Unconscious Mind

Unconscious Mind1-4 Players | 60-120 Mins | Ages 12+In the early 1900s, the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud established a revolutionary theory called psychoanalysis, related to the study of the unconscious mind. As his work took hold, supporters met at Freud's apartment every Wednesday to discuss psychology and dream symbolism. This groupthe Wednesday Psychological Societymarked the beginning of the worldwide psychoanalytic movement.As a member of this society, you aim to formulate new therapeutic techniques, establish a practice, grow your clientele, and become Freuds most distinguished contemporary. To best accomplish this, youll need to share insights, discuss ideas with peers, and publish theories. And to stay invigorated, youll likely need some coffeelots of coffee.Unconscious Mindis a euro-style game featuring worker placement, engine building, multiple rondels, and cascading effects. On your turn, you may place one or two Ideas (workers) on a central Meeting Table to access a variety of actions, such as adding tiles to your player board, drafting and playing cards, and moving around the city of Vienna. Where you place your Ideas also determines how far to advance your rondels inkpot, activating a row or column of tile effects on your player board.To treat your clients and interpret their dreams, you must work with a supply of Insight resources, which youll manage on a multi-level dial. As you work through surface-level Manifest dreams into deep-seated Latent dreams, these Insights will help your clients reach catharsis. This is represented by lifting transparent layers from the client cardsunlocking their ongoing special abilities and end-game scoring opportunities.Once the group has solidified its reputation, the end of the game is signaled, and the member with the most points wins.