Component Organization Guide For Mysterium

Organizing the components for a board game is sometimes a pain. While I wouldn’t say Mysterium falls into that category, it’s still worth knowing how to do it. To help, I’ve put together this component organization guide for Mysterium.

To organize Mysterium’s components without the box insert, put the Game Screen on the bottom, then place the Progress Boards, Clairvoyancy Track, and Clock Board on top of it. Place the Timer beside the Game Screen. Then place the Vision Cards and Psychic Cards on top of the Progress Boards and Clock Board, place the sleeves in one corner and the remaining non-Psychic components in another. Put the Psychic Player components where there is space remaining. Lastly, put the Ghost Cards and Object Psychic Cards on top of the already placed Psychic Cards. If you have the expansions, place the rulebooks on top of everything else, along with the core rulebook.

A Note About Component Organization
A Note About My Copy Of Mysterium
How To Organize Mysterium
Did You Know?
Conclusion: Component Organization Guide For Mysterium

A Note About Component Organization

I am just one man, and this is just one means of organizing game components. My methods and techniques won’t work for everybody, and that’s okay. If something works better for you, or this guide inspires you to try something different, then try it!

Whether you use this guide or come up with your own, let me know in the comments below. I’d love to hear your idea, feedback, and thoughts.

A Note About My Copy Of Mysterium

I own Mysterium plus its two expansions: Hidden Signs and Secrets & Lies. This guide covers what to do if you have all three. If you only have Mysterium, this guide still works, you just won’t be accounting for the extra cards that come in the two expansions. The only difference anyway is that the decks of cards will be taller, which changes almost nothing anyway.

Also, I have some component boxes as well, which make storage a little different for me as opposed to others. However, having these boxes actually makes the organization more difficult since they take up more room. If you don’t have these boxes and use plastic bags instead, it should be easier since plastic bags are easier to position in a box.

Lastly, I removed the box insert to make it easier to store all the components.

How To Organize Mysterium

To begin, I’d like to explain my reasoning for how I created this component organization guide for Mysterium. Perhaps like you, I always consider what will provide a solid foundation for the other components, what will make everything easily accessible, and what will keep all the components safe. To that end, I’ve developed this component organization guide for Mysterium to follow suit.

Level 1 – On The Bottom Of The Box

You always start with empty boxes.

The Game Screen always goes on the bottom. It provides a solid foundation for the other components to rest on.

The Progress Boards, Clairvoyancy Track, and Clock Board follow next. Arrange these so that the Progress Boards sit on top of each other, the two parts of the Clock Board sit on top of each other, and all of them lay flat on the Game Screen.

Set the Timer on the part of the box’s bottom not covered by the Game Screen.

Level 2

Level 2 components are sitting on top of Level 1 components (the ones on the bottom of the box).

Start with the Vision Cards and the tarot-sized Psychic Cards (the Object Cards are not tarot-sized). These are large and need to be placed before anything else. Place them side-by-side on top of the Epilogue Progress Board and the Clock Board.

Place the Sleeves in one corner and the remaining non-Psychic components in another (I have these in a bag).

Then place Psychic Player components wherever there is space. Even if you use component boxes as I do, there’s plenty of room for these to fit evenly on Level 2.

Level 3 – Top Level

Place the Ghost Cards on top of the tarot-sized Psychic Cards. Also, place the Object Psychic Cards on top of the tarot-sized Psychic Cards as well. I have mine rubber-banded, but you don’t have to. In fact, I’m thinking of removing it, haha.

Place the two expansion rulebooks and core game rulebook on top, and voila, you’re done!

Did You Know?

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Did you know that there are a whole bunch of mystery games that are similar to Clue? Imagine! We take a look at them over here.

Conclusion: Component Organization Guide For Mysterium

What’s cool about writing pieces like this is I know people will have other ways of organizing components for the same game. I love that, which is why I’d love to hear your thoughts on it too.

So, let me know what you think in the comments below! Did I get it right? Can you think of a better way? I’m open to all ideas.

And, as always, keep on gaming, fellow board gamers.