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Preloved Vintage Croner Mastermind Game, Under Licence by Invicta
 
 
 
Original Invicta Mastermind board game. 
It is a vintage strategy game for two players, first produced by Invicta Plastics in 1972. 
The game is about cunning and logic, where one player creates a hidden code and the other attempts to break it. 
It was a major commercial success and became the fastest-selling game in history in the early 1970s. 
The game box features text in multiple languages indicating it was awarded "Game of the Year" in various regions. 
This classic code-breaking game involves two players, a codemaker and a codebreaker, using logic and deduction. 
Game Details
Manufacturer: Invicta Plastics, a UK company.
Release Year: 1972.
Awards: It was awarded the first "Game of the Year" in 1973.
Gameplay: One player sets a secret code of four coloured pegs, and the other attempts to guess the code within a set number of turns, receiving feedback via black and white key pegs. 
The individuals featured on the iconic box cover were amateur models: the man was Bill Woodward, a local hairdresser, and the woman was Cecilia Fung, a computer science student. They were not professional models and lived near the Invicta factory. 
 
The original Mastermind board game was created by Israeli postmaster Mordecai Meirowitz in 1970