Oh the memories that came flooding back when I was asked to do a review of the Mastermind Board Game. It is one of the classic board games I remember from my childhood.  I absolutely loved this game when I was young, and was anxious to play it with my daughter to see if she felt the same.

We set up Mastermind (very easy!) with the colorful pegs and started playing pretty quickly after it arrived.  If you haven’t played Mastermind before, here is a quick explanation:  The Codemaker makes a secret “code” of colors with the colored pegs (which is hidden behind the shield), and your opponent (the “Codebreaker”) has to use the colored pegs to try to match the color code you have hidden.  The object is to solve your opponent’s code in fewer turns that it takes your opponent to solve your code.  The red and white pegs included in the game help you keep track of color pegs that are in the right position and right color or the right color, wrong position.

We had a blast playing this – she won the most out of several games (I think it might be due to my age LOL).  Mastermind makes you think, but in a really fun way. I think a few more games with her and I’ll have her beat!