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Microsoft Minesweeper: History & Art

Microsoft Minesweeper (formerly just Minesweeper, and also known as Flower Field) is a minesweeper-type video game created by Curt Johnson, originally for IBM's OS/2, that was ported to Microsoft Windows by Robert Donner, both Microsoft employees at the time. First released as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1 in 1990, it was first included in…

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Microsoft Minesweeper topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Art as prominent areas in the source structure around Microsoft Minesweeper.

Related topics
30
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
34
Extracted relationships
15
Concept neighborhoods
20
Bridge connections
34

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 15 topics
History · 11 topics
Gameplay · 2 topics
Reception · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Genre
Puzzle
Developers
Curt Johnson (1992) · Oberon Media (2006) · Arkadium & Microsoft Casual Games (2012)
Mode
Single-player
Platforms
Entertainment Pack 1 · Windows 3.1 · Windows 9x family · Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, excluding Windows Server · Windows 8 and later
Publishers
Microsoft (1992–2012) · Microsoft Studios (2012–present)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Gameplay

History

Reception

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Microsoft Minesweeper connects Entity context

The extracted context around Microsoft Minesweeper shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Microsoft Minesweeper → Entertainment Pack 1, HoloLens, Surface Hub and Surface Hub 2S, Windows 3.1, Windows 8 and later, Windows 9x family, Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, excluding Windows Server, Windows Phone 7 and later Another extracted example is Microsoft Minesweeper → Arkadium & Microsoft Casual Games (2012), Curt Johnson (1992), Oberon Media (2006). Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Microsoft Minesweeper

Top relations

Platforms · 8
Microsoft Minesweeper → Entertainment Pack 1, HoloLens, Surface Hub and Surface Hub 2S, Windows 3.1, Windows 8 and later, Windows 9x family, Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, excluding Windows Server, Windows Phone 7 and later
Developers · 3
Microsoft Minesweeper → Arkadium & Microsoft Casual Games (2012), Curt Johnson (1992), Oberon Media (2006)
Publishers · 2
Microsoft Minesweeper → Microsoft (1992–2012), Microsoft Studios (2012–present)
Genre · 1
Microsoft Minesweeper → Puzzle
Mode · 1
Microsoft Minesweeper → Single-player

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

windows minesweeper microsoft game mines included version later also store arkadium squares square mine flower updated flags vista 10 entertainment

Microsoft Minesweeper relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 15 structured relationships around Microsoft Minesweeper. Examples in this analysis include Microsoft Minesweeper → Developers → Curt Johnson (1992) and Microsoft Minesweeper → Developers → Oberon Media (2006). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Microsoft MinesweeperDevelopersCurt Johnson (1992)1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperDevelopersOberon Media (2006)1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperDevelopersArkadium & Microsoft Casual Games (2012)1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperGenrePuzzle1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperModeSingle-player1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperPlatformsEntertainment Pack 11.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperPlatformsWindows 3.11.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperPlatformsWindows 9x family1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperPlatformsWindows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, excluding Windows Server1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperPlatformsWindows 8 and later1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperPlatformsWindows Phone 7 and later1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperPlatformsHoloLens1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperPlatformsSurface Hub and Surface Hub 2S1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperPublishersMicrosoft (1992–2012)1.00infobox
Microsoft MinesweeperPublishersMicrosoft Studios (2012–present)1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Microsoft Minesweeper bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Windows, Minesweeper and Store. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Microsoft Minesweeper
    • Windows
    • Minesweeper
    • Store
    • Entertainment
    • Pack
    • Published
    • Studios
    • Flags
    • Later
    • Included
    • Version
    • Curt
  • microsoft minesweeper
    • Windows
    • Minesweeper
    • Store
    • Entertainment
    • Pack
    • Published
    • Studios
    • Flags
    • Later
    • Media
    • Oberon
    • Included
  • minesweeper
    • Media
    • Oberon
    • Flags
    • Windows
    • Time
    • Mines
    • Published
    • Studios
    • Vista
    • Without
    • Called
    • Store
  • video game
    • Windows
    • Mines
    • Mine
    • Microsoft
    • Blank
    • Board
    • Number
    • Player
    • Published
    • Minesweeper
    • Called
    • Store
  • microsoft windows
    • Windows
    • Minesweeper
    • Store
    • Entertainment
    • Pack
    • Published
    • Studios
    • Flags
    • Later
    • Version
    • Included
    • Curt
  • microsoft
    • Windows
    • Minesweeper
    • Store
    • Entertainment
    • Pack
    • Published
    • Studios
    • Flags
    • Later
    • Included
    • Version
    • Curt
  • microsoft entertainment pack 1
    • Pack
    • Part
    • Windows
    • Later
    • Minesweeper
    • Store
    • Entertainment
    • Microsoft
    • Published
    • Studios
    • Flags
    • Install
  • microsoft studios
    • Arkadium
    • Developed
    • Published
    • Windows
    • Flags
    • Minesweeper
    • Store
    • Entertainment
    • Pack
    • Studios
    • Version
    • Later

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Microsoft Minesweeper, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Microsoft Minesweeper with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Microsoft Minesweeper — Overview · splits 19 ⟂ 16
Microsoft Minesweeper — History · splits 23 ⟂ 12
Microsoft Minesweeper — Gameplay · splits 32 ⟂ 3
Microsoft Minesweeper — Reception · splits 32 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Microsoft Minesweeper

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples15
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Microsoft Minesweeper to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Microsoft Minesweeper · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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