Why XBomb not another version?
Have you ever played minesweeper on a grid that is other than square in shape?Try playing on a hexagonal grid or for a challenge on a triangular grid.
The game has three levels, based on the size of the grid:
- Small 8x8 grid with 10 bombs
- Medium 16x16 grid with 40 bombs
- Large 30x16 grid with 99 bombs
- Hexagonal Easy (the endgame can be difficult)
- Square Traditional
- Triangular Difficult
Hexagonal Grid
This is the easiest of the three grids, although the endgame can be impossible. There are 6 neighbours to each of the tiles.
Square Grid
This is the traditional grid shape. There are 8 neighbours to each of the tiles.
Triangular Grid
This is the most difficult of the three grids by a long way. There are 12 neighbours to each of the tiles.
Version Status
The latest version of XBomb is Version 2.2.After 9 years a new release is available that adds different colours for the different numbers and the ability to use just the left button to clear areas marked as free of mines.
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Source Code
If you want a copy of XBomb then the source code for it can be downloaded from this server (version 2.2).xbomb-2.2.tgz [24 kB]
The download directory also contains PGP Signatures for the files using my PGP Key.
Other Packages
Some Linux distributions contain XBomb and there are packages for some other operating systems (incomplete list below).If you have problems using these packages refer to the package producer in the first instance.
- Debian Linux Packages(Maintained by Chris Waters <xtifr "at" debian.org>).
- Ubuntu Linux Packages search results.
- Gentoo Linux Packages.
- NetBSD Packages.
- FreeBSD Packages.
- Fink Packages.