Michael
Card Game · Murder / Mystery

Michael

Michael is the most complex case of Dissociative Personality Disorder ever studied. His actions are guided by 24 different Personalities, who take over him and control his mind and his body relentlessly.

1–4 players90 minages 14medium difficulty
About the game

What is Michael

Michael is the most complex case of Dissociative Personality Disorder ever studied. His actions are guided by 24 different Personalities, who take over him and control his mind and his body relentlessly.

Even if his case became famous and the media talked about him for some times, nobody really found a solution to help him and he is now old, living with his mother in a country house.

In the role of 4 brilliant psychiatry students, you will be asked to talk to Michael one last time, in order to understand who “they” are and how they can be finally reunite with the real Michael. But you will have to be very careful, someone is not pleased by your presence...

Michael is a cooperative game with a strong narrative component. The game is divided into 4 round called “Sessions”, where the players talk with the Personalities and discuss about their requests and the hints they give to comprehend the thick connections between them. Every time the players talk with Michael, the Stress of the patient increase, pushing the players to understand when it’s time to take a break, switch to the next Session and give him some rest. But with the time passing, the game evolves: thanks to 4 different decks of answers, the Personalities change their behavior. Some of them will understand the importance of your effort and help you, but someone else want you to fail in the attempt, so they can remain alive in Michael’s mind. Each Personality has a request and has a reaction, listen to them will lead the players to carefully talk with them in the right moment, obtaining objects useful to satisfy the requests of someone else, and so on.

Specs

Game details

Players
1–4
Age
+14
Duration
90 min
Difficulty
Medium
Type
Board game
Year
2019
Mechanics
Cooperative Game · Narrative Choice / Paragraph · Set Collection
Categories
Card Game · Murder / Mystery · Puzzle
Designer
Alessandro Manuini
Publisher
Mancalamaro
Community data

Michael on Meeplay

See what the Meeplay community plays and thinks about Michael, and add your own plays to the record.

0Plays logged
1Own it in their collection
0.9Average rating
Log a play
FAQ

Everything about Michael

How many players is Michael for?

Michael plays with 1–4 players.

How long does a game take?

A game takes about 90 minutes.

What age is it suitable for?

It is recommended from age 14.

Play Michael with Meeplay

Save it to your collection, track your plays and find players near you.

Get it on Google PlayDownload on the App StoreOpen the web version