Clever ways to solve Mastermind? - Puzzling Stack Exchange
Apr 28, 2015 · $\begingroup$ I wrote a script that bruteforces this algorithm against all solutions (6 color mastermind) and it showed that it found a solution in an average of 5.76 tries and a …
mastermind - Guess my number - Puzzling Stack Exchange
There is a popular game called Mastermind in which one player guesses another player's secret sequence - it could be a word, some colors, or numbers. The guesser says a possible …
Mastermind: What should I guess next? That depends
Jul 31, 2021 · This is a completely standard game of Mastermind within the video game. There are no special rules. Black dots mean "right color, right place" and white dots mean "right …
Mastermind - all but last attempt - Puzzling Stack Exchange
Jul 6, 2015 · This a variation of the traditional game mastermind. There are 4 pegs and 6 colors of pegs in the code (repeats allowed). All rules are as usual, except for this one: You are not …
meta knowledge - Mastermind: Win in two - Puzzling Stack …
Sep 23, 2022 · Bob was very lucky in his last game of Mastermind. Alice was the codemaker; Bob was the codebreaker. They played with six colors and a length four code. Bob's first guess …
Newest 'mastermind' Questions - Puzzling Stack Exchange
Apr 28, 2015 · Mastermind is a code-breaking game for two players where people try to guess the opponents guesses. You can find the detail on wikipedia. The game you play with your friend …
mastermind - History of "Bulls and Cows" - Puzzling Stack Exchange
Jun 30, 2016 · According to codebreaker-mastermind-superhirn.blogspot.co.uk. The exact year when the number guessing game Bulls and Cows was invented is not known. "Bulls and Cows …
What is the optimal first move in Mastermind?
Nov 3, 2016 · Any first move is equal, as long as it follows the pattern XXYY. The way you number the holes in the first move is only a base reference point for the subsequent moves.
mastermind - Master Mind Rule ambiguity - Puzzling Stack …
Apr 18, 2020 · In the paper Mastermind is NP-Complete by Jeff Stuckman and Guo-Qiang Zhang give the following definition of b (the number of black pegs) and w-b (the number of white …
Colorblind Mastermind - Puzzling Stack Exchange
Feb 2, 2023 · The variant can be made harder if a third small peg for "cold" (the number is not in the hidden code at all - equivalent to the empty slot in the original Mastermind) is mixed into …