Mastermind - Board Game for Android

11 things about Mastermind - Board Game

1. Mastermind is a mind game that is played on a decoding board with a shield covering four colored code pins, the goal is to guess the code and recreate the hidden row in this iPhone board game.

2. As the numbers of rows indicate you only have eight attempts to guess the code in this free brain game; you will be awarded points when you guess the color right and extra bonus points when you crack the code.

3. Once the feedback has been provided in the Mastermind board game the code breaker has a new attempt to guess the color/placing and break the code, with the help of the feedback and logical thinking.

4. Below the shield there are eight horizontal rows where the player code breaker is able to guess the color and placing of the covered code pins.

5. Mastermind is also known as Master Mind and the modern Mastermind board game version with pegs and pins was invented by an Israeli named Mordecai Meirowitz in 1970.

6. If there are two code pins of the same color hidden behind the shield, and the player guess that there are three code pins of that same color, the player can still only get two key pegs indicating right color.

7. Extra points are also awarded if you break the code in an early stage of this logic game.

8. The logics and Mastermind game rules are very similar to an earlier invented mind game called Bulls and Cows that was played with a pencil on paper.

9. This is a logic game for kids and adult that can be played as easy entertaining pastime games or addictive brain training games.

10. The code breaker only gets one key peg for every covered color that they guess right.

11. This board game for iPad is a mobile and tablet version of one of the most famous classic board games.