Bulls and Cows

Moby ID: 195511

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November 1978 on KIM-1

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

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Type-in
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

Description

Bulls and Cows is a Mastermind variant. The player must guess a numerical code of a known length. After each guess the player is told the number of correct numbers and correct numbers in the correct location. Using logical deduction the player must try to figure out the code in as few guesses as possible.

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MobyGames ID: 195511

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Game added by vedder.

Game added December 6, 2022. Last modified February 12, 2023.