Mastermind
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Toys and Games Reviews of Mastermind
Customer Review: Forget kids' version - get this one!
Summary: 5 Stars
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!Customer Review: Simultaneously simple and complex--great for all ages!
Summary: 5 Stars
We have dozens of games in our house, but this one is a favorite. My 6 year-old son picked up the rules in about 5 minutes, but continues to develop his strategy every time we play. It is simultaneously simple and complex, and a great way to get kids to employ reason and logic, while having fun. This is now one of his two favorite games (the other being Othello, which I also highly recommend). We play it often, and it is a great way to get him away from the TV so we can spend some quality time together. Sometimes I win! I only awarded 4 stars for durability because small pieces are easily lost, as with any similar game.
Customer Review: For younger people than you might think
Summary: 5 Stars
This game is very versatile in changing game play to be appropriate for different ages. I ordered this game as a gift for my 5 yr old son. He plays this game all the time at a friend's house. He loves it and gets it out of the game cabinet every chance he gets. The pieces are quite small, so I wouldn't have ordered it for anyone younger than him, but there is no reading required, so with adult supervision, any child can play. This game encourages logical and analytical thinking. With the smallest children, it is a study in recognizing their colors. With older players, you can really challenge each other.Customer Review: Easy, Mind-Boggling, and Challenging
Summary: 4 Stars
Mastermind is an easy-to-play mystery peg game. One player places pegs of given colors in a secret "compartment", while the other tries to guess it. They get clues after each guess; the other player reveals how many were the right color and how many were also in the right spot. It's a little tricky at first, and if the person who sets the pattern makes a mistake, it can be frustrating. This is limited as a family game because it only involves two players. Ultimately, this is best for two people who enjoy mind problems.Customer Review: Great game - poorly made
Summary: 1 Stars
I've been playing the Mastermind game as a kid and I liked it a lot. I was excited to offer the same to my children. However, this particular edition turned out to be very poorly made. The plastic is ugly and cheap - doesn't even have consistent color throughout the board. Some of the small pegs are too thick to put them into the holes, some other are loose, most are too hard to pull out for my kids. Colors of the big pegs are dull and are hard to distinguish from one another in ambient light.
Returned to store.