Mastermind

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Mastermind
Publisher(s)
Release Date	1972
Number of Players	2 players
Age Range	10 to Adult
Setup Time	<5 minutes
Playing Time	10 minutes
Rules complexity	Low
Strategy depth	Medium
Random chance	Low
Skills required	Logic, pattern matching
Credits | History | Rules

Mastermind is a game of logic for 2 players.

Each player alternates being "The Codemaker" and "The Codebreaker". "The Codemaker" uses coloured pegs to create a four-peg code at one end of the board behind a shield. "The Codebreaker" must decipher the code by duplicating the exact colours and positions of the secret code. Each time the codebreaker places a row of pegs the codemaker must give information by placing white or black pegs indicating a colored peg is the right colour but wrong position or the right colour and position.