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Grand Mastermind box art
1974 Ranked #19,136

Grand Mastermind

This deduction game has a codebreaker identify a hidden sequence whose pieces each combine a color and shape. Three kinds of response pegs distinguish exact matches, partial matches, and correct pairs in the wrong position.

Deduction Puzzle Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

2.83/5

Rating

5.74

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

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This is a variant to the original Mastermind game. In this version, the player must crack a a code that consists of four elements, each of which consists of both a color and a shape.

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This is a variant to the original Mastermind game. In this version, the player must crack a a code that consists of four elements, each of which consists of both a color and a shape. There are five different shapes and five different colors. There are now three "Codemaker response pegs" instead of the two for the standard game. Black represents a completely correct response, blue represents a partially correct response, and white represents a correct pair in the wrong column. In some variants the STAR shape is replaced by a CIRCLE. There is an edition dated 1978 with different packaging. Re-implements: Mastermind Re-implemented by: Mastermind couleurs et formes

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
10 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.8/5
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Credits

Designers

1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

2
Invicta Games Parker Spiele