http://protipoftheday.com/taxonomy/term/56/0 en http://protipoftheday.com/node/43 <p>I mentioned before, I'm pretty bad at Minesweeper. </p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/minesweeper_cheat_1.jpg" /></div> <p>But, I'm a sucker, so I play it occasionally anyway, and like to win sometimes. So I cheat. And here's how.</p> <p>Start up a new game of Minesweeper and type the non-word 'xyzzy' (without the quotes) and hit shift+enter. Now, when your mouse is hovering over a square that's OK to click, the pixel in the top left corner of your monitor will turn white. It'll turn black if there's a mine under there. And by 'monitor' I really do mean the far upper-left corner of your actual screen, not the Minesweeper window.</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/minesweeper_cheat_2a.jpg" /></div> <p>Now, armed with this knowledge, I'd like to see you fail, no matter how ludicrous the challenge.</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/minesweeper_cheat_3.jpg" /></div> minesweeper pc pro tip windows Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:07:47 +0000 Will 43 at http://protipoftheday.com