I only play NG minesweeper. The frustration of working on a puzzle for 5-10 minutes, only to lose through no fault of my own defeats the purpose for me. I had long talks with other minesweeper fans to try and understand what the allure is. Sure, being able to do the probabilities correctly raises the skill ceiling a little bit, but if it doesn't lead to victory, then what was the point? What skill have you demonstrated?
There's not another human player who was simply better, so doing your best still has meaning, or it's not a very hard end boss in a video game someone has designed to be obtuse and a bit random. It's just bad RNG.
But like I said, it's just my outlook. Perhaps my expectation, that any given task should be solvable, or at least should've been if I was more skilled, is flawed.