Mastermind for Kids
by Pressman Toys
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Pressman ToysBrand: Mastermind
Model: 3020-06
Product features:
- Features 3 levels of play
- Designed for kids with jungle animals
- Contains plastic game base with rocky mountain tray, 72 jungle animals in 6 colors, 15 red scoring pegs, 15 white scoring pegs
- For 2 to 4 players
- Directions included
Toys and Games Reviews of Mastermind for Kids
Customer Review: Concept good, design bad
Summary: 4 Stars
Okay, who designs and tests these games?? I don't get it. I also loved Mastermind as a child and bought this one for my 6 year old, figuring it would be easier to learn and play than the 4 peg version. Also it looks really neat in a picture. We opened it up yesterday and she loves it, but it is driving me crazy already. Granted, it is cute, all the pieces are bright colors and of animals, but they are small and they have shallow holes to fit into on the board, so they fall over a lot. A lot! Especially when you have a kid that can't refrain from squirming around for more than 20 seconds. Then, after one falls over, when you try to put it back in its spot, your big fingers knock over their neighbors. Any bump to the board and they all go toppling. Same thing with the red and white pegs. I feel like I am a giant trying to play a little kiddie game. Plus, I really expected it to be harder, more challenging. It took a few rounds for my daughter to get the hang of it, but now the 'secret codes' seem pretty easy to break. There are two different ways they say you can play, and we skipped right over the easy one because it was way too easy. Another minor pet peeve is the little 'cave-like' space you put the hidden color code in. You have to lift that part on and off the board each time you play a game, and in doing so you spill the red and white pegs out of their holder. My daughter always has me lift it off for her as she can't do it gently. AND (I know I am picky, but why don't the designers see these things?) the 'cave-like' space for the secret code gets dark because it is covered, so it is hard to differentiate between colors when you put the pegs in there, the pink, purple and red start to look the same in the cave.So, if I could go back and do it again, I would just go for the regular Mastermind. In all, my daughter thinks it is great and I like the way it makes her think (flawed logic and all), I just wish it wasn't so clumsy to play though. My rating is high as it is fun (for her), educational and durable because the plastic will last a long time. I just think someone should have seen how unstable the pieces are on the board, and just made it a little more user friendly.
Description of Mastermind for Kids
Break the hidden code of jungle animals. The classic game Mastermind is now specially designed for kids. With three levels of play, it's the Mastermind game that grows with your child. For the youngest players, it's a colorful game of guessing which animals are hiding. For the older child, the game rules become more advanced and players must guess the order that they're in, too.Set your secret code by hiding jungle animals under the rocky mountain. There's lions and tigers and bears - monkeys, hippos and elephants, too. See how soon your opponent can guess your code. Along the way, you'll give clues to help. Then you get to break a code. The winner is the player who can guess the code in the fewest turns. Includes: plastic game base with rocky mountain tray, 72 jungle animals, 15 red scoring pegs, 15 white scoring pegs and instructions.
Younger kids can develop their powers of logic and deduction in this game of code-cracking fun. This version is simplified for younger children and comes with colorful animal pegs, a jungle-and-mountain-theme board, and fewer code options. The point is the same: one player duplicates the other's code in as few turns as possible. The code maker sets a code of 3 colored animals (choosing from 72 in six colors), and conceals it beneath a "rocky mountain" tray at his or her side of the board. In each of nine rows (of large holes), the code breaker attempts to replicate the pattern. After each row (or turn), the code maker places red or white creature pieces in the adjacent row of small holes, which gives the code breaker clues on how he or she doing. Complete instructions include rules for younger players (based on colors only), older players (color and position), and expert players (a blank-space option adds complexity). This challenging and fun game is for two players. --Ava Natov
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