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The Drill Yard is MineOnline's classic solo minesweeper: the three standard boards, no gimmicks, timed by the server to the hundredth of a second. Expert is the big one: 30 columns, 16 rows, 99 mines, 20.6% of the board.
Medals to aim for
| Board | Bronze | Silver | Fast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner (9×9, 10) | 30s | 20s | 10s |
| Intermediate (16×16, 40) | 150s | 100s | 60s |
| Expert (30×16, 99) | 360s | 240s | 150s |
How to get faster at Expert
1. Chord everything
Clicking a satisfied number to open its neighbours saves most of your clicks. In MineOnline, right-click flags and Space or F over a number chords, the classic speedrunning binding.
2. Flag or no-flag?
No-flag players skip flags and only click safe tiles, which saves clicks on open boards. Flaggers place flags and chord, which is faster in dense areas. Most fast players mix both. Try a few boards each way and compare your times per 3BV.
3. Learn the patterns
1-1, 1-2, 1-2-1 and 1-2-2-1 cover a huge part of every board. Our pattern guide has diagrams for each.
4. Keep the mouse moving
Plan your next click while the current one resolves, and work along one frontier at a time instead of jumping around the board.
5. Know when a board is just hard
Every record shows the board's 3BV. A slow time on a 200 3BV board can be better play than a fast time on a 120 one.
Challenge a friend to the same board
After any run you can send a challenge link: your friend plays the exact same board and sees your time to beat. Or race them live in multiplayer minesweeper.