I’m sure most of us can remember pouring hours into Cluedo with family members, only to put it on the shelf one day and – despite fond memories – probably never pick it up again. Mysterium invokes that same sense of mystery as your nostalgia for Cluedo, except now you’re arguing with your fellow players over a murder’s location, weapon, and killer to uncover the correct circumstances, based on abstract clues from forgetful ghost played by your teammate.
It sounds like a stretch, but it really isn’t. There’s great fun in playing detective, solving the clues based on your own intuition and investigation, and both are split into components, building up little victories into an overall win. The big difference is that you play cooperatively with your fellow players – though you may not agree with them, but that’s up to you to argue your case – and Mysterium specialises in the abstract clues rather than process of elimination. After all, solving a murder is no easy task.