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Mysterium
- Players
- 2–7
- Listed play time
- 42 min
- Age
- 10+
- Published
- 2015
- Category
- investigation game
What this is
In Mysterium, players become a psychic and divine spectral visions to solve the murder of a restless ghost. The ghost then selects one group, places the matching culprit number face down on the epilogue board, picks three vision cards — one for the suspect, one for the location, and one for the weapon — then shuffles these cards. In Mysterium, a reworking of the game system present in Tajemnicze Domostwo, one player takes the role of ghost while everyone else represents a medium.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–7
- Listed play time
- 42 minutes
- Minimum age
- 10 and up
- First published
- 2015
- Category
- investigation game
- Designers
- Oleksandr Nevskiy, Oleg Sidorenko
- Publishers
- Lautapelit.fi, Z-Man Games, ADC Blackfire Entertainment, Libellud
- Mechanisms
- semi-cooperative game
- Box size
- 28.6 × 28.6 × 7.6 cm
- Photographs
- 2
Publisher
- Lautapelit.fiOfficial site
- Z-Man GamesOfficial site
- ADC Blackfire EntertainmentOfficial site
- LibelludOfficial site
How players rate Mysterium
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 5.
- 2p6.131 ratings
- 3p6.530 ratings
- 4p6.930 ratings
- 5p7.430 ratings
- 6p6.930 ratings
- 7p6.530 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.8/10
- Ease of teach5.1/10
- Gateway friendliness5.4/10
- Component quality6.3/10
- Table presence5.4/10
- Travel friendliness5.4/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionHigh7.0SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessFriendly2.1FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.4Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.5Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.6LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.9SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencySome2.9No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table4.9Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
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Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheetsNo rulebook is available for this game yet. The Almanac only hosts documents a publisher has authorised, so nothing is offered here until that permission exists.
Box & shelf
28.6 × 28.6 × 7.6 cm
- Shelf volume
- 6.2 L
- Shelf width used
- 7.6 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 4
Source: measured




