Minesweeper Patterns

Common shapes that show up over and over in minesweeper boards. Learn to spot them and you'll solve faster with fewer guesses.

Holes

• P-Pattern
  422-Hole
  Difficulty A · Depth 4
• T-Pattern
  23X-Hole
  Difficulty B · Depth 4
• J-Pattern
  322-Hole
  Difficulty A · Depth 4
• B-Pattern
  332-Hole
  Difficulty B · Depth 5
• U-Pattern
  32X-Hole
  Difficulty A · Depth 3

Holes+

• C-Pattern
  1>2-2-2-Corner Pattern
  Difficulty A · Depth 3
• Z-Pattern
  Difficulty B · Depth 4
• G-Pattern
  Difficulty B · Depth 4

High Complexity

• Y-Pattern
  Difficulty A · Depth 3
• L-Pattern
  Difficulty A · Depth 3

Box Logic

• Basic Box Pattern
  Difficulty B · Depth 4
• Input Box Pattern
  Difficulty C · Depth 5
• Output Box Pattern
  Difficulty C · Depth 6
• Bounded Box Pattern
  Difficulty D · Depth 4
• Finned Box Pattern
  Difficulty C · Depth 4
• Finned Box Pattern II
  Difficulty C · Depth 4
• Swapped Box Pattern
  Difficulty C · Depth 4
• Mutated Box Pattern (Finned Bounded Box)
  Difficulty E · Depth 4
• Double Box Pattern
  Difficulty D · Depth 8
• Single Joined Box Pattern
  Difficulty D · Depth 8

Inward Chains

• SIC 3x3{1}
  Difficulty D
• SIC #2
• SIC #3
  Difficulty D

Chains

• Inward Chain #1
• Outward Chain #1
  Difficulty D

Combinations

• Combinations #1 >α
  Difficulty D
• Combinations #2 >α
  Difficulty D
• Combinations #3 >Γ
  Difficulty C
• Combinations #4 <α
  Difficulty E
• Combinations #5 >α
• Combinations #6 >Γ
• Combinations #7 >φ
  Difficulty C
• Combinations #8 >β
  Difficulty C

Other

• Pattern #1
  Difficulty B · Depth 5
• Pattern #2
  Difficulty B · Depth 4
• P-Pattern Advanced+
  Difficulty C · Depth 7