to click on every safe hex without clicking on a single mine. Clicking on a mine results in a lost game.

When revealed, each safe hex displays a number. This number is the number of mines that are the hex's neighbors.

• For example, if a visible safe hex has the number "2", then 2 of its neighbors are mines (you can immediately deduce that 4 of its neighbors would then be safe).

If a safe square has no number, then all 6 of its immediate neighbors are safe. When clicked on, a safe square with no number will automatically make all of its neighbors visible.

If the player is able to determine that a hex has a mine, they can flag it as such. This helps keep track of the mines on the board, and if the player accidentally click on the hex it will not respond.
The method of flagging differs on Desktop and Mobile:

• Desktop: Right-click on hex spaces to flag them
• Mobile: click on the "Flagging Disabled" button on the bottom-right of the screen to enter flagging mode. When in flag mode, you can flag a hex by tapping it. Click on the "Flagging Enabled" button again to exit flagging mode.

If you ever change your mind, you can always un-flag a hex.

Additional Game Mechanics

• The first hex clicked on by the player will never be a mine.
• All hexes that are immediate neighbors of the first hex also won't be mines.
• There is no guarentee that a puzzle is solveable without guessing.
• Although Helpful to the player, flagging is not required to win the game.

Developer Note

This game was developed by Arthur Zarins in 2024. You can view more of my projects on my website.