In order to play you will need a Mac or a free Emulator. SIT files can be opened by the StuffIt Expander program (version 5.5 and earlier) and CPT files can be opened using Compact Pro (version 1.5.2 or earlier), both of which are free online. Another common method was archiving into a SIT or CPT file and emailing to a host, which was usually an university. Games were shared in Usenet chat groups by converting into BinHex code and posting the text result (we have decoded these). About half of Mac minesweeper games require all mines to be flagged and all other squares opened to win, and several incorrectly copied the Expert level as 16x32 instead of 16x30. The more advanced games offer a choice of what key to press. The Hexmines game called chording 'Superclick' and many Mac games copied the terminology. The Macintosh had a 1 button mouse, so to flag or chord you need to press a key while you click.

All the Mac versions here are ports of the Microsoft version except Hexmines (which started as a crossing game, inspired by Mines) and Trimines (which includes both styles of play, inspired by Hexmines). The most important game is Mines (1988), a minefield crossing game written by Daniel Griscom that inspired the programmers who wrote the Microsoft version. Arbiter also has a detailed and user friendly history file that can be uploaded to the world rankings.This is a collection of Minesweeper games for the Macintosh computer from OS 6 to OS -1999. Cheat modes (infinite lives, show mines.)Īrbiter is the most popular version because it has the most features! You can create statistics, customise the counter, choose your own video saving rules and play in multiple Cheat Modes.Save your name and country flag in videos.Statistics counter with all popular metrics.Highscores saved for Time, 3BV/s, IOE, IOS, RQP.Create your own rules for saving videos.Highscores are automatically saved as videos.Decimal timer accurate to hundredths of a second.No installation is required simply download (536 KB) and start playing on Windows. Minesweeper Arbiter is the most popular clone of the original Microsoft Minesweeper game and its videos are accepted for the world rankings. Intermediate game on Arbiter showing the statistics counter and history file

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