New forum game: Word Mastermind

[Whateverist]

You know these long words are a lot harder than I'm used to. I've never done one more than five letters before. As an intro, it would be better for noobs I think and definitely more fun for me too.

[Edwardo Piet]

Okay, more is better then:  RATIONED?

[Edwardo Piet]

How about we make that a double: STATINS?

[Edwardo Piet]

Oh crap it's my bedtime. I completely lost track of time. Goodnight folks... feel free to put my game on pause and do another game and we can continue this one afterwards...?

I'll also be able to continue tomorrow after my sleep if you folks wish. Up to you guys

[Whateverist]

G'night.

[Excited Penguin]

I've read the thread and all this is still confusing. When it's my turn to host I think I'll just explain separate rules about scoring and such, if that's okay, otherwise can we get a separate thread for all the rules to be explained and such?

[SteelCurtain]

We call this game Cow-Bull.

Cow is right letter wrong slot, Bull is right letter right slot.

Five letters is the high end, and you play against each other (each of you has a word, whoever gets their opponent's word first is the winner.)

[Whateverist]

We call this game Cow-Bull.

Cow is right letter wrong slot, Bull is right letter right slot.

Five letters is the high end, and you play against each other (each of you has a word, whoever gets their opponent's word first is the winner.)

I like that idea.  And yes, I've never played more than 5 letter words before.  When you consider the color peg version is what, like 6 colors in four or five positions?  Twenty six letters is somewhat ameliorated by the requirement of being an actual word.

When I keep track of the information I just record the number of letters in it at all with the number of those in the correct spot in parentheses.  Like:  FURRY  2(1) for two letters in the word but just one of those in the right spot.

[Athene]

This game is probably a bit difficult to understand at first, if you've never played Mastermind...one of the most awesome games ever. Not having the previous guesses available at a glance, (as one would on a Mastermind board), makes it significantly trickier. 

This format tends to break concentration/continuity of thought, IMO. Props to people who've guessed correctly in this thread; they're indeed Master Masterminds, with excellent deduction skills AND superb memories.

Or they've just got sense enough to keep score on a piece of paper.

Either way, pretty smart.

[Joods]

I was gonna make a post about how to understand this easier, but it got too wordy so fuck it.

I think if you get the right letter in the right place, it should be like hangman. Those letters stay put where they are and the person hosting that word, says so.

It's that way in mastermind. If you get the right color in the right spot, it is indicated as such. This should be the same way. But that's just a suggestion. Especially if there are going to be words with more than five letters.