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title: "Fields and Flags"
subtitle: "Very similar to minesweeper, except mistakes cost you money. How far can you get while keeping all your funds?"
date: 2018-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
category: game
url: https://phaser.io/news/2018/10/fields-and-flags
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
---

# Fields and Flags

*Very similar to minesweeper, except mistakes cost you money. How far can you get while keeping all your funds?*

![image](fields-and-flags.png)

Fields and Flags plays very much like minesweeper. The difference is that you start with a bunch of money and if you make a mistake it just costs you money, rather than ending the game.

Another difference is that you don't get long to decide which squares are potentially mines or not. After a short time the grid will start revealing itself anyway, so you need to stay one-step ahead. Which is definitely easier on the smaller levels, and much harder on the bigger ones!

[Play Game](https://flolevasseur.itch.io/fields-and-flags)

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