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Mysterium

Oleksandr Nevskiy, Oleg Sidorenko · Libellud · 2015

One player is a ghost communicating through surreal vision cards, guiding psychic investigators to identify their murderer, location, and weapon. Like Clue meets Dixit — the ghost can't speak, only send abstract imagery that investigators must interpret together.

Players

2–7

Time

45 min

Ages

10+

Difficulty

Light

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Why you'll like it

The ghost-psychic dynamic creates magical moments
Cooperative interpretation generates lively discussion
Dixit-style surreal artwork is beautiful
Accommodates up to 7 players
Unique blend of cooperative deduction and creativity

How it plays

Mysterium is a cooperative deduction game. One player is a ghost who can't speak, and the others are psychics trying to solve the ghost's murder. Each round, the ghost gives each psychic dreamlike picture cards as clues.

The psychics use those vague images to identify a suspect, a location and a weapon. If everyone finds their set before time runs out, the final vision reveals the real killer. Like Dixit, it's all about interpreting art.