The first 32 solutions for A302928: Maximum number of 4's possible in an infinite Minesweeper grid with n mines. By Dmitry Kamenetsky, 16/04/2018 a(1-3)=0 a(4-5)=2 below is a(4) ..x4x..... ..x4x..... a(6)=4 ..x4x4x... ..x4x4x... a(7-8)=6 below is a(7) ....x..... ...444.... ..xxxxx... ...444.... ....x..... a(9)=7 ....x..... .x4444x... .xxxxx.... ..444..... ...x...... a(10)=8 ..x....... ..444x4x.. .xxxxx4x.. ..444..... ...x...... a(11)=10 ....x..x.. ...44444.. ..xxxxxxx. ...44444.. ...x..x... a(12-13)=12 this is the first time that a(n)>=n below is a(12) ...x..x... ..444444.. .xxxxxxxx. ..444444.. ...x..x... a(14)=13 .....xx... ...x444... ..4x4xx... .x4x.44... ..4x4xx... ...x444... .....xx... a(15)=14 ....x..x.. ...444444. ..xxxxxxxx .44444444. xxx..x..x. a(16)=16 ..x..x..x. .44444444. xxxxxxxxxx .44444444. ..x..x..x. a(17-18)=18 this is the first time that a(n)>=n+1 below is a(17) ...x..x..x.. ..444444444. .xxxxxxxxxxx ..444444444. ...x..x..x.. a(19)=19 .....x4x.... .....x4x4x.. ....4444x4.. ...xxxx4x4x. ....4444x4.. .....x4x4x.. .....x4x4... ........x... a(20)=21 .......x.... ......4x4... .....x4x4x.. ....4x4.4x4. ...x4x4.4x4x ....4x4x4x4. .....x44x4x. ......x4x4.. ........x... a(21)=22 .....x...... ...x444..... ..44xxxx.... .xxx44444... x444x..xxx.. ..x444444... ...xxxxx.... ....444..... .....x...... a(22-23)=24 this is the first time that a(n)>=n+2 below is a(22) .......x.... ......444... ...x.xxxxx.. ..444444444. .xxxx.x..xxx ..444444444. ...x.xxxxx.. ......444... .......x.... a(24)=26 ...x..x....... ..444444...... .xxxxxxxx..... ..4444444..... .x..x..x.x.... ..4444444..... .xxxxxxxx..... ..444444...... ...x..x....... a(25)=28 this is the first time that a(n)>=n+3 ...x..x....... ..444444...... .xxxxxxxx..... .44444444..... xx..x..x.x.... .44444444..... .xxxxxxxx..... ..444444...... ...x..x....... a(26-27)=30 this is the first time that a(n)>=n+4 below is a(26) ......x..x.... .....444444... ....xxxxxxxx.. ....444444444. ...x.x..x..xxx ....444444444. ....xxxxxxxx.. .....444444... ......x..x.... a(28)=31 .....x........ ....4444x4x4x. ...xxxxxx4x4x. ...444444444.. ..x.x..x.xxx.. ...44444444... ...xxxxxx4x... ....4444x4x... .....x........ a(29)=33 ......x..x.... .....444444... ....xxxxxxxx.. ...444444444x. ..xxx..x..x44. ...44444444xxx ....xxxxxxx44. .....444444x.. ......x..x.... a(30)=34 ...x.......... ..4444x4x4x... .xxxxxx4x4x... .444444444.... x.x..x.xxx.... .444444444.... .xxxxxx4x4x... ..4444x4x4x... ...x.......... a(31-32)=36 this is the first time that a(n)>=n+5 below is a(31) ..x..x..x...... .444444444..... xxxxxxxxxxx.... .444444444..... ..x..x..x...... .444444444..... xxxxxxxxxxx.... .444444444..... ..x..x..x......