The Light in the Mist

About this board game

The Light in the Mist is a narrative puzzle adventure for 1–4 players, with a listed play time of 500 minutes. Released in 2022, it combines storytelling, illustrations, and a tarot deck into an intimate journey through time and memory.

After a friend mysteriously disappears, you discover an unusual item and begin investigating its secrets. The tarot deck serves as a puzzle game, a work of art, and the means through which a coming-of-age story gradually unfolds.

The deck contains 78 cards: 56 Minor Arcana and 22 Major Arcana. Each Major Arcana card represents a puzzle, while sets of Minor Arcana cards and clues from the story booklet help you find the solution keywords that reveal new pieces of the narrative.

• Manipulate cards and search for hidden messages.
• Solve logic problems and word puzzles.
• Discover items that can unlock extra scenes.
• Find multiple answers to some puzzles to uncover more of the story.

With its non-linear structure, the adventure allows the story to develop through discovery rather than a single fixed sequence. Varied puzzle difficulty offers challenges for players of different experience levels, while the game supports both solo play and cooperative play in a small group.

As you explore the deck and interpret its clues, every solved puzzle brings you closer to understanding the disappearance and the memories held within the cards. The Light in the Mist offers more than five hours of narrative exploration, puzzle solving, and artistic discovery.