2018 · Number

The Mind

Players work together to play numbered cards from their hands onto a single discard pile in strictly ascending order without exchanging information. Each round deals more cards to each player as the level number increases; players must judge timing and play their lowest card when they think it fits. The group starts with a limited number of lives and a shared special token that, when used, forces everyone to reveal and discard their lowest card to gain information. Failing to keep the stack ascending costs lives; completing all levels or running out of lives ends the game. An optional “extreme” mode plays cards face down and resolves order at the end of the level.

groupPlayers

2–4 best 4

schedulePlaying time

20 min

cakeAge

8+

psychologyComplexity

1.1 / 5