Cheats for MSN Minesweeper Flags

Reveal The Mines

• There is a way to reveal which blocks in the minesweeper game are actually mines. Start a new game, and place the computer cursor inside the minesweeper window. Type the letters "XYZZY." Press the "Shift" and "Enter" key at the same time, and then press the "Enter" key again to activate the cheat. A white dot will appear in the top-left portion of the screen. If the white dot become black, then the cursor is currently on a mine.

Stop Timer

• Minesweeper includes a timer that impacts the way scores are tabulated. The faster a player completes the minesweeper puzzle, the higher their score becomes. There is a way to stop the timer. Once the game begins, press and hold the left and right mouse buttons until a 3x3 square imprint is on the board. While holding the mouse buttons, press the "ESC" key to stop the timer. Completing the game will earn players a very high score.

Stop Timer On Older Systems

• For PC's running the Windows ME operating system and earlier, there is an alternate way to stop the timer at one second. At the beginning of a game, left-click the mouse on any tile. While holding the left-click button, press the "ESC" key quickly to minimize the widow. Open the window again to reveal that time has been stopped after one second.

Mine Hints

• There are ways to guess where the mine is located on a minesweeper puzzle. A covered square will have a mine it if the square is immediately next to the number one. If there is an uncovered square, looked at the number of squares that surrounds the number. If the number of squares is equal to the uncovered square's number, then the squares will contain mines.