Mini-Mysteries: The Medieval Mishap Review

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We review The Mini Mysteries: The Medieval Mishap, an escape room style board game. In The Medieval Mishap, players are trying to help the Ministry of Time locate a missing agent.

The plain envelope was unmarked, except where it wasn’t, and read “OPEN FIRST” and there was an unfamiliar insignia because all secret societies should have an emblem clearly emblazoned on all materials sent out.

Inside was a letter addressed to me and a business card from the Ministry of Time. It had a cartoon depiction of an idealized caricature of the person. But he had quite the beard, like Obi-wan Kenobi in his hermit prime. I was smitten.

The Ministry of Time was reaching out for assistance to help track down a missing agent and understand the source of an anomaly, or the use of technology that didn’t exist in that era, in the medieval ages. And then it hit me. Only a person with a beard like that could send mail back in time. Imagine if someone like that worked at a Kickstarter fulfillment hub.

Mini-Mysteries is a self-contained, app-assisted, escape room-like puzzle experience. The one I was provided was called Medieval Mishap and has you looking for a missing time-traveling agent and uncovering clues about a series of mildly unfortunate events happening around a knight’s tournament.

Log into the website following the instructions provided and then follow along with the story using the different materials from the folder as indicated for each task. In many cases, you’ll need multiple items as you reference the overland map, a list of Knights competing in a tournament, and another agent’s journal.

As you solve puzzles you’ll input the answers into the tablet. If you get it wrong, you can ask for a clue or even the solution if you’re