Mastermind (board game)
A completed game of Mastermind  | |
| Designers | Mordecai Meirowitz | 
|---|---|
| Years active | 1970 to present | 
| Genres | Board game  Paper & pencil game [root]  | 
| Players | 2 | 
| Setup time | < 5 minutes | 
| Playing time | 10–30 minutes | 
| Chance | Negligible | 
| Age range | 8 and up | 
Mastermind or Master Mind (Hebrew: בול פגיעה, romanized: bul pgi'a) is a code-breaking game for two players invented in Israel. It resembles an earlier pencil and paper game called Bulls and Cows that may date back a century.