About

Minesweeper Alliance is an open-multiplayer riff on the classic Minesweeper game. Join forces with your fellow minesweepers to take on the mines in real time! But be warned… we've got our work cut out for us! Mines are randomly placed and the day is not won without clear strategy and a dash of luck 🍀.

And remember: The only good mine is a flagged mine.

What is a Minesweeper?

• A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines (Minesweeper (wiki)).

What is "MMS-####" (e.g. GMS-IvQ9)?

• Players are assigned an "MMS-####" designation to uniquely identify their account. Signatures (usernames) are not enough since they (1) are not required and (2) need not be unique.
• "MMS", or Motor Minesweeper, is a nod to the Royal Navy's wooden MMS-class Minesweeper fleet.

This game is:

• A mentor/mentee collaboration, kicked off during our First Ruby Friend sessions.
• Written in Ruby on Rails, using HOTW⚡️RE for real-time collaboration.
• Inspired by Radan Skorić's article on Mines vs Humanity.
• Open-source software; available on GitHub.

Support:

• Bug reports and feature requests are welcome via GitHub Issues.