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This paper is wrong in section 4.1: >The first click of a Minesweeper game deserves special attention since it is rather unique. >Namely, the opener is always
by iiv 9y ago
This paper is wrong in section 4.1:
>The first click of a Minesweeper game deserves special attention since it is rather unique.
>Namely, the opener is always a guess because the player starts with a covered board.
>In addition, the challenges associated with the opening move are unavoidable and are
shared among all solvers. Thus, finding an optimal policy for dealing with the initial
click will benefit every approach
The first click of a Minesweeper game is always safe[1]
[1]http://www.minesweeper.info/wiki/Strategy#First_Click http://www.minesweeper.info/wiki/Strategy#First_Click
- oerpli 9y agoI think what the author meant is: It's a guess where the best position is for the first click. You can't fail with the first move but you can have different outcomes and it's advisable to choose a position where the expected information gain is optimal.
- reificator 9y agoIn the original game, yes. Not every clone. I went out of my way to lookup the way that the original minesweeper handled this case, as you can see from that link it does have a perceptible effect on the game.