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Column No 010 Questions and Answers

These answers describe this guide’s own virtual-coin demo. They do not verify an outside bf5 operator, cash service or commercial game.

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The board rule

The board has four rows and four columns. Choose 3, 4 or 5 mines. Read each column from top to bottom, with 0 meaning safe and 1 meaning mine. Neither of its two consecutive three-cell windows may contain 010: safe, mine, safe. The game draws uniformly among complete boards with the chosen mine count that meet this rule. There are 144 allowed boards with 3 mines, 404 with 4 mines and 920 with 5 mines. A safe reveal removes boards that put a mine in that cell. A covered cell’s safe probability is the fraction of remaining boards that leave it safe. Probabilities can differ by position and change after a reveal.

Controls and locked settings

Select a stake of 10, 20, 50, 100 or 200 virtual coins and 3, 4 or 5 mines. Defaults are stake 20 and 3 mines. Starting deducts one whole stake. Stake, mine count, refill and starting another round remain locked during play. Eligible cells and, after a safe reveal, Bank current quote remain available. Sound can be toggled. There is no auto queue or random-cell button.

Return and round endings

Gross quote = 0.96 × captured stake × initial allowed-board count ÷ current compatible-board count. Before any reveal the quote is 96% of the stake, but banking is unavailable. A safe reveal can increase the quote or leave it unchanged if no boards are eliminated. A mine ends the round with zero gross return. Gross includes the stake; subtract it to calculate net profit. Bank current quote is available after at least one safe reveal. The game automatically banks after all safe cells are opened or no eligible covered cell remains. Already opened and certainly mined cells are disabled. A cell is also disabled if its prospective safe quote exceeds 1,000 times the stake; equality is allowed. The largest raw multipliers for 3, 4 and 5 mines are 138.24, 387.84 and 883.2, so that cap does not exclude an otherwise possible safe transition in these board sets.

Wallet and unfinished rounds

A new wallet starts with 1,000 virtual coins. Balance and fractional carry are stored in browser localStorage, including zero balance. Settlement adds raw gross return to previous carry, credits whole coins and saves the fractional remainder. A mine’s zero gross return leaves previous carry unchanged. While idle below 10, manually restoring sets the balance to 1,000; it does not add 1,000 and preserves carry. Reloading an unfinished round loses its state. Its stake remains deducted; there is no payout, refund or resumed round. Saved balance and carry remain, while controls return to stake 20 and 3 mines. Clearing cached files can leave localStorage intact. Removing this site’s stored data may remove wallet values.

Expected return

The exact expected unrounded gross return is 96% of the stake for the tested stopping policies. It is not a 96% winning probability or a promised player or session result. Saved simulations are sample observations and can differ from that expectation. The demo itself draws actual random boards within the allowed set; its outcomes are not simulation statistics or outside casino results.

Audience, identity and resources

This guide and demo are intended for adults aged 18 or over. That policy does not verify a visitor’s age or establish local legality. Virtual coins have no cash value and the demo has no login, deposit or withdrawal flow. This independent bf5 guide explains its own Column No 010 browser demo. No outside operator, official address, licence, app or affiliation has been verified here. The name alone does not establish an external business identity. The pages declare Google Fonts and Statinside counter 44: https://statinside.com/counter.js and the noscript image https://statinside.com/pixel.png?id=44. External font and counter requests may occur. These declarations do not establish an exhaustive record of actual requests or processing.

Frequently asked questions

What does 010 mean?

Three adjacent cells down a column: 0 is safe and 1 is mine. Safe–mine–safe is forbidden in either three-cell window.

Which stakes and mine counts can I choose?

Stakes are 10, 20, 50, 100 or 200 coins; mine counts are 3, 4 or 5. Defaults are 20 coins and 3 mines.

How is the quote calculated?

Gross quote is 0.96 × captured stake × initial allowed-board count ÷ current compatible-board count. It includes the stake.

What happens if I find a mine?

The round ends with zero gross return. The stake is lost and previous fractional carry remains.

When can I bank?

After at least one safe reveal. Automatic banking also occurs after all safe cells are opened or no eligible covered cell remains.

Can I auto-bet or use a random-cell button?

No. You start rounds and choose cells yourself. Automatic banking is a separate round-ending rule.

Is there a 1,000-times-stake guard?

Yes. Prospective safe quotes above it are disabled and equality is allowed. These board sets have maximum raw multipliers below it.

Does restoring add 1,000 coins?

No. While idle below 10, manual restoration sets the balance to 1,000 and preserves carry.

How are fractions handled?

Settlement adds gross return to saved carry, credits whole coins and stores the fractional remainder in localStorage. Carry survives refill and reload.

Can I resume after reloading?

No. An unfinished round ends without payout, refund or resume, and its stake remains deducted.

Is 96% guaranteed?

No. It is the expected unrounded gross return for the tested stopping policies, not a winning probability or session guarantee.

Which external resources are declared?

Google Fonts and Statinside counter 44’s script and noscript image. Local storage and no login do not establish anonymity or exclude other processing.