The ultimate gift for gamers? Microsoft launches a £58 Minesweeper-themed ...

The ultimate gift for gamers? Microsoft launches a £58 Minesweeper-themed ...
The ultimate gift for gamers? Microsoft launches a £58 Minesweeper-themed ...
The ultimate festive gift for gamers? Microsoft launches a £58 Minesweeper-themed 'ugly Christmas jumper' The 'ugly Christmas jumper' is themed around the Windows game Minesweeper  It has a Christmas-tree shaped version of the game against a sky of snowflakes  Priced at £57.95, it's certainly not cheap, although £75,000 ($100,000) of the proceeds will be donated to the AbleGamers charity 

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With Christmas just over three weeks away now, you may be frantically racking your brain for gift ideas for your loved ones.

If you have a keen gamer in your life, Microsoft may have just the thing for them, having launched a new 'ugly Christmas sweater.'

The jumper is themed around the famous Windows game Minesweeper, and features a Christmas-tree shaped version of the game.

Priced at £57.95, it's certainly not cheap, although £75,000 ($100,000) of the proceeds will be donated to the AbleGamers charity.

If you have a keen gamer in your life, Microsoft may have just the thing for them, having launched a new 'ugly Christmas sweater'

If you have a keen gamer in your life, Microsoft may have just the thing for them, having launched a new 'ugly Christmas sweater'

What is Minesweeper? 

Minesweeper is a computer game that first launched in 1990. 

It features a grid of squares, with the goal of uncovering all the squares that do not contain mines. 

Clicking on the squares reveals what is hidden underneath, with some containing a mine, others certains numbers (1 to 8), and others blank. 

The game is won once all blank squares are uncovered without hitting a mine.

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The Microsoft Minesweeper Ugly Sweater is being sold on the Xbox Gear Shop.

A description reads: 'When it comes to holiday sweater parties, there's only one strategically sound move: this old-school Minesweeper sweater.

'Flash back to one of the first games available to play with Windows, and help AbleGamers create new, happy memories for people with disabilities.'

Minesweeper is a computer game that first launched in 1990. 

It features a grid of squares, with the goal of uncovering all the squares that do not contain mines. 

Clicking on the squares reveals what is hidden underneath, with some containing a mine, others

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