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I built a MCP server so Claude can play Minesweeper

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I built a MCP server so Claude can play Minesweeper

Hi! I build an MCP server that allows clients to play Minesweeper. It turns out that Claude is not very good at it (makes obvious mistakes, hasn't won a single game on a 9x9 board after many attempts). I am curious how I can prompt Claude to do better?

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