Why this is helpful is that when you lose you get a brief snap of all the bombs on the field as they explode. Don't bother.Įven expert is not too bad, but if you're really desperate, it's helpful to know that you can retry a board after you lose and it still counts. What won't work is creating an easy custom game with 16 x 16 and 30 x 16 board types - I tried it. What this achievement requires is winning one of each of the preset game types - easy, medium (16 x 16) and expert (30 x 16). Microsoft semi-officially confirmed a new Xbox was on the way by announcing that the next one would have Outlook sitting on it.You can set the board size to anything using the custom game, but that's irrelevant. So is ludicrousness.Įverything Is Going to Be More Tightly Integrated Under Windows 8. Restraint is a foreign concept to the company. In short, this is just how Microsoft does things. Want to combine Hotmail and Outlook? OK, let’s stuff that into every single thing we touch that has a microprocessor. Want to phase out menus in Office? Let’s make everything go under one big-ass button. If anything, anything at all, is worth doing, it’s worth overdoing. Insane Overkill is Pretty Much Classic Microsoft Why the hell is Microsoft doing this? It’s actually pretty easy to explain, once you think like a Microsoft executive. Change a background in Mahjongg, Achievement Unlocked. Lose a game in Minesweeper, Achievement Unlocked. Achievements? Even worse is how lame these achievements are. Not that I hate these games but come on, Microsoft. Unlocking them will add to your Gamerscore! Feel the excitement! Apparently, among the many updates to Windows 8 will be the fact that the little time-wasters originally included to teach people how to use the mouse that are now included by rote tradition and ill consideration now have Achievements.

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