SWEEPER(6)

NAME
sweeper - mine sweeper game

SYNOPSIS
/usr/games/sweeper

DESCRIPTION

Sweeper is a geme where your task is to find the hidden mines in a minefield.

To play the game move your mouse pointer to a square and press the left mouse button to mark that you think this is safe square. If there is a mine on this square the game us oer. If there is no mine on this square a number will be shown that shows home many mines there are in the surronding squares. All surrounding squares, even thos diagonally is counted.

If you think there is a mine on a square you move the mousepointer to that square and press the middle button. If you want to unmark a square that you thought that there is a mine on yust press the middle button again.

If you click with the left button on a mine all squares will be revealed to you. The squares that you have marked will be shaded, all other squares will be white. A faulty marked bomb will be marked with a cross over it.

BUGS

The manual could be better

The graphic interface could be better, and adapted for colour/gray scale.

The game should not be finished until all squares are marked/shown.

AUTHOR
Thomas Grennefors (etxtsg@solsta.ericsson.se). Feel free to send comments, criticisms and suggestions.