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Play Mines online for free, with pretend money

Playing Mines online here means one page and nothing to install. Pick the grid and the mines, open tiles, cash out when you like. The balance is pretend and the mines come from your browser’s random numbers, so a session shows how the game tends to run without costing a rupee.

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A 3% edge is only an example. Apps differ and some do not state one, so use the figure your own app states. If it does not, type the multiplier it shows after that many safe picks in the last box and the calculator works out the edge that multiplier implies.

29.2%of rounds get through 5 safe picks
1 in 3.4rounds that get that far
3.32×payout at that point with a 3% edge
₹97comes back, on average, for every ₹100 staked, wherever you cash out
₹300expected loss over 100 rounds at ₹100
38%chance of finishing those rounds ahead

On a grid of 25 tiles with 5 mines, you get through 5 safe picks about 29.2% of the time (1 in 3.4). With a 3% edge, a cash-out at that point pays 3.32× (break-even is 3.43×). Wherever you cash out, the game keeps about 3% of what is staked: ₹300 over 100 rounds at ₹100. By pick 3, a mine is more likely than not to have ended the round.

A grid of 25 tiles with 5 mines: every cash-out point returns the same on average
Safe picksChance of getting that farBreak-even multiplierPays with a 3% edgeBack on average for ₹100
180.0%1.25×1.21×₹97
263.3%1.58×1.53×₹97
349.6%2.02×1.96×₹97
438.3%2.61×2.53×₹97
5 (chosen)29.2%3.43×3.32×₹97
621.9%4.57×4.43×₹97
811.6%8.59×8.33×₹97
105.65%17.69×17.16×₹97
201 in 53,13053,130×51,536×₹97

Practise with pretend money

Press Start, open tiles one at a time, and cash out whenever you like. The mines are placed by random numbers from your browser, using the grid, mines and edge above. There is no money in it, and it is not any app’s game: it shows how rounds tend to run.

Auto-play opens the first tiles each time and cashes out after the number of safe picks set above.

Does it matter which tiles you tap?

Four ways of choosing tiles, tried on the same 2,000 random layouts: always the top rows, always the bottom rows, tiles spread across the grid, and fresh random tiles each round. Run it a few times.

The odds are the same kind of thing wherever the game runs. With 5 mines on 25 tiles, 29.2% of rounds get through 5 safe picks, and a cash-out there pays 3.32×. Nothing here asks for an account, and nothing you do is sent anywhere.

These are example figures. Replace them with your own app’s grid and edge, and read the result as an average, not a forecast.

Common questions

What is the difference between playing Mines here and on an operator’s site?

Here the balance is pretend and the mines come from your browser’s random numbers. On an operator’s site the stakes are real money and the layouts are drawn by the operator, which you cannot inspect. The maths of the grid is the same kind of thing in both.

Does Mines online here need an app, an install or a sign-up?

No. The grid is part of this page and works in your browser. There is no file to install, no account to make and no payment to enter, and nothing you do on it is sent anywhere.

How do I keep online Mines play from running away from me?

Set a limit on time and on money before you start, and stop when you reach either. The expected loss in the calculator turns your stake and the number of rounds into a figure, and the daily limit guide on this site shows how to set one.

How does one round of a Mines-style game work?

A grid hides a chosen number of mines. You open tiles one at a time, and each safe tile raises a multiplier. You may cash out after any safe tile and collect your stake times the multiplier. If you open a mine, the round ends and the stake is gone.

How do I set a limit before I play Mines?

Decide before you start what you can afford to lose, and stop when you reach it. The expected loss in the calculator turns a stake and a number of rounds into a figure, and the daily limit guide on this site shows how to set one.

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