Found an original 1972 Master Mind in a local thrift store for $4. I used to play this in elementary school in the ’70s. Game mechanics are similar to Wordle or hacking computers in Fallout. Box is beat up but all the pieces are here, including the instruction booklet.
As a kid, I remember being intrigued by the Bond villain, his paramour (?) henchwoman (?) & the many languages on the box. As if to say, “Forget chess, Master Mind is the international standard for measuring evil genius!”
The game maker, Invicta, discusses accessibility issues in the instructions. In 1972. (ADA was passed in 1990.) Master Mind could be played by anyone with hearing or speech issues & they produced a Braille version, too. That’s pretty cool.
~ J.L. Hilton
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