Product Description
Set your secret code by hiding color-coded jungle animals under the rocky mountains. Features 3 levels of play for two players, ages 6 to adult.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #261 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Pressman Toys
- Model: 3018-06B
- Released on: 2006-01-01
- Dimensions: 2.00″ h x 11.50″ w x 10.50″ l, 1.00 pounds
Features
- The classic game that brings together a code maker and a code breaker
- Classic game of logic an deduction
- New translucent game board
- 2 players
Customer Reviews
Put On Your Thinking Caps For This One!
“Mastermind” is a great game for those who like to use their deductive reasoning.I have the older version and it has lasted for years. It can be played by children(starting around the pre-teen age)and adults together and it’s also great for just the kids or just the grownups to play on their own.
The game consists of multi-colored pegs and a board.One person arranges several pegs(which are hidden from view) in any number of color schemes. The other player has several chances to guess the pattern by arranging the pegs in different orders until he guesses the correct scheme or runs out of chances. The first player indicates how many correct colors are displayed. Using the process of elimination is the key to winning!
It’s a great game to take along when traveling or visiting (much easier to pack up then a computer and video games!). The pieces are very small so I would reccommend keeping it out of reach of toddlers.
It will really make you think!(I like to see my kids thinking, it’s such a rare treat!)…Have Fun…Laurie
Forget kids’ version – get this one!
I’ve had the original Mastermind for about 30 years, and it’s a great way to hone logic skills. My 5-year-old recently got Mastermind for Kids as a gift, and I was disappointed. I guess it’s “cute” to make the game look like a bowl of Lucky Charms or something, but in the kids’ version there are NO PEGS – the pieces get scattered everywhere, ruining the game, with one false move. Tedious and very frustrating, especially for little ones. The kids’ version is a bit simpler as it allows for only three combinations, not four like the original; BUT you can just as easily decide to do the same with the original version anyway. GET THE ORIGINAL, IT’s GREAT!
“minutes to learn, a lifetime to master”
that is the sales pitch barely legible still on the well-worn box that my copy of mastermind came in. i honestly cannot remember when i first learned to play this intriguing game, only that i am very grateful for the amazing woman who gave it to me. i still have the original box, becuase i plan on one day passing down this game to my children & their children. this wonderful toy is simple in design yet fosters critical thinking, deductive reasoning, and creativity without inherintly emphasizing competitiveness. i grew up playing it with my dad & it was something that inspired me to excell; we enjoyed one another’s accomplishments (either one coming up with an “unbreakable” code, or the other being able to solve it) and didn’t feel that one could only win at the expense of the other.
also, i recently saw a version made out of wood; so perhaps a few adjustments to the design could increase the durability factor (though my little plastic version has lasted 15+ years! & i simply put the pegs in zipper bags to keep them from getting lost)
~enjoy~