PLAYED FOR YOU

Rubik’s Code

LOGIC IS IN DEMAND

The colored squares from the classic magic cube combined with the color codes from the equally classic code guessing game result in Rubik’s Code: A game board with a solution section, a hold for the game pieces and two display areas, one for each player, complete with score markers and nine square tiles in each of different colors. This is supplemented by the dice cup with nine dice; each die shows one of the six colors on each of the sides.

One player is the Code Master and shakes the dice cube with the 9 color dice. This results in a pattern which is the code that the other player now must guess in the lowest possible number of turns. Of course the Code Master must keep the pattern secret. An arranging turn alternates with a question/answer turn: The Code Cracker chooses three tiles in three different colors and hands them to the Code Master asking for a specific row or column. The Code Master places tiles with the correct color into the correct row or column next to the board and notes a point for the Code Cracker. If the questions results in the correct spot for a tile there is no point. When the complete code has been guessed the score is noted and Code Master and Code Cracker switch roles. Who has the fewer points after that wins the game; the one who wins three such games first is the ultimate winner.

Rubik’s Code is a nice continuation of a widely known brand name as well as of a well-working game mechanism; an interesting feature is the scoring for questions that do not lead to the right placement for one of the nine dice. Logic and combination skills are necessary and are trained.

Players: 2

Age: 7

Time: 15+

Designer: not named

Artist: not named

Price: ca. 16 Euro

Publisher: Jumbo 2011

Web: www.jumbo.eu

Genre: Logic game

Users: For families

Special: 2 players

Version: multi

Rules: de fr nl

In-game text: no

Comments:

Attractive version of MasterMind

Interesting scoring mechanism

Design similar to Rubik’s Cube

Compares to:

Mastermind

Other editions:

English language edition

Chance (pink): 0

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 3

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 1

Interaction (brown): 0

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0