Minesweeper Classic

Minesweeper Classic

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What is Minesweeper Classic ?

Minesweeper Classic is a Minecraft Classic (version 0.30) server with the classic puzzle game recreated in Minecraft.

The game features three difficulty levels:

  • Beginner (9x9 grid, 10 mines, min 3BV is 5)
  • Intermediate (16x16 grid, 40 mines, min 3BV is 30)
  • Expert (30x16 grid, 99 mines, min 3BV is 100)

Break blocks that doesn't hide mines and place red mushrooms on top to flag suspected mines to win!

Equivalent minecraft blocks
Equivalent minecraft blocks

How to join the server ?

We recommend using ClassiCube, an actively maintained Minecraft Classic client with cross-platform support.
Find the server name: [BINOCLARD.NET] MINESWEEPER CLASSIC in the ingame server list

Alternatively, you can also join using the Betacraft Launcher, which uses the original Notchian 0.30 client with some bugfixes, but you must be logged in with your Microsoft account. Your username will be suffixed with +mc

In-Game Commands

Use these commands in-game to play minesweeper and track your progress:

Command Description
/beginner Join a beginner board
/intermediate Join an intermediate board
/expert Join an expert board
/quit Quit your current game
/rank [username] View your rank and progress toward the next tier
(or another player's rank)
/stats [username] View your statistics (or another player's stats)
/top [difficulty] View top players leaderboard
/texture [name] Change texture pack
/replay pb <difficulty> Replay your personal best
/replay sr <difficulty> Replay the server record
/replay id <replay_id> Replay a specific Replay id
/spawn Teleport to world spawn
/worlds Show all worlds
/goto <world> Teleport to another world
/ignore <player> Ignore/un-ignore player chat messages
/me <action> Roleplay an action
/roll Roll a dice
/8ball <question> Ask the magic 8-ball a question
/motd Show Message Of the Day
/help Show help and commands in-game

Note: [parameter] is optional (square brackets), <parameter> is required (angle brackets).

Ranks & Progression

The server features a comprehensive rank system with 8 tiers. Each rank tier is divided into 4 divisions (I, II, III, IV), requiring progressively more wins to advance. Players unlock new perks with higher ranks.

Rank Tier Division Beginner
Wins		 Intermediate
Wins		 Expert
Wins		 Perks
Unranked - - - -
  • Access to Beginner boards
Iron I 1 - -
  • Hacks allowed (noclip,fly,speed)
II 5 - -
III 10 - -
IV 20 - -
Bronze I 35 - -
  • Access to Intermediate boards
II 50 - -
III 75 - -
IV 100 - -
Silver I 125 1 -
  • Access to Expert boards
II 150 5 -
III 150 10 -
IV 150 20 -
Gold I 200 40 -
  • Access the replay system
II 200 60 -
III 200 80 -
IV 200 100 -
Platinum I 300 120 1 -
II 300 150 2
III 300 180 5
IV 300 200 10
Emerald I 400 300 20 -
II 400 300 30
III 400 300 50
IV 400 300 75
Diamond I 500 500 100 -
II 500 500 200
III 500 500 350
IV 500 500 500

Use the in-game command /rank to check your current rank and progress.

Player rank distribution

Rank distribution

What do these stats mean?

After completing a game, you'll see several statistics that measure your performance, for example:

Time: 9.54s | 3BV: 16 | 3BV/s: 1.68
Clicks: 25 | Efficiency: 64%

Time

The total time in seconds from your first click to solving the board. The timer starts when you break the first cell (or place a flag) and stops when all safe cells are revealed.

3BV (Bechtel's Board Benchmark Value)

The minimum number of clicks theoretically needed to solve the board perfectly. This value depends on the mine layout - boards with more openings (areas with no adjacent mines) have lower 3BV values, while boards with scattered mines have higher 3BV values. It's a measure of board difficulty independent of your solving method.

Example: A beginner board might have a 3BV of 15, meaning it could theoretically be solved in 15 perfect clicks, regardless of how many clicks you actually made.

3BV/s (3BV per second)

Your solving speed calculated as 3BV / Time. This is the most important metric for comparing performance across different games, as it accounts for board difficulty. A higher 3BV/s indicates faster solving speed.

Clicks

The total number of clicks (blocks breaked and blocks placed) you made during the game, including revealing cells, placing flags, and chording. Fewer clicks generally means more efficient play.

Efficiency

Calculated as (3BV / Clicks) * 100%. This shows how efficiently you solved the board. Perfect efficiency would be 100%, meaning you used exactly the minimum number of clicks needed.

Example: If a board has a 3BV of 20 and you solved it in 25 clicks, your efficiency would be (20 / 25) * 100% = 80%.

Techniques & resources

Improving your minesweeper speed requires mastering techniques like recognizing common patterns, efficiency logic and strategies or having a bit of luck to break these 50/50 :^)

Chording Technique

When you break a revealed number that already has the correct number of flags placed around it, all remaining adjacent cells are revealed automatically. If you flag incorrectly and chord, you'll hit a mine.

Example: If a cell shows "3" and you've flagged 3 adjacent cells, breaking that numbered cell again reveals all other adjacent cells instantly. This eliminates unnecessary clicks and speeds up gameplay.

Learning Resources

Contact us

You have a quesiton ? Found an issue ? Have some wonderfull suggestions for the server ?
Send us an email to minesweeper@binoclard.net