2026-07-15 · essay
Designing Luck Out of the Game — From Minesweeper to Guessing-Free Logic Puzzles
Why did Minesweeper's 50/50 endgame guess survive so long, and how was it overcome? I trace the lineage through Hexcells, Tametsi, and 14 Minesweeper Variants, and ask what it costs to guarantee a board that never forces a guess.