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Generated interpretation, not documentary evidence. Invented office computer and unmarked square tiles; puzzle context, not a screenshot or real-hazard instruction.
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The following original text is preserved, including its selection/vote claims. Preservation is not independent verification of every assertion.
Why: The bundled puzzle on every office computer.
What to preserve: Game
Year and origin: 1989 · United States
Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)
Learn more: Minesweeper (video game) on Wikipedia
Supplemental context
Minesweeper uses a grid and information about neighboring hidden hazards to create a deduction puzzle. Multiple implementations exist. Future readers can study both the logic of play and the way software bundled with everyday computers became familiar without being purchased as a separate entertainment product.
Creator/community: Developers of Minesweeper variants; Microsoft developers Robert Donner and Curt Johnson Place/era: Computer puzzle traditions; Microsoft version appeared in 1990 and later circulated with Windows
Context and limits
The original every-office-computer statement is rhetorical, not a universal fact; its 1989 label is retained while the Microsoft release is separately contextualized. The blank tiles and monitor are not a valid puzzle. The game and image teach nothing about real explosive detection or disposal.
Where to learn more
- https://apiarybee.com/community/reading/biggie-nu-series-008-noahs-ark-set-d-culture-2000
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minesweeper_(video_game)
Apiary library | Original Culture Ark article
Public ID and individual routes: pending publisher allocation. Internal source ID: D-0548
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