The Mystify board game is a fun party game for 2 to 20 players, ages 12 to adult. All players race against each other to solve mystery scrambles of names, words and numbers.
Fast, Fun and Challenging
Mystify is a game that challenges you to solve word and number scrambles. Everyone plays at the same time - so everyone is involved in the game at every minute. No wallflowers here!
You could divide up into teams to play, but the real fun comes when everyone in the room is individually scribbling on their pad, trying to be the first to solve the scramble and yell out their success to the rest of the players.
How to Play Mystify
There are five different categories of scrambles, covering a wide range of subjects. Players don't have to be experts in any special category in order to solve the scramble. The scramble is a commonly-known word or date. It could be a person, a place, an item or an important date.
One person in the group is chosen as the card reader. The card reader calls out the category, and then reads the scrambled letters or numbers on the card. The reader can also give a hint to the group such as:
- Literary figure
- Popular first name
- Brand name product
- Popular movie from the 1970s
- Living creature
- Part of the human body
The players are given 30 seconds to race against each other to unscramble the letters and solve the scramble. Each player can yell out his guess at any time. If a player correctly solves the scramble, he advances on the board. If players don't solve the scramble, the play continues and everyone races to find the answer before the 30-second timer announces the end of the round. Each player can have only one guess.
A game usually takes one to two hours to play.
Game Pieces
- 1 game board
- 1920 scrambles
- 884 cards
- Playing pieces and die
- Notepad
- 30-second timer
- 1 page instruction guide
Winning the Game
The person who solves the most scrambles is the winner.
A Great Party Game
Mystify was published in 1977 by the Game Development Group, and it continues to be one of the favorite games for parties and game nights because:
- 100% participation - Everyone plays every round, and at the same time, so it is a great icebreaker and gets everyone involved in the fun.
- Easy to learn - There are no difficult rules or scoring systems like you might find at many game tournaments.
- Easy to play - Each player just needs a pencil and a piece of paper.
- No special interests or skills needed - Even if all party attendees are not into word jumbles or Sudoku-type games, they still have fun competing or watching the other party-goers compete to be the first one to solve the scramble.
The Mystify board game would be a great game to take to a game night or party or to give to the party host as a gift.
Where to Buy the Mystify Board Game
- Amazon
- Board Game Geek
- eBay
- Toy and game stores
