nbmines

Terminal minesweeper game from the nbsdgames collection

TLDR

Start a default game

$ nbmines

Set custom board size

$ nbmines -c [10] -r [10]

Set the number of mines

$ nbmines -m [15]

Play in easy mode

$ nbmines -e

nbmines is a terminal-based minesweeper game from the nbsdgames package, a collection of text-based games. The goal is to reveal all cells that do not contain mines while avoiding the mined ones.The game uses an ncurses interface with keyboard and mouse support. Use arrow keys or hjkl to move, ENTER to reveal a cell, and SPACE to flag/unflag a cell. Press q to quit.

PARAMETERS

-c COLS

Number of columns.

-r ROWS

Number of rows.

-m MINES

Number of mines.

-e

Easy mode.

--help

Display help information.

PREVIEW

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CAVEATS

Requires a terminal with ncurses support. Part of the nbsdgames collection. Board dimensions are limited by terminal size.

HISTORY

nbmines is part of the nbsdgames package, a collection of 18 text-based games created by abakh, inspired by classic games. Minesweeper itself was popularized by its inclusion in Microsoft Windows 3.1 in 1992.