The Mind | Game the Game

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Drop numbers and throw some stars! In this week’s Game the Game, host Becca Scott is joined by Rachel Seeley, Erika Fermina, and Justin Baker for The Mind from Pandasaurus Games. In this teamwork deduction game players must silently place numbered cards in ascending order with a hidden hand.
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[@Armuks]

Me sarcastically: "Oh wow, a game where no-one speaks or communicates at all, must be such riveting content to watch..." Also me, five minutes in: "This shit is so intense! What's going to happen?"

[@DavidArtman]

This game is the most fascinating that I've seen you play.... and I've been watching the whole playlist backwards (oldest to newest) for weeks. Definitely buying it to play with my pub people. The failure-discard and shuriken elements--and the deductive options that those open--elevate it WAY above just complex coin tossing. Plus it might be the only silent social deduction (without traitor) game ever invented. Inventing a new genre of gameplay is NOT an everyday occurrence.

[@loganderb]

Look into ‘The Crew’

[@thegamesninja3119]

Cooperative Poker. I had someone else suggest it to me as a filler for nongamers with the warning about half will not get it or hate it.

[@TheCheshireKatt]

Aggresive Staring Contest - The Game

[@gregputnam7243]

Sidenote: Moonlight Sonata is always beautiful. It is part of my "Sleep" playlist that I play when my anxiety kicks in and I am up all hours

[@albertfoster9270]

This was so fun to watch it was surprisingly suspenseful

[@thedailycampix]

I wasn't sure how well this game would be carried into a Game the Game episode. But the players and editors did a pretty good job!

[@bigdream_dreambig]

26:52 Not quite. The lowest number with an integer square root is 1. 4 is the second-lowest. (4 is, however, the lowest number whose square root is an integer different from itself.) 🧮

[@raymondmendelovits8513]

You mean natural number. 0 is the lowest square integer.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

@@raymondmendelovits8513 Good point. Thanks for the correction. Although my assertion that 4 is the lowest number whose square root is an integer different from itself remains true.

[@JonasGabrielson]

Can we just talk about how Erika has a hand growing from her hand at 26:35 and nobody mentions it? :D

[@O2CP]

You already know too much, I'm afraid...

[@saxongames895]

​@O2CP , @JonasGabrielson hasnt commented for 4 years. I believe the situation has been successful contained brother. May we walk in the shadow of the light until the return of the great one!

[@kikilyla123]

This game stressed me out to watch. But I had to see how it ended

[@diegokiam950]

Love your show/channel! Beijos from Brazil!

[@matthewlyons6544]

The backing music made some of the silent gameplay amazing

[@Steelwolfknives]

This would be a decent drinking game. If you cause the team to lose a life, take a shot

[@romeocasido5723]

Wow a lot of quiet tension in this game. pretty cool

[@neggispringfeild]

2 things 1. That slowmo replay I want normal speed as a gif lol that is an epic nerd moment lol 2. I was just thinking how interesting it would be to play this game with a different rule set to see how people can keep in sync with eachother mentally by everyone counting in their head to 100 while putting the deck down in order...if anyone in their head counts even a bilisecond off it could mean a loss between cards 68 and 69

[@jelluh24]

That's sort of how you're supposed to play, but you're not actually allowed to count. You're supposed to "feel" the time between numbers.

[@philyates7670]

32:15 man, that was painful to watch someone throw down an 8 that quick at this stage of the game. Slow down! Sheesh. Well played Rachel.

[@ArcKandy779]

Not my kind of game but fun watching you guys play it

[@trekadam30]

Ladies & Gentlemen, now coming to the stage, Ms. Clara Voyant!

[@ktotheramer]

Game The Game should play the game The Game

[@Maeyanie]

... nuts, I just lost it.

[@Eskell1990]

Thx, GG! :P WP... ;)

[@ajlorenzana7023]

Great. I just lost it

[@chelseascreatures]

yup, just told 4 actors to not speak for the next 30 minutes, THIS should be interesting... anyone else feel like we entered the Mind Palace?

[@gregputnam7243]

I like that strategy of taking your hands off your cards if you do not have any cards close to the current number played. I am going to introduce that, without actually saying it of course, when I buy this game for myself.

It's so funny watching a mostly silent game being played here. x) lol though I am disappointed at the lack of funny faces and all during all those silent moments. xP lol

[@SamuraiOfTheSix]

Would love to see some monks play this game.

[@clockworkNate]

He reminds me a lot of Saturday night live for some reason 😄

[@danieldoig6786]

That Las game 6th round you forgot to give your self a shuriken

[@joshstead-dorval9729]

The game looks really fun, but I must dwell on an extremely unimportant point: Why in God’s name would you play Mozart 40 without winds? WHY?! It is sacrilege!

[@slow-moe3518]

Erika Fermina is adorable.

[@tengobotas]

You mean Spider-Gwen?

[@kamatariedgar3603]

I love this game but i can´t see my friends since one year ago :( watching people playing it make me feel less lonely.

[@ValSeanMo]

What prevents the person with a high 90 from just playing it in the beginning, losing one life and everyone discarding everything?

[@ValSeanMo]

@@rav3style I looked this up, you're required to play your lowest card. However, if you somehow end up with a hand of cards that are 80+, it might be worth playing first in round 7 or 8 just to limit the number of opportunities for misplays.

[@sammas3900]

What movie is he from? I can't remember🧐

[@brad3009]

😍

[@tyrussleightholme7261]

I like game the game... But can we run a Kickstarter or soemthing for Wil and Tabletop to return?

[@liusandimitaantoniuspratam672]

Question, can we play it more than 4 players

[@gregputnam7243]

I wonder why the shuriken take away your lowest card rather than your highest. I feel like it should take away the highest card because, thinking about the game logistically, I feel like it is easier to find a starting point rather than an end point for the pile.

[@DairunCates]

I think that's EXACTLY why. It makes it too easy.

[@RoderickEtheria]

Why are they rushing things? If you take your time, you'll be much better at this.

[@eastfrisianlp1087]

dizzyland?

[@neiloppa2620]

What are the rules? I don't get it.

[@evilbob840]

I'm surprised that there are no comments (a week after original airing) about 4 being the lowest whole number that has a whole number square root. That would be 1, not 4.

[@ijazfaiz8264]

Thank you, i came to the comments looking for this :-)

[@gabblee1126]

The cards need to be shuffled every single round??

[@twistedblood0000]

If you only lose one life for any number of misplays, if you have spare lives in the upper rounds is there anything stopping someone from just dropping a high 90's card and wiping most player's hands?

[@UnluckyHydra]

You could (as far as I know), but it's against the spirit of the game. Haven't played or read the rules but I would assume nothing is stopping you.

[@DrgnDrake]

@@Talander Ah, I did not remember hearing that rule, but it makes sense since I was wondering about this as well. Thanks!

[@anthonykuhn3792]

You are still obligated to play your lowest card so this would only be possible if one player only had high cards in hand.

[@thegamesninja3119]

One does not play The Mind... the Mind plays the players.

[@diablotd1]

Not that great at maths if you think 4 is the lowest number that has a square root! That would be 1 😊

[@mariavassallo4600]

in britain, 22:26 means... something else. if you dont know what you are signalling then google it, but this was hilarious to watch some oblivious americans v sign each other

[@gregputnam7243]

Wait, why didn't they lose the life when the 33 was played? They were only two votes for the shuriken/ ninja star so that was not a majority so the 34 should be valid therefore they should lost a life.

[@gregputnam7243]

Oh no, I get it. They did lost a life. My thought was that when you say "Stop, " the whole pile resets but that is incorrect. You continue with the pile, lose a life, and still try to get everyone's hand emptied

[@Bunny2086]

I hate how bunnies get hurt in this game :(

[@brandonspicer2482]

If you're at a higher level it would be better to lay down any card you have in the '90s right away and lose a life. Then the round would be mostly over after that point.

[@ebentually]

that only works if one player has a lowest card in the 90s as you need to play your lowest card

[@pct87]

At a certain point, u can purposely mess up to guarantee a win. Throw out a super high card to discard a hole bunch of cards.

[@troyDM9330]

The rules actually say that if you throw out a card it has to be your lowest card so you can't just throw out a 100 at the start

[@killslugs]

If all players agree to count to 100 in their mind and play their card on the second with the same number they will almost never fail the game

[@CNBEARD]

That is what me and my group found. If you play it with the card facedown. It helps to get a bit more life out of the game.

[@DavidCruickshank]

You are not allowed to agree on a system before hand, it's supposed to just be purely intuition.

[@micah551]

True. But that completely breaks the rule about not coming into the game with predefined secret signals.

[@killslugs]

@@micah551, yes, but is it truly a secret signal? is it?

[@micah551]

@@killslugs I guess you're right, technically, it's an open non secret signal. But still pretty clearly breaks the rules! :p

[@Maeyanie]

You know, since you only lose 1 life no matter how many cards are discarded, playing a 99 as the first card and completing the level instantly for a max of 1 life lost is a fairly valid strategy. Not much fun, though.

[@tristanheng5447]

Maeyanie this can’t happen cuz u must always put ur smallest card

[@NS-qj8xj]

Can only happen in round 1 or round 2 (assuming your hand, in round 2, is 99 and 100).

[@DMwithoutPCs]

Wait this is strange, you can always beat a level by judt playing the 99 card. You lose one life, but at least you go through to the next level. Is the game intended to work that way?

[@DMwithoutPCs]

@@yurtyurt2102 ah okay, thank you!

[@sedlak87]

36:25 I hate these kind of players who cheat in order to win.

[@Richard.Sanchez]

Why wouldn't everyone just count seconds to know when to play. Seems like once everyone learns this then the game becomes trivial. One Mississippi, two Mississippi... Then a round would take no more than 100 seconds. 12:00 They even added a ticking clock sound into the video.

[@DrHopeSickNotes]

Because it's not allowed in the rules

[@Mustardman420]

@@DrHopeSickNotes also pretty boring and pointless to cheat

[@deepak9811]

whats fun then? we as well start a timer 100-0 ?

[@collectorofmyst2107]

See, strategically... you *could* sacrifice a life if you played a really high number first. It would wipe out most of the table. Like, if you had a 91 in your hand, the chances of the players having any of the other cards is 9 percent... you'd lose a life, but in the 4th (third?) round of the third game, we see exactly that - they lose two lives, when they could have lost only one.

[@ivanortiz94]

yeah, but the problem is that one of the rules say you MUST put the smallest value card in your hand

[@Georgesbarsukov]

With so many lives so late in the game they should have just tossed their highest card out first. It's only one life for a free round win and maybe getting another life back.

[@deanlowdon8381]

I know this is 8 months old but you MUST play your lowest card first...

[@tomasxfranco]

I think a good strategy for the higher levels is to just play a really high card sacrificing a life to effectively skip a level.

[@nickmaerz6537]

poop

[@loki665zx9]

You are not allowed to give ANY KIND OF SIGNS to your teammates. You should actually play it blindfolded the whole game and take it off once you're done. This game is not fun by rules - people try to make it fun by just playing as they wish. Still downtime-of-a-game is not my type of game.

[@charlestrinidad1731]

I tried watching just how this was played. The game itself is fun but watching them play it, it’s so cringey.

[@Loris_Giordano]

Rachel's wrong.

[@anthonykuhn3792]

Next time you guys should try playing a game.

[@tyrussleightholme7261]

This game is sooooo dumb Imo

[@joeysalt8974]

This girl gets on my nerves. 4 geniuses.