Mastermind

I'd forgotten Mastermind , but this was one of my favourite board games when I was a child (way back before point and click games and, er... the internet). So I was delighted when Swiss Thomas wrote to me to say he's produced a DHTML version of the game (meaning it's playable on just about any computer/web browser with no extra software, you don't even have to stay connected to the internet once it's loaded). Anyway if you are as old as me, or even older, and have forgotten "the rules", or you are a newbie to this game, then here they are:

Playing Master Mind requires logical thinking. The computer sets up a code of colored pegs and hides it behind the white circles on top of the board (duplicates are allowed, so even all pegs of the same color might be possible). The aim is to break the code in eight or less guesses. Clicking on one of the colored pegs at the bottom places a peg on the board, starting at the first row, and from left to right. Once the row is complete the game will provide feedback. A black circle on the left indicates that one of the guess pegs is correct both in color and position, a white circle indicates that one of the guess pegs is correct in color but wrong in position.

[subbed and created by Swiss Thomas].

Entry 2564, Wednesday, April 18th 2007, Filed In Games
Rating(60%)

Comments

Sentinel

:
I used to love this game and remember getting quite good at it. (I even wrote a game on my old BBC micro! lol)

Comment 1, Wednesday, April 18th 2007 08:08:09 AM

Camecha

:
Well new to me, I obviously missed this one as a kid :)

Comment 2, Wednesday, April 18th 2007 08:13:09 AM

SQ2K5M

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Imma see how fast I can do this one. :)

Comment 3, Wednesday, April 18th 2007 08:33:36 AM

SQ2K5M

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I am so out of practice with this type of puzzling.

Comment 4, Wednesday, April 18th 2007 08:39:23 AM

Ariadne

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Oh, I used to play that as a kid! ^_^

Comment 5, Wednesday, April 18th 2007 12:37:42 PM

Minea

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hmm. i remember seeing this before, but i never played it a lot i don't think.

what does it mean when you don't get any black or white circles?

Comment 6, Wednesday, April 18th 2007 02:08:08 PM

Thomas

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Simple, but nasty: Getting no circles at all means that none of the color pegs you set are correct. :-)

Comment 7, Wednesday, April 18th 2007 02:46:22 PM

Minea

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oh! ooh!

I get it now. I didn't understand because I read the instructions wrong and thought they said "A black circle on the left indicates that one of the guess pegs is incorrect both in color and position" :D

Thanks Thomas :)

Comment 8, Wednesday, April 18th 2007 05:01:46 PM

Thomas

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You're welcome, Minea. Anytime. :-)

Comment 9, Wednesday, April 18th 2007 05:36:07 PM

Mike

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3 guesses is my best! fun game

Comment 10, Wednesday, April 18th 2007 08:50:31 PM

CT

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Oh my god! I have this board game at home! I absolutely love playing it, because it's so fun when you guess the right code. :) Thanks for posting this!

Comment 11, Thursday, April 19th 2007 01:22:50 AM

Nick

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Ever checked out the second level? *sigh*

Comment 12, Thursday, April 19th 2007 11:13:29 AM

Kaya

:
You would like the logical games wouldn't you Graeme....how did I know :o)
(What fun you are going to have playing the "ill"ogical Jenny games :)

Comment 13, Thursday, April 19th 2007 01:22:19 PM

Kaya

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PS. This game is AWFUL.

Comment 14, Thursday, April 19th 2007 02:19:56 PM

Big Bad Dave

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Thanks for getting us this game Graeme! I played this with my family for hours and hours as a child. We even got so good where we would allow one "lie". (The feedback provided could be wrong once). It's been a long time since I played. Very cool - brings back great memories!

Comment 15, Saturday, April 21st 2007 05:41:15 PM