Minesweeper: Collector

Too many mathematical 50/50s....ruins the concept of "minesweeper"...the regular game (which, to me, is far superior) almost always has a mathematical solution. This one does too much...and in so doing, it generates many "50/50s., That's great if you feel like playing rock paper scissors--if not, play the original.

Minesweeper with irregularly-shaped boards, power ups, multiple modes, quests, and XP, but this game (and its sequel) are my go-to for regular(-ish) Minesweeper. The power ups don't feel out of place and there are tons of levels. The run-based mode is fun but the upgrades are grindy, and the one type of level where you can't flag mines takes up too much of your time in that mode. But it's a good time.

I feel scammed somehow even though this is exactly what I bought.

A really fun minesweeper game, which gets a bit too grindy once you complete the main episodes. The hardcore episodes require so many coins vs what you earn that you have to grind for days to unlock one of them - I've unlocked 2 and still need about 100,000 coins to unlock the remaining ones. If you earn 100 coins per level (which is unlikely since you often have to spend those same coins buying powerups to avoid guessing at higher levels), that's 1000 successful levels just to unlock all the remaining hardcore levels. I'm guessing it would take me closer to 2000 to earn that at my current rate. Up until the end of the main episodes I'd give this a 10/10 - awesome experience all around. But if you're a completionist, this is more of a 8/10 - the experience is fun, but unlocking everything is a chore.

fun spin on minesweeper :)

On the one hand, the basic idea of the game is great, and I wanted to be able to recommend it. However, the more difficult levels tend to rely more on dumb luck than actual difficulty. They tell you this about the highest-marked levels in the first few chapters, at least. However, it turns out that this is true for ALL of those levels, no matter how they're marked; it makes me wonder why the devs marked them with any specific difficulty at all. It becomes a slog to play when you might find yourself stuck guessing even after using powerups wisely, and it shouldn't be necessary to use the shop every level to avoid losing. This same pattern is arguably worse with the Tower of Power, as the odds of a puzzle being solvable by logic alone go down with each floor; after a certain point it's just luck whether you get any further, which is frustrating as all hell. That said, it looks like the second game of the series fixes a lot of these problems, so I'll likely buy that one anyway.