Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game.”

The game setup for the advanced version of Mind MGMT involves several steps. First, the Recruiter places 12 Recruit tokens on the Recruitment Track, removing the tokens from the 10th and 11th spaces. The 4 Immortal tokens are placed on the board's edge. The Recruiter then places 5 Disorder tokens on the board's edges, ensuring that no two tokens are adjacent (neither orthogonally nor diagonally), and marks these locations on their secret map. The Recruiter secretly marks their starting position on their map. The Rebels place their 4 Immortals on any 4 different non-border spaces on the main board. The Recruiter reveals 2 Immortal Recruitment cards, and the Rebels reveal their 4 Rebel Agent cards, each with a unique special action. This setup introduces new elements like Disorder tokens and Immortal agents, adding complexity to movement and strategy.

The Recruiter's objective is to recruit 12 new Immortals or to evade the Rebels until the end of the 16th round. Recruiting Immortals involves revealing specific cards that match the current board state. The Rebels, on the other hand, aim to either capture the Recruiter by moving one of their agents onto the Recruiter's current hidden location or by successfully revealing 4 of the Recruiter's secret symbols. These symbols are tied to the Recruiter's movement history and are revealed through specific Rebel actions.

During the Recruiter's turn, they perform two mandatory actions in any order: move their Recruiter token up to 4 spaces, avoiding Disorder tokens, and move one Immortal token one space, also avoiding Disorder tokens. The Recruiter's starting position is not revealed. Rebels activate two of their agents. Each activated agent can move up to 4 spaces, avoiding Disorder tokens, and then perform one action. Available actions for Rebels include Question (to reveal information about the Recruiter's movement), Capture (to attempt to capture the Recruiter), Intimidate (to move an Immortal agent), or a free action specific to certain Rebel agents. The presence of Disorder tokens restricts movement for both the Recruiter and Rebel agents.

The Recruiter scores by successfully recruiting Immortals. Each time the Recruiter reveals an Immortal Recruitment card, they gain a Recruit token. The game ends if the Recruiter collects 12 Recruit tokens. The Rebels score by revealing the Recruiter's secret symbols. Each time a Rebel agent successfully reveals one of the Recruiter's secret symbols, the Rebels gain a victory point. The game ends if the Rebels collect 4 victory points.

The game concludes when one of the following conditions is met: the Recruiter successfully recruits 12 Immortals, the Recruiter evades capture until the end of the 16th round, the Rebels successfully capture the Recruiter, or the Rebels reveal 4 of the Recruiter's secret symbols. After each game, the losing side gets to open a 'Shift' module, which introduces new components and rules, altering gameplay for subsequent matches. This creates a campaign-like experience where the game evolves over multiple plays.