Minesweeper Daily Challenge #963
— this challenge is closed. 4 ranked results were recorded. All three boards are below and still playable for practice.
How the boards were built
Every daily board comes from a fixed seed, so each of these grids was identical for every player on 21 August 2026. The numbers below describe the exact layouts that were played, including their 3BV — the minimum number of left clicks needed to clear the board, and the figure behind a 3BV/s rating.
| Board | Grid | Mines | Density | 3BV | Openings | Largest opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 9×9 | 10 | 12.3% | 15 | 1 | 31 cells |
| Intermediate | 16×16 | 40 | 15.6% | 72 | 11 | 12 cells |
| Expert | 30×16 | 99 | 20.6% | 170 | 9 | 35 cells |
Results from 21 August 2026
Beginner
- Attempts
- 2
- Solved
- 2
- Win rate
- 100%
- Fastest
- 16.39s
- 1. MTbrain 16.39s
- 2. Johann 49.27s
Intermediate
- Attempts
- 1
- Solved
- 1
- Win rate
- 100%
- Fastest
- 1:12.62
- 1. MTbrain 1:12.62
Expert
- Attempts
- 1
- Solved
- 0
- Win rate
- 0%
- Fastest
- —
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Practice run — replay it as often as you like. It does not count towards your streak and is not ranked, because this day's leaderboard is closed.
The archive runs from 28 January 2026 onwards. New to the puzzle? Start with how to play Minesweeper or the pattern guide .