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<email>baptistem@gnome.org</email>
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<years>2011</years>
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<credit type="author copyright editor">
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<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
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<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
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<desc>Get help when blocked</desc>
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<desc>Using hints and warnings when stuck</desc>
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<title>Get help when blocked</title>
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<p>You can get help while playing: </p>
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<p>Hints. If you're in a situation when you don't know which tiles to uncover you
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can ask for a hint. A hint will uncover a tile from the board, but will
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add ten seconds to the time of the game. To ask for a hint choose <guiseq><gui>
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Game</gui><gui>Hint</gui></guiseq>.</p>
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<p>"Too many flags" warning. When activated, this option will inform you
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when you set too many flags in the same area.</p>
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<title>Getting help when stuck</title>
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<p>You can use hints to reveal safe tiles and flag warnings to help you keep
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<p>Click <gui style="button">Hint</gui> in the toolbar to reveal a hidden
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tile that is safe. You will be penalised for using hints: ten seconds will be
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added to your total time.</p>
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<p>To enable warnings, edit the preferences by selecting
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<guiseq><gui>Mines</gui><gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq> and ticking the
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checkbox next to <gui>Warn if too many flags have been placed</gui>. This
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will warn you when you try to place too many flags next to an open tile.</p>