minesweeper sucks
Fuck: I had to calling Billing and Payment Services and their line was busy for freaking ever so I decided to play some Minesweeper until the lines cleared. I never realized how depressingly hard that game is. I've played since I was little but only now did I actually figure out how to skillfully play the game. I actually counted all the little numbers and checked to see how many proposed mines they were touching, and I came soooo close to winning. I could smell my victory over the game. I envisioned passionately happy phone calls to my parents, who have also been frustrated by the game in the past, telling them that I figured out how to do it! I am the underdog! But then, during all the glory, I made a stupid assumption, when I was on my last flag, that the 4 and the 1 must be making reference to the same mine, because they were close to each other. BUT I WAS WRONG. Never make assumptions in Minesweeper! Doubt yourself until the bitter end. My victory smelled so sweet, even sweeter in comparison with my foul defeat, cruelly.On the up side: Finally I got through to Billing and Payment Services, and they said I wasn't actually "dropped from the rolls" and that my grades "should" be posted online. I don't believe them, but if the computer system says I'm fine, then I should be fine. I feel silly now for all the hysterics and hyperventilating and I'm-going-to-jump-out-the-window threats I put forth last night. I fucking hate you, UC Berkeley administration!
posted by siobhan @ 9:21 AM
4 Comments:
Does the computer keep track of how many mines you have left, or how many flags you've put down? I thought it told you somewhere. Even if it doesn't, I think there's a consistent number of mines per level, so you could conceivably keep track.
No, it only keeps track of how many FLAGS you have left. So you can kind of keep a count of how many mines there are, because if it says 1, and it is only touching one square, etc. But I got it down soooo close, to like nine out of ten flags, and then I was wrong on one of them. Because I'm sure you really wanted to know all of that.
Omg I watched "A Baby Story" while I was eating lunch and there were cute little baby girls!!! They were ADORABLE! With bright blue eyes! I thought I would pass it on.
Babies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had forgotten minesweeper existed. Now I can add it to my already impressive list of ways I waste time.
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