Mastermind

Moby ID: 111218

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Released

March 9, 1976 on Altair 8800

Credits

1 person

Releases by Date (by platform)

1976 (Altair 8800)
1977 (Intel 8080)

Publishers

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Puzzle
Perspective: Text-based / Spreadsheet
Pacing: Turn-based
Gameplay: Board game
Interface: Text parser

Altair 8800 Specs

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Type-in
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

See Also

Mastermind (1976 on Mainframe)
Mastermind (1976 on Motorola 6800)
MasterMind (1976 on Apple I, MOS Technology 6502, 1978 on Apple II)
Mastermind (1977 on Mainframe)
Mastermind (1977 on Tektronix 4050)
Mastermind (1978 on TRS-80)
Mastermind (1978 on Cybervision)
Mastermind (1978 on Sol-20)
Mastermind (1979 on Apple II)
Mastermind (1979 on Mainframe)
Mastermind (1979 on Exidy Sorcerer)
Mastermind (1980 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Mastermind (1980 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Mastermind (1982 on BBC Micro)
Mastermind (1986 on Commodore 16, Plus/4)
MasterMind (1989 on DOS)
Mastermind (1995 on Commodore 64)
Mastermind (1996 on Windows)
Mastermind (1996 on Windows, Windows 3.x)
Mastermind (2010 on iPhone)

Description

Play the board game Mastermind against the Altair 8800. The computer has a code of four numbers and the player must try to crack it. After each guess the player is told how many numbers are at the correct position or in the code but at another position.

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Mastermind variants

Credits (Altair 8800 version)

Author

John E. Budnick

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MobyGames ID: 111218

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Game added by vedder.

Game added July 13, 2018. Last modified February 22, 2023.