Mastermind
by Pressman Toys
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Pressman ToysBrand: Pressman Toy
Release Date: 2006-01-01
Model: 3018-06B
Product features:
- The classic game that brings together a code maker and a code breaker
- Classic game of logic an deduction
- New translucent game board
- Two players
Toys and Games Reviews of Mastermind
Customer Review: Fun game, but bad colors
Summary: 3 Stars
I had this game when I was a kid and liked it. I still do. I like the kind of thinking it takes, and I like to see how my opponent is thinking.
So I got one to play with my kids, and noticed some things about the Pressman version that make the game less enjoyable than the Invicta version I had back in the day:
- The colors in the new version are terrible. The plastic shield that hides the code from the code breaker puts the code into a dim light that makes it hard for me to distinguish the colors and compare them to the codebreaker's colors that are in better light (I am not colorblind, and my son had the same problem). The old colors were bold, mostly primary, and visually distinctive: red, yellow, blue, green, white, and black. The new colors are namby pamby and easy to confuse: pink/magenta, turquoise/teal, fluorescent orange, purple, yellow, and white. I have to keep reminding myself that what I see in the code as "green" or "blue" is the same as the codebreaker's "turquoise", my "red" is his "pink", my "purple" is the same as his "purple", "yellow" is not "white", etc. This is a logic game, not a color-recognition game.
- The shield keeps coming off and is a nuisance to reattach. The old shield just set down on top and was held in place by gravity. Simple.
A few other things:
- The box is really large. The old game came in a right-sized box. I think the idea is to just recycle the box since the board has storage space for the pegs, but I didn't like playing from the storage space for some reason.
- There are some numbered holes down the side of the board that seem intended to be used for keeping score, but they're not mentioned in the instructions and none of the pegs fit in them anyway.
My advice: get this game, it's a good one, but try to find a used Invicta version somewhere.
Description of Mastermind
8 years & up. The classic game that brings together a codemaker and a codebreaker. Includes MASTERMIND(R) game console with built-in storage tray, 108 code pegs in 6 colors, 30 key pegs in 2 colors, and rules. For 2 players.Test your code-cracking prowess with Mastermind, "the challenging game of logic and deduction." The codemaker sets a code of four colored pegs--choosing from yellow, red, orange, blue, green, or white--and conceals it behind a flip-up shield. Your mission: replicate the code in 10 moves or fewer. With each of the codebreaker's attempts, the codemaker uses red and white key pegs to offer cryptic clues about color and position. Make the game even more difficult by using multiple pegs of the same color or by leaving one or more peg holes empty. With more than 2,000 possible code combinations, every game is guaranteed to be a brain-bender. All of Mastermind's components can be stored in the game board. Mastermind is for two players.
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