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Mystery League Playtest: The Unknown Islands

  • Chicago Design Museum 108 North State Street Chicago, IL, 60602 United States (map)
A map with blue water and green islands in the background, with a white The Mystery League and a white ChiDM logo overlaid.

The Unknown Islands is a two hour puzzle game, centered around a giant map of over 60 islands. Everything you need to play the game is packed into a locked backpack. You and your team are secret agents who must break into the bag and use the objects you find inside—a bottle, ancient coins, postcards, a newspaper, and a mysterious starfish-shaped computer—to solve the puzzles and find your way back to your secret agent meeting location. Five teams will be playing at once, independently, and each team will get to play the entire game, at their own pace.

This is a brand new game, and we’re looking for a few more playthroughs before we call it done. We’ll be on hand to observe gameplay and solicit your feedback afterwards.

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The museum is closed until June 30th, 2020.

While distancing we are planning virtual events, moving our exhibitions online, and publishing student design projects. Take care of yourself!

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