mastermind

[Finnthedude]

Re: Mastermind

I had the original version with the beardy guy on the cover and the exotic looking lady behind him. Great game. I did see a re-release of it recently (last 5 years anyway) that, I think, had extra colours to make it harder.

Cheers,
Finnthedude.

[darren]

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i had it not sure which version i had though.
how many versions of the game where there.

[Richard1978]

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My girlfriend still has a set with the "Bond Villan" cover.

[darren]

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My girlfriend still has a set with the "Bond Villan" cover.

do u know hen and where she got it mate.
a pic would b nice if possible.

[shilton dipper]

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i had it not sure which version i had though.
how many versions of the game where there.

I had the large board and a pocket sized version just incase you fancied a game while hyou were out........."excuse me........fancy a quick game while we're waiting for the bus?"

[HG]

Re: mastermind

merged with existing thread.

[wickerman]

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There was a word version with letters on pegs to spell out a word, my old school had a set like this.

I always found the word version harder, because it had to make sense! It was like Soduko in a sense: once you could master it, it could become rather tedious.
I suppose the only way I can think of making it slightly interesting would be to play say 10 games (alternating between code-maker and breaker), and play for a quid an attempt, and at the end win or lose a few quid.

[jules1971]

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Lol we have a few games of mastermind recently I think its great lol

[havasack]

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It always created arguments when someone brought it in for toy day at school (last day at school before christmas) as some played that reply pegs had to be in order and some didn't, it was carnage...CARNAGE I tell you.

[darren]

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Is this the same game as the tv show with magnus magnusson it sounds nothing like it.

i always found the word version harder, because it had to make sense! It was like soduko in a sense: Once you could master it, it could become rather tedious.
I suppose the only way i can think of making it slightly interesting would be to play say 10 games (alternating between code-maker and breaker), and play for a quid an attempt, and at the end win or lose a few quid.

[cmac]

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I had it, may still do, who on earth was the suave man on the front of the box ?

[Richard1978]

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According to the TV Cream Book Of Toys he was a hairdresser called Bill Woodward who did some modelling on the side.

As far as I know he's still around & was interviewed for a programme on toys a few years ago.

[xmark1234]

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Lol we have a few games of mastermind recently I think its great lol

yea great game we have to have a game one day

[xmark1234]

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up words is also good scrable with a difference

[I. R. Fincham]

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Hated it. It had absolutely nothing to do with the BBC TV Quiz show Mastermind as many mistakenly think....it did cash in on the shows popularity via the same name being used ...

Not deliberately so. The board game came out in 1970, and the TV show started in 1972. Maybe some people bought the game thinking there was a connection, but it wasn't planned that way.