Basically to get faster scores you have to be able to recognize certain patterns and then click quickly without stopping to think about them. If you have to think and analyze, it slows you down too much. Also start in the center on expert and repeatedly click really fast until you either get a large block of possibilities or lose. You must be willing to lose a lot if you want fast scores, because you are not taking the time to carefully weigh all possibilities. And of course you have to spend a lot of time at the game. When I am on hold on the telephone or running a virus scan, etc. I play. Also lately I have been having problems with running RPGs, and so have played minesweeper when I get too frustrated. I think I finally solved my problem though--a driver for a joystick port (No. I don't use a joystick.) which didn't get properly installed when I reinstalled the OS a few weeks ago. But now I have the minesweeper itch, so last night I shut down NWN and played minesweeper for a couple of hours. The right music can help too. Fast music seems to help me get into a fast clicking groove. And of course you need a good mouse. A wheel mouse doesn't quite do it.
