Comment by jsnell
2 days ago
By considering the bomb location notations you have made on the board.
Are they all valid, and do they prove that the location you're clicking on is empty? Then you're not guessing.
Are they invalid, or do they not prove that the location is empty? Then you're making a guess that should fail.
Are they valid, comprehensive (there are no more bombs you could mark), and prove that all you have left are random choices? Then clicking is you indicating that you've found all there is to find for now, not a "guess".
I never use the bomb notations and I have not noticed this behaviour. I wonder if that is why?
Anyway, with the no guessing mode i get more consistent times, and it's more fun/less frustrating. But I get faster times without it, just far more variance.