Some versions of the game in other regions were given the title of Flower Field, with exploding mines replaced with blooming flowers, due to complaints about it being offensive to minefield victims. The version of the game included in both Windows Vista and Windows 7, developed in part by Oberon Games, features enhanced graphical updates and the added ability to save and restore in-progress games. It was then included in subsequent Windows releases (along with other games, namely Solitaire, FreeCell, and Hearts), where it gained in popularity. Originally released as part of the first Microsoft Entertainment Pack, it was included in Windows 3.1 as a tool for learning the mouse. Loosely based on some logic puzzle computer games of the 1960s-1980s (such as Mined-Out and Relentless Logic), Minesweeper has players uncovering tiles on a tiled board while avoiding hidden landmines (whose locations are deduced by the player, as uncovered tiles show how many mines surround it). It was later bundled with all consumer installations of the Microsoft Windows operating systems from Windows 3.1 to Windows 7. Minesweeper (also known as Microsoft Minesweeper, WinMine, and Flower Field) is a puzzle game developed and published by Microsoft for Windows PCs in 1990 (as part of Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows). Overview A high-difficulty game of Minesweeper in progress, running on Windows 3.1

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