Bonus: Double Minesweeper by Serkan Yürekli

Double Minesweeper by Serkan Yürekli

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or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools. Use left click to place 1 or 2 mines, right click (in cell) to mark unused, right click (on edge/corner) to mark a note; hitting tab will also enable a shading mode. If you want more solving options, turn off Penpa-Lite option.)

Theme: Symmetry and Logic (Note: this puzzle originally appeared in this year’s 24H Puzzle Championship.)

Author/Opus: This is the 45th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Serkan Yürekli.

Rules: Place either 0, 1, or 2 mines into each empty cell so that each number represents the total count of mines in all neighboring cells, including diagonally adjacent cells. See also this example:

Double Minesweeper by Serkan Yürekli

Answer String: For each cell in the marked columns, enter the number of mines (0, 1, 2) for each cell. Enter 0 if the cell is a number cell. Separate each column’s entry from the next with a comma. In the example (with marked rows), the answer is “022102,002000”.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 6:00, Master = 9:30, Expert = 19:00

Solution: PDF

Note: Click here for other Double Minesweeper puzzles.

  • hagriddler says:

    Felt a bit like star battle as you cannot always determine the number of mines in a single cell, but rather in a set of 2 or 3 adjacent cells and then reason from there

  • Tablesaw says:

    Why was this puzzle presented on its side, in contrast to the original version? I was surprised that the change would be made, given that it obscures the original “24” theme.

    • Avatar photo drsudoku says:

      Our basic web presentation is better in portrait than in landscape so that is how I chose to format this fun but large puzzle. I consider the 24 to be more of an Easter Egg than a definite theme here. Serkan didn’t mind this presentation when I sent him the files, although if he had requested (or in the future does request) it go back the other way I will make the change.

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