Minesweeper Puzzle
Place the pieces into the grid. The pieces will overlap. When
completed, every cell will hold a number or a mine. As in classic
minesweeper, each number in the finished grid represents how many neighboring
squares hold mines. Do not rotate or reflect the pieces.
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Source: Original.
Solutions were received from Kirk Bresniker, Dan Chirica, David
Bachtel, Claudio Baiocchi, Alan O'Donnell, and Joseph DeVincentis.
There is only one way to solve each puzzle.
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