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Mines

Find every safe square before the mines find you, a classic mine-finding puzzle rebuilt for your watch.

Coming to Connect IQ Unlock €3.99

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Beta: free for 30 days

The app works fully and for free for the first 30 days after you first open it. After that you can buy a one-time unlock code below. No subscription.

Number-only clones are painful with five buttons. This one gives you a real cursor moved with UP and DOWN, instant flood-fill on empty squares, and a first tap that is always safe.

  • Three sizes: 8x8 with 10 mines, 9x9 with 12, 10x10 with 16
  • First reveal always safe, empty squares open automatically
  • Timer and mines-left counter, best time per size
  • Auto-save: leave mid-game and resume where you stopped
  • Buttons or touch: tap to reveal, hold to flag

How to use it

Open Mines from the watch's app menu.

Controls: UP and DOWN move the cursor, START reveals, MENU or hold UP flags, BACK opens the menu. Touch screens: tap a square to reveal, hold to flag.

Manual

Mines: user manual

What it does

Mines is a minesweeper for your wrist. Uncover every safe square without hitting a mine. Three board sizes, a stopwatch, a mines-left counter and a best time for each size. The first square you open is always safe, and empty areas open on their own.

Requirements and supported watches

Needs Connect IQ 3.3.0+ and the Connect IQ or Garmin Connect phone app. Supported watches:

  • Round AMOLED: epix 2 and epix Pro 2, fēnix 8, E, Forerunner 165, 265, 570, 965, 970, Instinct 3 AMOLED, Crossover AMOLED, Venu 2, 3, 4, vivoactive 5, 6.
  • Round MIP: enduro 3, fēnix 7 series, 8 Solar, Forerunner 55, 245, 255, vivoactive 4.
  • Square and rectangular AMOLED: Venu Sq 2, Venu X1.

Installation

In the Connect IQ app on your phone (or Garmin Connect, then the Connect IQ Store) find "Mines" by Dialforge, tap Install and sync the watch. Open it from the apps list: press START on the watch face, then pick Mines.

First launch

A fresh 8x8 board with 10 mines opens, with the cursor in the top-left corner. The header shows Mines (how many are left to flag) and Time. The clock starts at your first reveal. The 30-day free beta starts the first time you open it.

Controls

Watches with buttons (START, UP, DOWN, BACK)

  • UP and DOWN move the cursor square by square, row after row, wrapping at the ends.
  • START uncovers the square under the cursor. On an already uncovered number with that many flags around it, START opens the remaining neighbours.
  • MENU (hold UP) puts or removes a flag, shown as F.
  • BACK opens the menu. After Boom or Cleared the first button press only clears the banner.

Touch watches (tap, hold, swipe)

  • Tap a square to uncover it (the same rule for numbers with enough flags applies).
  • Hold a square to flag it.
  • Swipes do nothing. The menu opens with BACK.

Settings

Phone: Connect IQ app, Mines, Settings (the unlock code fields are there too).

On the watch, inside the app:

  • Resume: back to the game (hidden once a game has ended).
  • New 8x8 / 10 mines, New 9x9 / 12 mines, New 10x10 / 16 mines: starts a new game of that size.
  • Quit: saves and closes the app.

License

  • Free beta: 30 days from the first launch, everything works.
  • Price: 3.99 EUR once at dialforge.dev, no subscription. The 8-character code is tied to your watch's UID.
  • Where to enter it: phone, Connect IQ app, Mines, Settings. Read the UID in "Watch UID (needed to buy a code)", buy the code, then type it into "Unlock code from dialforge.dev". The end-of-beta screen on the watch shows the UID too.
  • After the beta without a code: an end-of-beta screen with the UID replaces the app. Enter the code, then open it again. New watch? Write to us and the code moves for free.

Privacy and permissions

No special permissions.

No internet use. Data stays on the watch.

Troubleshooting

The code does not work. Check that the UID you bought for matches "Watch UID (needed to buy a code)" and type all 8 characters (case is ignored, no 0, O, 1 or I). A code for another app does not fit. Sync, then reopen.

Why is only part of the board visible? On small screens the squares would be too tiny to read, so the app shows a window of the board that follows the cursor.

Is my game saved? Yes. The board, flags and time are saved on the watch whenever you act or leave the screen, and the same game continues next time. Choosing a new size throws the old one away.

Where do I see my best time? Win a game and the Cleared banner shows your best time for that size. Each size keeps its own record.

Contact

kontakt@dialforge.dev or dialforge.dev. Please write before leaving a low rating.

Permissions and privacy

This product does not use the internet and sends no data to our servers.

Compatible watches

51mm, D2 Air X15, D2 Mach 1 Pro, Enduro 2, Enduro 3, epix (Gen 2), epix Pro (Gen 2) 42mm, epix Pro (Gen 2) 47mm, epix Pro (Gen 2) 51mm, Forerunner 165, Forerunner 165 Music, Forerunner 245, Forerunner 245 Music, Forerunner 255, Forerunner 255 Music, Forerunner 255s, Forerunner 255s Music, Forerunner 265, Forerunner 265s, Forerunner 55, Forerunner 570 42mm, Forerunner 570 47mm, Forerunner 965, Forerunner 970, fēnix 7, fēnix 7 Pro, fēnix 7 Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi), fēnix 7S, fēnix 7S Pro, fēnix 7X, fēnix 7X Pro, fēnix 7X Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi), fēnix 8 43mm, fēnix 8 47mm, fēnix 8 Pro 47mm, fēnix 8 Solar 47mm, fēnix 8 Solar 51mm, fēnix E, Instinct 3 AMOLED 45mm, Instinct 3 AMOLED 50mm, Instinct Crossover AMOLED, MicroLED, quatix 7, quatix 7 Pro, quatix 7 Sapphire, quatix 7X Solar, quatix 8 47mm, quatix 8 Pro 47mm, tactix 7, tactix 7 – AMOLED Edition, tactix 8 47mm, tactix 8 Solar 51mm, Venu 2, Venu 2 Plus, Venu 2S, Venu 3, Venu 3S, Venu 4 41mm, Venu 4 45mm, Venu Sq 2, Venu Sq 2 Music, Venu X1, vívoactive 4, vívoactive 4S, vívoactive 5, vívoactive 6

Screenshots

Mines, fenix 8 47 mm, screen 1
fenix 8 47 mm, screen 1
Mines, fenix 8 47 mm, screen 2
fenix 8 47 mm, screen 2
Mines, Venu 3, screen 1
Venu 3, screen 1
Mines, Venu 3, screen 2
Venu 3, screen 2
Mines, Forerunner 255, screen 1
Forerunner 255, screen 1
Mines, Forerunner 255, screen 2
Forerunner 255, screen 2
Mines, Venu Sq 2, screen 1
Venu Sq 2, screen 1
Mines, Venu Sq 2, screen 2
Venu Sq 2, screen 2

FAQ

What happens after the 30-day beta?

The app shows a screen asking for a one-time unlock code from dialforge.dev instead of opening normally. Buy the code once below, no subscription.

Does the app send my data to Dialforge?

No. The app works fully offline, and the unlock code is checked on the watch itself, without contacting any server.

The app does not work as described on my watch. Can I get a refund?

Yes. Write through the feedback form below, or to the e-mail in the footer. If we cannot fix it, we refund you, as described in the terms.

Changing your watch?

Write to me and I will move your code for free.

Changelog

Unlock

€3.99

One-time payment. No subscription. The code works on the watch whose UID you enter.

  1. Install the app from the Connect IQ store. It works fully and for free for the first 30 days.
  2. Find your 10-digit UID: Connect IQ app on the phone > My Device > Apps or Data Fields > this app > Settings > Watch UID.
  3. Enter UID and e-mail, pay with PayPal (cards work without a PayPal account). The code appears here at once.
  4. Type the code into the same settings page, field "Unlock code". The watch checks it offline.

Tell us how to make it better

Missing a data field, a colour, a layout? Found a bug on your watch model? Write it here. We read every message and ship improvements in updates.