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Minesweeper Online PlaytestNews๐ŸŽ‰ Update 0.0.73: 12 New Backgrounds for Your Minefield
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๐ŸŽ‰ Update 0.0.73: 12 New Backgrounds for Your Minefield

Minesweeper Online Playtest ยท published 9 Sep 2026, 03:20 UTC

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๐ŸŒˆ A fresh view for every match!
Discover 12 new permanent static game backgrounds. Purchase them with Crystals and pair them with your favorite cell, number and flag cosmetics. All new backgrounds are available from Level 1. Visit Game Background in your collection to preview and equip them.
๐Ÿ’Ž Futuristic Geometry Collection
๐Ÿ”ฎ Prism Rift: Cool violet and ice-blue crystal facets. 360 Crystals
๐Ÿช Ion Orbit: Luminous rings in deep space. 440 Crystals
โšก Acid Fault: Acid-green shards and fractured grids. 520 Crystals
๐Ÿชž Chrome Vault: Silver-blue metal and layered arches. 620 Crystals
๐ŸŒŠ Quantum Contour: Flowing terrain traced in cyan. 740 Crystals
๐ŸŒ˜ Ember Eclipse: A warm corona above a distant horizon. 880 Crystals
๐Ÿ™๏ธ City Life Collection
๐ŸŒง๏ธ Neon Crossing: A rainy anime city, a clear umbrella and neon reflections. 980 Crystals
๐ŸŽจ Riviera Afternoon: A painterly seaside escape with artists and cafes. 980 Crystals
๐ŸŽท Midnight Jazz: An Art Deco jazz street with dancers and brass lights. 1,080 Crystals
โ˜๏ธ Cloud Market: A miniature clay world of floating markets and aerial trams. 1,080 Crystals
๐Ÿฎ Lantern River: An ink-painted water town with lanterns and riverside life. 1,180 Crystals
๐Ÿ›น Rooftop Rebellion: Street-art collage, skateboards and sunset rooftops. 1,180 Crystals
โ˜€๏ธ Light and Dark Theme Improvements
Backgrounds adapt to your theme, staying bright in light mode and dimmed in dark mode.
Fixed the default board backdrop hiding equipped backgrounds in light mode.
๐ŸชŸ A View Through Your Board
With a background equipped, the board becomes slightly translucent. Keep your favorite cell cosmetics while enjoying the scenery behind them.
๐Ÿ”ง Background Name Fix
Fixed Chinese names and descriptions appearing as question marks for the six geometric backgrounds. Previously purchased items are corrected too.
๐Ÿ‘€ More Flexible Race Spectating
Click another player's card to view their board without waiting to finish your own.
Click your own card to return and keep playing.
When the player you are watching stops playing, the view returns to your board if you are still active. Otherwise, it looks for another player who is still playing.
๐Ÿ’– Find your favorite view, and see you in the minefield!

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