Classic Minesweeper

One game, as old as time itself. The other, a cult classic in the days when PC was at the forefront of gaming technology.

The original Minesweeper game that came pre-installed on original PC’s in the mid 90’s helped shape my young mind during formative years of secondary school.

In those adolescent years where the internet was still in its infancy, and my fondness for the opposite sex dictated which subjects I studied for GCSE, I found myself somehow enrolled in I.T. Class.

While the object of my affection defected to another class only a few weeks in, my chance to elope with her hit the skids and I found myself locked for a full semester under the guardianship of our teacher, Ms. Blaney, an androgynous type and a poor replacement that stretched to capacity my young, excitable imagination.

I whiled away most of the classes racking up hours on the limited ‘fun’ offline applications, but there are only so many times you can draw a giant cock on Corel Paint House Magic before the joke wears thin.

I quickly became bored with writing code and creating commands that didn’t seem to work, and so began my exploration through the hard drive of our trusted old PCs. Needless to say, Detective Reid failed to uncover any dirt or hidden files that would lift the lid on our teacher’s salacious behaviour.

The only mild amusement to be found on the old systems were the ‘games’ and I use that word lightly. The holy trinity of Solitaire, BlackJack, and Minesweeper. I wasn’t patient enough for cards and began working my way through Minesweeper starting at the beginner levels.

Looking back on those days, I’ve come to realise certain similarities between Minesweeper and my dating life where it may not be surprising that I am currently single.

And remember:

See also Why Dating is Like Solitaire

48 Responses

  1. Nice post. Reminds me of a famous saying by a great philosopher – dating is not simply about pulling women, it’s about building a LIFE! 🙂

  2. Hey Aiden!! I loved minesweeper. Really enjoyed your analogy of this game with dating. Whenever I played the game I started slowly and then when I felt confident I started rushing myself until I got a red flag and lose the game! Lol. Same thing happens with my dating life. I always try to start cool and slow, but if things get rushed by one or the other, you may end up getting a “red flag”. At the end, as you do well say in your article, we always have to remember that dating is a game too, either you win or your lose; but with everytime you lose you are one stop closer of winning! I am still on the losing side though! Lol.

  3. That is an EXCELLENT post. I can but hope it gets freshly pressed (although I’ve given up trying to figure out what their criteria is).

    I saw all of this with my daughter. She kissed a lot of toads out there. I’d advised her to make her peace about being single as I’d rather she be unhappily single than unhappily married. Shortly before she met her husband, she got dumped by a guy that she’d really liked. She got up, dusted herself out and marched back out to start dating again. And the next one was the guy she married a year ago.

    For sure she wasn’t for everyone. She’s pretty but not arm candy. Like her momma, she’s independent and self-sufficient.

    So I could really relate to the thoughtfulness of what you put out here.

    Happy New Year! Drive safe and enjoy yourself.

    http://livingtheseasons.com/2013/12/02/the-bride-was-beautiful/

    Nancy

    1. Thanks Nancy! Another thoughtful message. Happy New Year to you and your family. Lovely wedding post – great pictures. Hard to believe how time flies!

      1. Yeah, that’s how I do it. It’s like-like-like-like, than a long answer back (as you said, thoughtful).

        She was really beautiful and so happy (he was too). For throwing together a wedding in 4 weeks, they had a good time.