It is usually a good idea to completely surround your Flag with Bombs. If you do so, and if during the game you are able to capture all of your opponents Miners, you reduce the number of ways your opponent can win the game in half. If your Flag is surrounded by Bombs, without Miners, your opponent simply will not be able to capture your Flag. He must now capture all of your remaining men in order to win.Below are the two most common methods of surrounding the Flag with Bombs. The first one is in the back row, up against one of the edges of the board. This method uses just two Bombs. The second method is anywhere else in the back row and requires three Bombs,

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