Does Rat Pacifist require you to not kill any rat, or can you kill them if you don't collect the gold? I can't work out how to not hit them by accident why exploring. If there are 2 squares which have 5 power between them I can't see if it is 5 and 0, or 4 and 1, or 3 and 2.
Looks like you're not allowed to even touch the rats, except the rat king. So you have to be very lucky and find him near the start, kill him, and leave all the others be.
Oh, that's so good to know, without that info it's near impossible to do with sparing the rat king too. That should be clearer in the stamp description
I love the 1.1.17 update, including all the new monsters and new behavior. I like the current level of challenge, but I'm stuck on two of the achievements (stamps).
The "board clear" seems like it's just bugged -- I cleared the entire board including the dragon at the end, got max score, but nothing happened.
For rat pacifist... I made a dozen attempts already and none of them succeeded. I already learned the secrets of the rat king, but they seem useless if I'm not allowed to touch any of the rats. Is there any consistent way to get this done, even a tenth of the time, without being extraordinarily lucky?[Update two hours later]: I got it! The name was apparently confusing, and killing the rat king is still allowed.
For context (and vague spoilers) -- I already know the secrets of the... rats, gargoyles, minotaurs, guardians, purple slimes, lovers, mine king, rat king, beholder, purple mage, chests, gnome (maybe). I hope there's something to discover about skeletons, bats, or green slimes, but so far they seem completely random to me (identical except for their power level, before the slime scroll).
Even more info about the last one
Chests are always *behind* the minotaur, in the 3 squares to the left or right of the minotaur, depending on his facing.
just a suggestion - I love the music to the game, and there's a part where it cuts out and goes silent for a couple minutes. Would appreciate if the music looped more smoothly.
Does the clear the board stamp not trigger on v1.1.17?, because I finally got the maximum 365 points for this version and it didn't happen for me. (The other stamps are working.)
I think the website is from him but I might be wrong, lets wait for his response though because the one in appstore is definitely not by Daniel Benmergui
Won the updated version with 349 instead of the complete 362. Not having played the previous version would've helped, because I thought killing the dragon would've ended the game. I almost won once, after killing everything but the walls but not enough HP for the dragon! heh
I also checked out the updated version. Well; it's even harder. Are there some good tips here?
Yeah there are some patterns, I see now, but I don't think I would notice many of them without diving in comments or something, I guess minesweeper-like games are too hard for me
It only looks like RNG because you’re not observing enough of the hidden patterns. Those things provide you with the additional information you need to make logical deductions.
For instance, below is a spoiler about Gargoyles..
Spoiler
Gargoyles always (unless bugged) appear in pairs and face towards each other
Or a question you could ask yourself about Guardians
Spoiler 2
How many Guardians are there? Notice anything about their shields? Where do they appear?
Or a question you could ask yourself about mice
Spoiler 3
Is there any significance in the direction the mice face in?
Last night I was playing in my bed on my iPad, and I was getting that dog to appear in the corners several times. I didn't understand what the dog did, couldn't observe any effect. Finished the game eventually, but did not get max score clear.
Today I played on my desktop PC, and improved my play to do several max clears, but I never saw the dog. I wonder what happened to it and where it lurked throughout my play :(
I freaking love this game. I can't stop playing it even after winning! Also, are you distributing/selling the soundtrack? Every time the BGM kicks in, I can't help but stop and dance. I don't know how you came up with such genius rockin' ambience, but you got me head boppin'!
By the way, how do you run the offline version? I don't know what to do with these files.
I think the maximum theoretical score you can get while saving those three is 325 (since you need the heals that Romeo and Juliet drop to be able to clear everything else).
Kudos, como comenté hace días en algún comentario traspapelado. ¿Esta versión está programada para ser siempre terminable? Suelo encontrarme trancado muchas veces, no me pasaba con la anterior =( ¿Dónde se reportan los bugs y sugerencias? Recomendaría poner el cuadro de números en el centro de donde se clickea con el botón derecho (excetuando los bordes), y que sean en 3 columnas, como la zona de numeral de un teclado o teléfono.
Me gusta que le hayas dedicado más al juego, y que sigas en ello. Cada nuevo detalle aporta. Aunque si siendo que perdí un poco el factor diversión pues al trancarme siento que tengo que recurrir a adivinar, como pasa con el Buscaminas original de Microsoft...
google translate says: Kudos, as I mentioned days ago in some misplaced comment. Is this version scheduled to always be terminable? I usually find myself stuck many times, it didn't happen with the previous one =(
Where are bugs and suggestions reported? I would recommend putting the number box in the center of where you click with the right button (excluding the edges), and that they be in 3 columns, like the numeral area of a keyboard or telephone.
I like that you have dedicated more to the game, and that you continue at it. Every new detail contributes. Although, since I lost the fun factor a little, when I get stuck I feel like I have to resort to guessing, like what happens with the original Microsoft Minesweeper...
I wish there was a way to play the old version. I downloaded the zip but it just gets stuck on the rainbow bars on every browser (firefox/edge/chrome) even with no extensions, on multiple computers. The new version gets stuck the same way. :(
I’m wondering, is the difficulty incrementally increases? Yesterday I could have max. score quite regularly after the update too, now I can even beat the game. :D
Is the puppy just an easter egg, or should I find its purpose?
Edit: Oh, I see now, it is always appear. So I think the update made the game harder.
I love the new version; although it was confusing at first as I kept forgetting that a lot of the monsters now have different values. Thanks for the quality-of-life improvements like the new way of flagging/marking squares and the timer. I do wish that it was possible to flag the mimic, though. Also is there still no 'play again' button after a win or am I just being dense and missing it?
(Also a friend of mine got confused by the image featured in the instructions; maybe show the arrows pointing to the blank squares to show that it is counting the values of those squares even though the value is zero)
I really love this game—it’s so much fun! I’m totally hooked, haha! Here are some patterns I discovered while playing.
Sorry, I didn’t study English well in school… I’m using GPT for this, so I hope it doesn’t sound too weird!
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Nice! It's not as hard if you get the rat king early but I still had to guess on where the gnome was in the end.
Does Rat Pacifist require you to not kill any rat, or can you kill them if you don't collect the gold? I can't work out how to not hit them by accident why exploring. If there are 2 squares which have 5 power between them I can't see if it is 5 and 0, or 4 and 1, or 3 and 2.
Looks like you're not allowed to even touch the rats, except the rat king. So you have to be very lucky and find him near the start, kill him, and leave all the others be.
Oh, that's so good to know, without that info it's near impossible to do with sparing the rat king too. That should be clearer in the stamp description
"rat pacifist" was the name given by the community for the challenge run, but I wonder if "rat liberation" or something would be more apt
Great game!
I love the 1.1.17 update, including all the new monsters and new behavior. I like the current level of challenge, but I'm stuck on two of the achievements (stamps).
The "board clear" seems like it's just bugged -- I cleared the entire board including the dragon at the end, got max score, but nothing happened.
For rat pacifist...
I made a dozen attempts already and none of them succeeded. I already learned the secrets of the rat king, but they seem useless if I'm not allowed to touch any of the rats. Is there any consistent way to get this done, even a tenth of the time, without being extraordinarily lucky?[Update two hours later]: I got it! The name was apparently confusing, and killing the rat king is still allowed.For context (and vague spoilers) -- I already know the secrets of the... rats, gargoyles, minotaurs, guardians, purple slimes, lovers, mine king, rat king, beholder, purple mage, chests, gnome (maybe). I hope there's something to discover about skeletons, bats, or green slimes, but so far they seem completely random to me (identical except for their power level, before the slime scroll).
What is the rule for gargoyles, minotaurs, guardians and chests? I havent noticed anythkng for them
Spoiler
Gargoyles come in pairs
Minotaurs are always guarding a chest
Guardians are in 4 corners represented by there shields
Chest are always close to a minotaur exept the mimic
Even more info about the last one
Chests are always *behind* the minotaur, in the 3 squares to the left or right of the minotaur, depending on his facing.I started noticing everything except the guardians shortly after asking lol
skeletons bats and green slimes are filler afaik
just a suggestion - I love the music to the game, and there's a part where it cuts out and goes silent for a couple minutes. Would appreciate if the music looped more smoothly.
I will come back for every update.
Does the clear the board stamp not trigger on v1.1.17?, because I finally got the maximum 365 points for this version and it didn't happen for me. (The other stamps are working.)
It's fixed on v1.1.18. Yay!
I managed to get a full clear with 7 hp remaining too!
So close!
You got a Ars Technica article! Congrats! https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/02/dragonsweeper-is-my-favorite-game-of-2025...
great game!
Would be awesome if there were a way to mark tiles on iPad (where no shift click or right click is available).
thanks!
Yeah, long press works on my android phone in Chrome but not on my Kindle Fire 10 with Chrome 🤷
long press works on my iphone, haven't tried ipad
Thanks. You're right, the long press works for me on iPhone, but alas not on iPad.
Is this you? It looks like someone has reserved an iOS app for this game. If it was not you, you might want to submit a complaint to Apple
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dragonsweeper-a-stratergy-game/id6739958486
There's also a different website that comes out #1 in a Google search. 😡
I think the website is from him but I might be wrong, lets wait for his response though because the one in appstore is definitely not by Daniel Benmergui
That, and the description is copied fron vanripper’s Awaria
clearly a rip. weird developer name, incorrect description, outdated graphics
Cool game, I've been playing it a lot when I got some time to kill. Managed to get a good time too.
Won the updated version with 349 instead of the complete 362. Not having played the previous version would've helped, because I thought killing the dragon would've ended the game. I almost won once, after killing everything but the walls but not enough HP for the dragon! heh
I also checked out the updated version. Well; it's even harder. Are there some good tips here?
Yeah there are some patterns, I see now, but I don't think I would notice many of them without diving in comments or something, I guess minesweeper-like games are too hard for me
It only looks like RNG because you’re not observing enough of the hidden patterns. Those things provide you with the additional information you need to make logical deductions.
For instance, below is a spoiler about Gargoyles..
Spoiler
Gargoyles always (unless bugged) appear in pairs and face towards each other
Or a question you could ask yourself about Guardians
Spoiler 2
How many Guardians are there? Notice anything about their shields? Where do they appear?
Or a question you could ask yourself about mice
Spoiler 3
Is there any significance in the direction the mice face in?
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”
Thanks for the update, Daniel!
This is a big hit with my discord friends. Surprisingly deep and addictive!
phew took me ages to get the max score on this version! It's getting hard!
Last night I was playing in my bed on my iPad, and I was getting that dog to appear in the corners several times. I didn't understand what the dog did, couldn't observe any effect. Finished the game eventually, but did not get max score clear.
Today I played on my desktop PC, and improved my play to do several max clears, but I never saw the dog. I wonder what happened to it and where it lurked throughout my play :(
What does the dog do?
I noticed the dog had gone, it's been replaced with an egg I think. I think the game was updated last night.
nice :) i like the new version! i play your game a lot and hope you stick with it!
I freaking love this game. I can't stop playing it even after winning! Also, are you distributing/selling the soundtrack? Every time the BGM kicks in, I can't help but stop and dance. I don't know how you came up with such genius rockin' ambience, but you got me head boppin'!
By the way, how do you run the offline version? I don't know what to do with these files.
Oh, and is this your website? I just wanna make sure it's legit because I didn't see your name anywhere: https://dragonsweeper.com/New-Dragonsweeper-Version
How do you get the max score? Clearing everything on the board doesn't do it.
Hey there, little fella!
you killed the doggie :(
im evil >:)
I think it's gone now :'(
So what does the dog do? I know it appears in the corners and appears on the end screen if spared but does it do anything else?
Jorge flexes if you click on him with no health and not enough gold to level up
Juego brillante, me encantó
my new time record!
The REAL perfect ending
I think the maximum theoretical score you can get while saving those three is 325 (since you need the heals that Romeo and Juliet drop to be able to clear everything else).
Kudos, como comenté hace días en algún comentario traspapelado.
¿Esta versión está programada para ser siempre terminable? Suelo encontrarme trancado muchas veces, no me pasaba con la anterior =(
¿Dónde se reportan los bugs y sugerencias?
Recomendaría poner el cuadro de números en el centro de donde se clickea con el botón derecho (excetuando los bordes), y que sean en 3 columnas, como la zona de numeral de un teclado o teléfono.
Me gusta que le hayas dedicado más al juego, y que sigas en ello. Cada nuevo detalle aporta. Aunque si siendo que perdí un poco el factor diversión pues al trancarme siento que tengo que recurrir a adivinar, como pasa con el Buscaminas original de Microsoft...
google translate says:
Kudos, as I mentioned days ago in some misplaced comment.
Is this version scheduled to always be terminable? I usually find myself stuck many times, it didn't happen with the previous one =(
Where are bugs and suggestions reported? I would recommend putting the number box in the center of where you click with the right button (excluding the edges), and that they be in 3 columns, like the numeral area of a keyboard or telephone.
I like that you have dedicated more to the game, and that you continue at it. Every new detail contributes. Although, since I lost the fun factor a little, when I get stuck I feel like I have to resort to guessing, like what happens with the original Microsoft Minesweeper...
I wish there was a way to play the old version. I downloaded the zip but it just gets stuck on the rainbow bars on every browser (firefox/edge/chrome) even with no extensions, on multiple computers. The new version gets stuck the same way. :(
Same. The downloaded version doesn't appear to work on either Firefox or Chromium.
Wait what?
Aww
I’m wondering, is the difficulty incrementally increases? Yesterday I could have max. score quite regularly after the update too, now I can even beat the game. :D Is the puppy just an easter egg, or should I find its purpose? Edit: Oh, I see now, it is always appear. So I think the update made the game harder.
I love the new version; although it was confusing at first as I kept forgetting that a lot of the monsters now have different values. Thanks for the quality-of-life improvements like the new way of flagging/marking squares and the timer. I do wish that it was possible to flag the mimic, though. Also is there still no 'play again' button after a win or am I just being dense and missing it?
(Also a friend of mine got confused by the image featured in the instructions; maybe show the arrows pointing to the blank squares to show that it is counting the values of those squares even though the value is zero)
so that gnome glitch still works
this version is lot harder then the previous version and a lot more fun ^_^.
boludo que juegazo!!!! Me costó un Perú pero hoy logré pasarlo.
Al igual que en Dnd: cuando sos nivel alto (post 10) se vuelve muy fácil, pero llegar al nivel 10 es más difícil que la mierda.
Muy bueno, y la bandera BI del final fue una caricia
gracias!
don't blame the game, blame the gamer
真的很喜欢这款游戏，非常好玩儿！着迷了，哈哈！这里是我游玩过程中摸索出来的规律。
抱歉，我上学的时候没有好好学习英文…
I really love this game—it’s so much fun! I’m totally hooked, haha! Here are some patterns I discovered while playing.
Sorry, I didn’t study English well in school… I’m using GPT for this, so I hope it doesn’t sound too weird!
The game doesn't contain 13 heart scrolls... The four scrolls hidden in chests/Romeo and Juliet count towards the total 9...
Also Romeo and Juliet are always mirrored... For example if Romeo is three tiles from the left then Juliet is three tiles from the right...