Game Flow

States

1. Initializing

Preparation

• Set up the hexagonal grid based on the options and the size of the GeoTIFF and place mine locations accordingly.
• Initialize counters for mines, uncovered cells, total cells and other stats.
• Render game board.

Player Action

• Wait for the player to begin the game by clicking any cell.
• (The first click might be a mine due to fixed mine locations. Provide suggestions or hints for the first click?)
• Start timer and move to next phase.

2. Playing

Gameplay

• Uncover cells as per the standard Minesweeper rules, with the exception that cells are hexagonal and mine locations are fixed based on GeoTIFF data.
• Update any counters.

Player Decisions

• Players can mark suspected mine locations. (TODO)
• Include a feature to highlight GeoTIFF data points as hints if desired? (TODO)

Transition

• Transition to ending state and show different modal contents depending on if the user has lost or won the game.

3. Game-Over State

Display

• Show a gameover message.
• Reveal all mines.
• Display stats: Percentage completed, total uncovered area, total number of cells, and total mines.

Player Options

• Restart with a new game or the same GeoTIFF data.
• View leaderboard or share score, if relevant.

3. Finished State

Display

• Congratulate the player for completing the game.
• Reveal all mines.
• Display stats: Time taken, total number of cells, and total mines.

Player Options

• Restart with a new game or the same GeoTIFF data.
• View leaderboard or share score, if relevant.