Microsoft Minesweeper

Microsoft Minesweeper

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1-2-2-1

1-2-2-1

When the pattern 1-2-2-1 was revealed, uncovered the 2 safe tiles within 3 seconds... 20 times.

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How to unlock the 1-2-2-1 achievement in Microsoft Minesweeper - Definitive Guide

The description to this is fairly straightforward: whenever you see the pattern 1-2-2-1, it means there's two mines adjacent to the 2's, and the other two tiles will have no mine. Click on the two tiles next to the 1's, 20 times, and you're good for this achievement.

However, it seems slightly more buggy than the identical achievements on the Win8 and WP versions.
What I've found:
- replay same level works
- chording is allowed (90% sure)
- 1-2-2-1 patterns uncovered on the first click do not count.

Once I found a Medium level that had a 1-2-2-1 pattern that I could uncover in 4-6 clicks, the achievement unlocked on my 17th replay of the level.

And just like the 1-2-1 achievement, progress tracking for this achievement does not work, and will show 0/20 until you unlock it.
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14 Jun 2020 13:29

8 Comments
I started playing Minesweeper for the achievements last month (May 2021). I finally got 1-2-2-1 to unlock after playing numerous boards. Some of the qualifiers that were in play when the achievement popped for me.

1. I played on a medium sized board.
2. Numbers were in a line (along a column from me).
2. I made sure I did not start to uncover the pattern right off the bat.
3 I played a blank tile to start the game away from the pattern but close enough where the uncovered tiles would help me locate the pattern easily.
4. I uncovered the pattern 1 number at a time.
5. After uncovering the pattern, I uncovered two safe tile next to the 1.
6. I made sure the safe tiles were numbered tiles and not blanks that would uncover a large section of the board.
7 After uncovering the safe numbered tiles, I clicked on a blank to unlock a large section of the board.
8. I played 2 or 3 more tiles, then detonated a mine and reloaded the same board.

Keeping track of games that stuck to this pattern, and not counting those that fell outside these limits, I unlocked the achievement in 17 games.
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By kevgeotech on 07 Jun 2021 21:35
1-2-2-1 in a line or box?
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By C3LLDW3LLER on 12 Jan 2021 20:10
C3llDw3ller: it's gotta be a straight line.
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By mrbellek on 13 Jan 2021 07:44
Correct thank you. Got the achievement just doing the same level over and over again. Easy.
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By C3LLDW3LLER on 13 Jan 2021 20:51
Can't get this one to pop when replaying same stage, dunno if it's been changed or if I'm just having a bad time.
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By ijiekmotors on 18 May 2021 16:43
ijiekmotors: Try another stage maybe?
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By mrbellek on 19 May 2021 06:18
After the latest update, this achievement only requires to do it 10 times.
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By fuzzzycat on 01 Aug 2022 09:53
I unlocked this achievement on 04/27/24. I actively went for this achievement the same day I unlocked it. I already had 6/10 done from doing random boards, not realizing this was an achievement. I got one from doing a medium board and the remaining 3 from doing easy boards. The only things I did consistently was start by clicking the bottom, right corner, looking for the patterns 1-2-2-1 or 1-2-2, and not replaying a board. I got the 4 remaining in about 1.5 - 2 hrs.
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By aiR bckwrds on 27 Apr 2024 16:23
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We take the middle field and simply open sections in different corners of the map with 4-7 clicks. If you come across a section where cells 1-2-2-1 are in a line horizontally or vertically, you need to open the side cells, that is, perpendicular to 1. Next, we lose, load the same map, open the area and cells next to 1, explode and repeat until you get the achievement.
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05 Mar 2014 09:06

As soon as you find a suitable combination, blow up a mine and choose to replay the current field. Repeat 20 times.
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30 Oct 2015 14:16