This feature is selectable in the Game menu and it does what it says - if
the number of flagged squares around an uncovered square equals the number
shown in that square, all covered squares around such square are uncovered.
This is what you usually do by clicking middle button or right and left
buttons together. Come to think of it, the original Minesweeper also does
this, but only for squares that are empty (no number shown in the square).
Automatic Clearing Around relieves you of the boring clicking around and lets
you concentrate on flagging the mines. This way, a field can be cleared even
twice as fast. Separate best times are kept for Easy games and normal games.
You know you are in Easy mode when the smiley is winking at you.
A new preset game mode has been added - Whopper mode. It has a field size
of 60x40 squares and 499 mines. The mine saturation rate is about the same as
in the Expert mode, so you can regard it as a huge expert game.
In Custom mode, the field size is only limited by your greed and the
resolution of your monitor. For example, with a resolution of 1280x1024, you
can play on a field of 78x55 squares - that's nine times the expert
field size. Mine count can range from 1% to 90% of the total squares on the
field.
In Random mode, you can set either the field size of mine count (saturation
rate) and Minesweeper Easy will generate the other parameter at random every
time you start a new Random game. Setting a fixed field size allows you to
play the same field at varying levels of difficulty, while setting a fixed
mine saturation rate ensures a random field of known difficulty. Should you
want to replay a particular Random game, select Custom mode and click of
without changing any of the parameters.
Due to the increased field sizes and number of mines, the original three
digit mine and time counters have been replaced by four digit counters. A
field can therefore contain up to 9999 mines.
