2022 · Puzzle

The Mirroring of Mary King

A mortal woman and her long-dead Scottish ancestor’s ghost battle for control of her living body during a holiday in Edinburgh. Over five days, two players use control and power cards to influence a 4 x 3 grid of twelve tiles representing the woman’s psyche, flipping tiles as control changes. Each player suffers penalties based on the tiles controlled by their opponent, while dwindling cards and increasing choices reflect their growing exhaustion and desperation. A player wins by completing their image of the woman or forcing the opponent to run out of cards; otherwise, remaining cards and controlled tiles determine the winner.

groupPlayers

2

schedulePlaying time

20–45 min

cakeAge

13+

psychologyComplexity

2.2 / 5