Index: main.c
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--- main.c	(revision 71488)
+++ main.c	(working copy)
@@ -337,9 +337,12 @@
 
     srand( (unsigned) time( NULL ) );
 
-    /* Temporarily place a mine at the selected box until all the other
+    /* Temporarily place a mines near the selected box until all the other
      * mines are placed, this avoids checking in the mine creation loop. */
-    p_board->box[selected_col][selected_row].IsMine = TRUE;
+    for( col = selected_col - 1; col <= selected_col + 1; col++ )
+    for( row = selected_row - 1; row <= selected_row + 1; row++ ) {
+        p_board->box[col][row].IsMine = TRUE;
+    }
 
     /* create mines */
     i = 0;
@@ -353,8 +356,11 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /* Remove temporarily placed mine for selected box */
-    p_board->box[selected_col][selected_row].IsMine = FALSE;
+    /* Remove temporarily placed mines near the selected box */
+    for( col = selected_col - 1; col <= selected_col + 1; col++ )
+    for( row = selected_row - 1; row <= selected_row + 1; row++ ) {
+        p_board->box[col][row].IsMine = FALSE;
+    }
 
     /*
      * Now we label the remaining boxes with the