Highly awarded · 2 organizations

The Mind

Wolfgang Warsch · NSV · 2018

Play numbered cards in ascending order as a team — without speaking, signaling, or communicating in any way. Just wait until it 'feels right' to play your card. Either a profound exercise in nonverbal synchronization or an infuriating luck-fest, depending on your perspective.

Players

2–4

Time

20 min

Ages

Difficulty

Light

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Why you'll like it

The concept is instantly fascinating
Creates moments of pure magic when it works
Rules take 30 seconds to explain
Games last 15-20 minutes
Generates intense discussion about how it works

How it plays

The Mind is a cooperative card game with one simple rule: play your cards in ascending order, without talking. Cards are numbered 1 to 100. In level 1 everyone has one card; in level 2, two cards; and so on.

Nobody takes turns. When you think it's time, you just play your card. If someone plays a card and another player is holding a lower one, the team loses a life. You can't signal or communicate, so you learn to feel the timing together, which is a surprisingly intense experience.

The team tries to beat as many levels as possible. Games are short, and players often want to try again straight away.