<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Minesweeper	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
just	O
Minesweeper	B-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Flower	O
Field	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
minesweeper-type	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Curt	O
Johnson	O
,	O
originally	O
for	O
IBM	O
's	O
OS/2	B-Application
,	O
that	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Robert	O
Donner	O
,	O
both	O
Microsoft	O
employees	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
officially	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Entertainment	O
Pack	O
1	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
standard	O
install	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
,	O
replacing	O
Reversi	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Minesweeper	I-Application
was	O
included	O
without	O
major	O
changes	O
in	O
all	O
subsequent	O
Windows	O
releases	O
until	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
at	O
which	O
time	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
by	O
Oberon	B-Application
Media	I-Application
replaced	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
later	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
with	O
a	O
fresh	O
Windows	O
install	O
,	O
but	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
has	O
published	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Arkadium	O
,	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Minesweeper	B-Application
is	O
to	O
uncover	O
all	O
the	O
squares	O
on	O
a	O
grid	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
contain	O
mines	O
without	O
being	O
"	O
blown	O
up	O
"	O
by	O
clicking	O
on	O
a	O
square	O
with	O
a	O
mine	O
underneath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
given	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Flower	O
Field	O
instead	O
of	O
Minesweeper	B-Application
in	O
some	O
translations	O
of	O
Windows	O
2000	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
Italian	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
flowers	O
instead	O
of	O
mines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
created	O
a	O
variation	O
called	O
Minesweeper	B-Application
Flags	O
in	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
is	O
played	O
against	O
an	O
opponent	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
mines	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
surrounding	O
squares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
color	O
scheme	O
changed	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Vista	B-Application
(	O
from	O
gray	O
to	O
either	O
blue	O
or	O
green	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
peaceful	O
"	O
flower	O
"	O
motif	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
Flower	O
Garden	O
"	O
)	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
landmines	O
(	O
a	O
game	O
style	O
called	O
"	O
Minesweeper	B-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iteration	O
of	O
Minesweeper	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Oberon	B-Application
Media	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
removed	O
Minesweeper	B-Application
from	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
instead	O
published	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
updates	O
both	O
motifs	O
(	O
themes	O
called	O
"	O
Modern	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Garden	O
"	O
as	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
non-premium	O
version	O
has	O
six	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
Classic	O
(	O
8x8	O
)	O
,	O
Easy	O
(	O
9x9	O
)	O
,	O
Medium	O
(	O
16x16	O
)	O
,	O
Expert	O
(	O
30x16	O
)	O
,	O
Custom	O
,	O
Adventure	O
,	O
and	O
Daily	O
Challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
options	O
are	O
only	O
relevant	O
for	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
like	O
the	O
flag	O
mode	O
and	O
swiping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	O
Insider	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
"	O
iconic	O
part	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
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