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Mines calculator: odds and payout chart

With 3 bombs on the 5×5 board, revealing 5 safe tiles in a row succeeds 49.57% of the time (1 in 2.02) and pays 1.98×. Every combination returns 98% on average.

Payout multiplier chart (5×5 board)

Rows: bombs on the board. Columns: safe tiles revealed in a row.

Bombs123456789101112131415161718192021222324
11.02×1.07×1.11×1.17×1.23×1.29×1.36×1.44×1.53×1.63×1.75×1.88×2.04×2.23×2.45×2.72×3.06×3.50×4.08×4.90×6.12×8.17×12.25×24.50×
21.07×1.16×1.27×1.40×1.55×1.72×1.92×2.16×2.45×2.80×3.23×3.77×4.45×5.35×6.53×8.17×10.50×14.00×19.60×29.40×49.00×98.00×294.00×
31.11×1.27×1.46×1.69×1.98×2.33×2.76×3.31×4.02×4.95×6.19×7.88×10.25×13.66×18.78×26.83×40.25×64.40×112.70×225.40×563.50×2,254×
41.17×1.40×1.69×2.07×2.56×3.20×4.05×5.21×6.81×9.08×12.38×17.34×25.04×37.57×59.03×98.39×177.10×354.20×826.47×2,479×12,397×
51.23×1.55×1.98×2.56×3.36×4.48×6.08×8.41×11.92×17.34×26.01×40.46×65.74×112.70×206.62×413.23×929.77×2,479×8,678×52,067×
61.29×1.72×2.33×3.20×4.48×6.40×9.35×14.02×21.67×34.68×57.79×101.14×187.83×375.67×826.47×2,066×6,199×24,794×173,558×
71.36×1.92×2.76×4.05×6.08×9.35×14.80×24.22×41.18×73.21×137.26×274.53×594.81×1,428×3,926×13,086×58,886×471,086×
81.44×2.16×3.31×5.21×8.41×14.02×24.22×43.60×82.36×164.72×352.96×823.58×2,141×6,424×23,554×117,772×1,059,944×
91.53×2.45×4.02×6.81×11.92×21.67×41.18×82.36×175.01×400.02×1,000×2,800×9,101×36,402×200,212×2,002,115×
101.63×2.80×4.95×9.08×17.34×34.68×73.21×164.72×400.02×1,067×3,200×11,201×48,536×291,217×3,203,385×
111.75×3.23×6.19×12.38×26.01×57.79×137.26×352.96×1,000×3,200×12,001×56,003×364,021×4,368,252×
121.88×3.77×7.88×17.34×40.46×101.14×274.53×823.58×2,800×11,201×56,003×392,023×5,096,294×
132.04×4.45×10.25×25.04×65.74×187.83×594.81×2,141×9,101×48,536×364,021×5,096,294×
142.23×5.35×13.66×37.57×112.70×375.67×1,428×6,424×36,402×291,217×4,368,252×
152.45×6.53×18.78×59.03×206.62×826.47×3,926×23,554×200,212×3,203,385×
162.72×8.17×26.83×98.39×413.23×2,066×13,086×117,771×2,002,115×
173.06×10.50×40.25×177.10×929.77×6,199×58,886×1,059,944×
183.50×14.00×64.40×354.20×2,479×24,794×471,086×
194.08×19.60×112.70×826.47×8,678×173,558×
204.90×29.40×225.40×2,479×52,067×
216.12×49.00×563.50×12,397×
228.17×98.00×2,254×
2312.25×294.00×
2424.50×

Win chance chart (5×5 board)

Rows: bombs on the board. Columns: safe tiles revealed in a row.

Bombs123456789101112131415161718192021222324
196.00%92.00%88.00%84.00%80.00%76.00%72.00%68.00%64.00%60.00%56.00%52.00%48.00%44.00%40.00%36.00%32.00%28.00%24.00%20.00%16.00%12.00%8.00%4.00%
292.00%84.33%77.00%70.00%63.33%57.00%51.00%45.33%40.00%35.00%30.33%26.00%22.00%18.33%15.00%12.00%9.33%7.00%5.00%3.33%2.00%1.00%0.333%
388.00%77.00%66.96%57.83%49.57%42.13%35.48%29.57%24.35%19.78%15.83%12.43%9.57%7.17%5.22%3.65%2.43%1.52%0.870%0.435%0.174%0.0435%
484.00%70.00%57.83%47.31%38.30%30.64%24.19%18.81%14.39%10.79%7.91%5.65%3.91%2.61%1.66%0.996%0.553%0.277%0.119%0.0395%0.00791%
580.00%63.33%49.57%38.30%29.18%21.89%16.13%11.65%8.22%5.65%3.77%2.42%1.49%0.870%0.474%0.237%0.105%0.0395%0.0113%0.00188%
676.00%57.00%42.13%30.64%21.89%15.32%10.48%6.99%4.52%2.83%1.70%0.969%0.522%0.261%0.119%0.0474%0.0158%0.00395%0.000565%
772.00%51.00%35.48%24.19%16.13%10.48%6.62%4.05%2.38%1.34%0.714%0.357%0.165%0.0686%0.0250%0.00749%0.00166%0.000208%
868.00%45.33%29.57%18.81%11.65%6.99%4.05%2.25%1.19%0.595%0.278%0.119%0.0458%0.0153%0.00416%0.000832%0.0000925%
964.00%40.00%24.35%14.39%8.22%4.52%2.38%1.19%0.560%0.245%0.0980%0.0350%0.0108%0.00269%0.000489%0.0000489%
1060.00%35.00%19.78%10.79%5.65%2.83%1.34%0.595%0.245%0.0919%0.0306%0.00875%0.00202%0.000337%0.0000306%
1156.00%30.33%15.83%7.91%3.77%1.70%0.714%0.278%0.0980%0.0306%0.00817%0.00175%0.000269%0.0000224%
1252.00%26.00%12.43%5.65%2.42%0.969%0.357%0.119%0.0350%0.00875%0.00175%0.000250%0.0000192%
1348.00%22.00%9.57%3.91%1.49%0.522%0.165%0.0458%0.0108%0.00202%0.000269%0.0000192%
1444.00%18.33%7.17%2.61%0.870%0.261%0.0686%0.0153%0.00269%0.000337%0.0000224%
1540.00%15.00%5.22%1.66%0.474%0.119%0.0250%0.00416%0.000489%0.0000306%
1636.00%12.00%3.65%0.996%0.237%0.0474%0.00749%0.000832%0.0000489%
1732.00%9.33%2.43%0.553%0.105%0.0158%0.00166%0.0000925%
1828.00%7.00%1.52%0.277%0.0395%0.00395%0.000208%
1924.00%5.00%0.870%0.119%0.0113%0.000565%
2020.00%3.33%0.435%0.0395%0.00188%
2116.00%2.00%0.174%0.00791%
2212.00%1.000%0.0435%
238.00%0.333%
244.00%

How this is calculated

The bombs sit at random positions on the 25 tiles, fixed before your first click. The chance that k reveals in a row are all safe is C(25 − m, k) ÷ C(25, k) for m bombs: for each pick, the safe tiles left divided by the tiles left.

The cash-out multiplier is 0.98 divided by that chance. The fair price is shaded by the 2% house edge and nothing else, which is why every cell in the chart returns 98% on average.

The honest partThe house edge (2%) applies to every bet. No strategy or setting changes the expected loss: the bomb count and tiles revealed only change how often you win and how much. Anything can happen in a short session; over many bets the edge takes its share. Set a budget before you play. Responsible play

Questions

Does the number of bombs change the house edge?

No. Every bomb count and every number of revealed tiles returns 98% on average. More bombs raise the multiplier exactly as much as they lower the chance of getting there.

What are the odds the first tile is safe?

With m bombs it is (25 − m) ÷ 25: 96.00% with 1 bomb, 88.00% with 3 bombs and 4.00% with 24 bombs.