Telepathy: Magic Minds
2016
Use logic, deduction, memory, and magical symbols to identify your opponent’s secret square before they find yours.
20
minutes
2 - 2
player(s)
10+
Light
About this board game
Telepathy: Magic Minds is a two-player abstract strategy game with an approximately 20-minute play time, in which opponents race to identify each other’s secret square.
Inspired by the head-to-head gameplay of the original Telepathy, this edition adds mystical and magical symbols to a focused contest of logic. Each secret square is defined by four variables:
- Symbol
- Color
- Row
- Column
To begin, both players select and write down a secret square on a Secrecy Shield. They then take turns making strategic guesses, recording the responses, and eliminating variables. With every response, you narrow the possibilities and move closer to a confident final guess.
The gameplay combines the deduction of Battleship with the logical focus of Sudoku, while also rewarding strategic thinking and a sharp memory. Because both players are solving and concealing information at the same time, every turn can change how you assess the remaining possibilities.
When you believe you have discovered the correct combination of symbol, color, row, and column, make your guess. The first player to correctly identify the opponent’s secret square wins.
The Secrecy Shields provide a focal point for the game’s supernatural theme, inviting you to concentrate and seek a psychic advantage while relying on deduction rather than chance. Telepathy: Magic Minds offers a compact, competitive challenge for two players or teams.