MASH 2.0 for Mac: rewrite of the original game is coming soon
MASH is the fortune-telling game you played on the back of a notebook in fifth grade. Mansion, apartment, shack, house. Pick your answers, draw a spiral, and find out how the rest of your life goes.
We built the first app version of MASH for iPhone at the beginning of the App Store era. Playable on nearly every platform, including the Mac, MASH is already on the Mac App Store, and version 2.0 is coming as a free update, rebuilt from scratch as a native app. Previously it was built using web technologies, which was fine, but we wanted to take advantage of the Mac's native features. Here's what's changing.
The original MASH game
Fill in every category, including the one answer you'd hate to get. Then draw a spiral with your trackpad or mouse. MASH counts the lines you crossed to get your magic number, and that number decides everything. Answers get crossed out in gel pen, one strike at a time, until a single one is left standing in every category. If you've never played on paper, see how to play MASH for the rules this app builds on.
How a game goes
- Play Short (5 questions), Medium (10), or Long for the full classic experience, or build a Custom game from all 21 categories
- Answer things like Colleges, Occupation, Spouse's Car, Pet's Name, Wedding Colors, Salary, and Ways to Die
- Stuck on an answer? Hit the dice for a random suggestion, or browse the full searchable list for that category
- Draw the spiral by hand, or let MASH draw one for you
- Watch the elimination play out, or skip straight to the ending
When your future is revealed
- Save stories to a library you can come back to later
- Share your story as an illustrated card, ready to post
- Have the whole thing read aloud to you
- Start a new game with Command-N, save with Command-S, and open your saved stories with Command-L
Rebuilt from scratch
MASH 2.0 is a native app, rewritten from scratch. Resize the window to whatever suits you, and the hand-drawn artwork stays sharp at every size. In Settings, you can set how many answers each question takes, anywhere from two to six, and pick which set of name suggestions you see. You can also put a passcode on Saved Stories, so a younger player can't wipe the game data.
Where to get it
MASH is already on the Mac App Store, and 2.0 lands there as a free update to the app you already have. While you wait, MASH is also on iPhone and iPad and Apple Watch, or you can play MASH free in your browser right now. Our other games are on the apps page.
MASH 2.0 for Mac is coming soon. Original artwork by cartoonist Scott McMahon.