Re:Mastermind - A game of logic

About names in Russian game 'Oxen & Cows': 
1. Cow is your white square and Ox is black one.
2. Ox is animal which always stay on place but cow can run away for 
some reasons. This is like the nature of these animals, I think.
:-)

BTW. Recently I've been thinking about invalid spelling of word 
Moscow. Russian call this city like Mosqua : [Mos-`kva]. 
Why English-speaking world deformed this word Moscua into Moscow?

It hasn't cows at all.
:-)

Valery

--- In [email protected], "valery_vi" <shehrer1@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> Piano Man wrote:
> http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=43343
> "..When I first showed this to my colleagues I was surprised by how 
> many people hadn't played it, so I won't be surprised if most of 
you 
> haven't played it. "
> 
> This is colorized variant of game known in Russia as 'Oxens & 
Cows'. 
> Russian game 'Oxens & Cows' is the following:
> 1. Leader has integer number. 4-digits. No doubles allowed!
> 2. Player tests his variants. Integer number from 4-digits.
> 3. If digit exists in leader's number then it is Cow
> 4. If digit exists in leader's number and is placed on the valid 
> place then it is Oxen.
> 5. Answer or result of test (your check result) will be for example:
> 
> 2 Cows and 1 Ox
> or
> Just 3 Cows...
> :-)
> 
> Thus, your expert's version (4 rows) with 9 colors (numbers of 
> digits - 0..9) will be colorized Russian logical game 'Oxens & 
Cows'. 
> I remember that 6-7 questions is typical result for advanced player.
> My result for your game (Beginner) is 4 rows.
> 
> Valery
>