rustymines-cli

A mine sweeping game for the console with optional dud mines.

Parameters

You can specify the field size, amount of mines and amount of duds:

• --width The width of the field
• --height The height of the field
• --mines Amount of mines on the field
• --duds Amount of duds among the mines

Playing

You play the game by either flagging or visiting fields. The game is over, if you stepped onto a mine, which is not a dud, in which case you lose, or you uncover all fields that do not contain a mine, in which case you win.

Visiting fields

You can visit fields, which you deem safe, by specifying the x and y coordinate. E.g.: 2 3 to visit the field at coordinate x=2 and y=3.

Flagging fields

You can flag fields under which you suspect a mine by prepending an exclamation mark to the coordinate. E.g.: !3 1 to flag the field at coordinate x=3 and y=1.

You can remove a flag from a field by repeating the command, i.e. this command toggles a field's flag.

Uncovering all remaining fields

You can uncover all non-flagged fields by providing two exclamation marks: !!

Aborting the game

You can abort and quit the game at any time by typing: exit

Symbols

• ■: An unvisited field.
• *: A mine that has not been triggered.
• (a space): A cleared field with no surrounding mines.
• 1..8 (a decimal digit): A cleared field with the respective amount of surrounding mines.
• ☠: A mine that has been stepped on and exploded. Better luck next time!
• ~: A mine that has been stepped on, but turned out to be a dud. Lucky you!
• ⚐: A flagged field with a potential mine underneath it. Flagged fields cannot be accidentally stepped on.