Algorithm Development and Computer Simulation of Position Order Decoding of Mastermind Board Game
Štěpán Hubálovský, Josef Šedivý · Applied Mechanics and Materials · 2013
Mastermind is code-breaking board game whose principle is to find as fast as possible the guess pattern of code pegs in color and position based on feedback realized by key pegs. The game is targeted at development of logical thinking. The process of the decoding can be realized also using computer. Mathematical analysis, strategy solution, algorithm development of solution and computer simulation program in MS Excel of decoding of the position order of already found and disordered colored pegs are shown in the paper.