Review Details

Mysterium

Product Review (submitted on November 23, 2015):

Mysterium is a co-op game that takes place in a haunted mansion where a group of psychics are contacting a ghost, trying to solve a murder. One person plays the ghost who hands out cards featuring incredible art, those cards are used to steer the psychics towards clues about the murder.


The basic gameplay itself is really easy to learn, it's where Asmodee decided to add a bunch of elements for the American release that things get confusing. The bidding system and subsequent intuition track are just pointless, as is the sand timer used to limit the guessing time for the psychics. The giant round tracker the has four pieces to it and has to be built each time is also just more junk added to up the price.


Other than those issues, it's a great game that you'll be playing long after you've decided to stop using the bidding mechanic. Highly recommended.