{"product_id":"ultimate-mind-games-ps3","title":"Ultimate Mind Games - PS3","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eESRB Rating:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritic Score (1-100): \u003c\/strong\u003e Not Availalbe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Strategy \/ tactics, Chess, Board game, Cards \/ tiles, Turn-based\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia Type(s): \u003c\/strong\u003ePhysical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimate Mind Games is a collection of mini games that can either be played in story mode or individually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn story mode the player takes the role of a child with special powers, because their parents can move between board game world, Brun, and another they too have this ability. On returning to the Brun one day the player is met by their friend Mana who informs them that the town is deserted because they have been invaded. The whole country has been invaded by the kingdom of Jejune and board games are banned!  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMana takes the player to resistance HQ and explains that, because the player is so good they must tour round all the towns on the world map, play games in each location improve morale and weaken the invaders grip. More money can be earned by gambling or by taking part in the Sunday matches at the coliseum.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTime in Brun is measured in weeks. Every Monday supporters of the resistance will pay in their money, on the same day the Jejune invaders will increase their hold in all regions by five percent. Money earned can be used to lobby citizens in a region to support the resistance, this is the game mechanic that allows players who are bad at one of the featured games, say Chess, to take control of that region without having to win at that game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe games in the package are:* Kalah: an ancient African game, there's a good description of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/search\/?q=Kalah\"\u003eKalah\u003c\/a\u003e here\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrystals: (aka Pyramid) a strategy game played on a 5x5 board with fifty-five crystals. The objective is to capture space and build upwards, the player who plays the most pieces wins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCapture the Flag: is, according to the game's description, a Kogun variant of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/group\/9548\/genre-board-game-shogi\/\"\u003eShōgi\u003c\/a\u003e, Shōgi as we all know is a \nJapanese board game closely related to Western chess and Chinese xiangqi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFan Tan: (aka Seven's, Parliament or Domino) is a card game in which the seven of each suit is laid on the table and the players take turns to play cards in sequence down to the ace and up to the king.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven Bridge: is a mahjong game played with cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese Checkers: is a game like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/search\/?q=%0AGenre:+Board+game+-+Chinese+checkers\"\u003ethese\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChess: the champion of both strategy and board games, one of those games that need not be described here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDraughts: (aka \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/search\/?q=Genre:+Board+game+-+Checkers+\/+Draughts+\"\u003eCheckers\u003c\/a\u003e), if chess is the champion of strategy games then this is the prince, it's another board game that needs no introduction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDomination: is another variant of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/group\/9548\/genre-board-game-shogi\/\"\u003eShōgi\u003c\/a\u003e, that uses just the pawn and promoted pawn pieces. These move like rooks in chess and the objective is to capture pieces by surrounding them, the first player with three of fewer pieces loses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBackgammon: considered by some to be a game with the perfect balance of skill and luck Backgammon, of which there are \n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/group\/9027\/genre-board-game-backgammon\/\"\u003emany implementations\u003c\/a\u003e\n is another board game that needs no description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour-In-A-Row: is a game of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/search\/?q=%0AGenre:+Board+game+-+Connect+Four\"\u003eConnect Four\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage One: (aka American Page One or Pagat) is a card game in which each player starts with six cards and attempts to play them all onto a central stack. Cards can be disposed of if they match by number or suit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePonnuki Go: a simplified version of \n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/group\/9971\/genre-board-game-go-weiqi\/\"\u003eGo\u003c\/a\u003e that focuses on the number of pieces captured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePairs: is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/search\/?q=Concentration+variants\"\u003eConcentration\u003c\/a\u003e type of game played with Mah Jong tiles instead of cards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeap Frog: is a dice game played on a Shōgi board. Dice, actually gold pieces, are thrown in order to determine how many squares a player can move. For each circuit the player makes their piece advances in rank. A piece that is passed by another player loses one rank. The first player to achieve the rank of Emperor wins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe menu carousel has a section which describes the rules for each game, another which describes the tactics to be employed, one each for the story mode and freeplay, and finally a section for game configuration options\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*** Data by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMobyGames.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e ***\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, minimum-scale=0.1\"\u003e\u003ctitle\u003e19e4b8a8-c26c-11ed-ab6b-02420a000194.webp\u003c\/title\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block;-webkit-user-select: none;margin: auto;background-color: hsl(0, 0%, 90%);transition: background-color 300ms;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobygames.com\/promos\/3770117-ultimate-mind-games-screenshot.jpg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e☼\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta 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