# The Mind Masters

The Mind Masters is a board game.

- **Year published:** 1983
- **Categories:** Scenario / Adventure / Module
- **Mechanics:** Trait / Aspect Based (personality affects gameplay), Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Level Based (Earn XP and level up), Random Attribute Generation (during Character Creation), Race Based (Player Race/Species affects gameplay), Dice (Various)

**Designers:** Philip Taterczynski

**Artists:** Kitty Thompson, Dave LaForce, Jeff Easley, Larry Elmore

## Rules questions

### Do we take turns, or can anyone play whenever they think it’s time?

There are no turns; whoever believes they have the lowest card currently available plays it. Cards are played one at a time onto the centre stack (page 1).

### Can I tell everyone my card—or give hints with gestures?

No. Players may not reveal or show their card values, consult, or use secret signals (page 1).

### If I have several cards, can I play whichever one I want first?

No. You must always play the lowest card in your hand before your higher cards (page 2).

### What happens if someone plays a card out of order?

Stop immediately and lose one life; players holding lower cards than the one just played set those cards aside. Refocus and continue the current level rather than restarting it (page 2).

### How do we use a throwing star?

A player suggests using one by raising a hand, and everyone must agree. Each player then discards the lowest card in their hand, one star is set aside, and play continues after refocusing (page 2).

### After we finish a level, do we keep our cards for the next one?

No. Shuffle all 100 number cards and deal each player the number of cards for the new level—one more than at the previous level (page 2).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-mind-masters)
- [The Mind Masters in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-mind-masters)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/52786)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-10-31. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._