The Mind – Play in Silence, Win as One 🤫🃏

No talking, no signs, just a shared sense of timing – The Mind is a cooperative card game for families, friends and couples who enjoy a quiet kind of tension.

In this card game for 2 to 4 players aged 8 and up, the team plays its cards from 1 to 100 onto one pile in ascending order. There are no turns, and you may not share anything about your cards. You simply wait – and play your card when it feels like the right moment.

⏳ Timing Instead of Talking

A 5 usually goes down quickly, an 80 waits a while. Level by level, the team finds its rhythm.

📈 One More Card Each Level

In level 1 everyone holds one card, in level 2 two cards, and so on. Two players aim for level 12, three for level 10, four for level 8.

❤️ Lives and Throwing Stars

A card played too early costs the team a life. A throwing star, used when everyone agrees, lets each player discard their lowest card.

🙌 Hands on the Table

Before each level, everyone places a hand on the table to focus – a small ritual that quickly becomes part of the game.

🎒 Small Box, Big Moments

Just cards in a compact box, so it travels easily. More quick games wait among our card games.

Why You'll Love The Mind:

• 🎯 Explained in a Minute: the one rule that matters is "play in ascending order".
• 🤝 Truly Together: the whole team wins or loses as one.
• 🔁 Blind Mode Challenge: beat every level, then try again with all cards played face down.

Quick facts

• Players: 2–4
• Playing time: about 15–20 minutes
• Age: 8+
• Designer: Wolfgang Warsch
• Publisher: NSV (original publisher)
• Edition / language: Adria Edition – rules in Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian and Albanian; International Edition – rules in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Czech and Greek
• Language needed to play: None – the cards show only numbers
• Award: nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2018

Is The Mind good for 2 players? Yes – with two players you play up to level 12.
Do you need to read to play? No – the cards show only numbers; you only need the rules once, in your edition's language.

Ready? Hands on the table… and play when it feels right. Gather your team and see how far you get together. 🤫