A sequel to MindTrap, originally titled MindTrap - The Challenge Continues was released in 1997 by MindTrap Games, Inc. and Pressman Toy Corporation. The Roman numeral "II" was later added to this title. European released translations of the sequel include Greek, Portuguese and Spanish. In 2001 Ultimate MindTrap, the official sequel to MindTrap II, was released in the UK.

MindTrap French (2006) - the original game, translated into French and distributed by Outset Media. MindTrap 10th Anniversary Edition (2001) - same as the original game but comes in a 10th Anniversary Edition tin. MindTrap is a series of lateral thinking puzzle games played by two individuals or teams. Invented in Canada, it is the main product of MindTrap Games, Inc., who license the game for manufacture by various companies including Outset Media, Blue Opal, the Great American Puzzle Factory, Pressman Toy Corporation, Spears Games and Winning Moves. Pressman Toy Corporation released a series of 500 piece, 24" x 18", "mystery" jigsaw puzzles, each provided with a booklet of an original short mystery story. Readers assemble the puzzle to discover clues to match wits against Detective Shadow in a race to solve the crime. In some cases, there may be more than one possible answer or solution to a question. When playing this game, however, only MindTrap’s answer is acceptable for the purposes of scoring.”The second the answer was read that on the card, I immediately frowned and shook my head. If there was a storm going on that was bad enough to take out the power, surely it would be dark outside, even in the daytime? Yes, the ‘without moonlight’ line implies that it is daytime, but that doesn’t mean that there is light. Questionable Questions I understand the need for this rule, since players could start making real logical leaps to justify their answers, but this hardly seems fair to a team that stated a valid answer, but scored no points because it wasn’t the one that the game had come up with. In my games, we did bend the rules, and allowed people to have another go, or a different question, in situations like this. If we had kept getting things wrong, then the game would have gone on for a very, very long time... Final Thoughts

MindTrap - All New Audio Mystery Edition (1994) - double cassette of over 2 hours, including new mysteries (to the original). So, we have a fairly standard party game rulebook, but in the same way that questions in the game can be vague and open to interpretation, the rules are light on rigid certainty. It even admits that players are free to set time limits on answers “as you see fit.” This might be something you’d want to consider, with some questions being so complex that, during my playtesting, up to 10 minutes could be spent on debating one answer. Thankfully, there is a bonus mechanic to balance the tougher questions; the ‘enquiry card’ system. Your Best Jonathan Creek Impression Both board games fell at a similar height and angle, yet the scientist was relieved when the game from the time machine did not spill.Ultimate MindTrap (2001) - another sequel, with new puzzles in the various types introduced in MindTrap II. Riddles have never been an expert area of mine, but I must admit that there were a couple of times where I read the question, then the answer, and I still didn’t quite get it, or said “Hang on, that doesn’t make sense.” Riddles like those in MindTrap rely on the use of small pieces of information that seem irrelevant at first, but are vital when you come to find the answer. Unfortunately, there were a couple of cases where one of those pieces of information seemed to disprove the answer, or take you away from it, rather than guiding you towards it. Of course, red herrings and misleading statements have their place in such puzzles, but they can ruin the puzzle if they are done wrong. Puzzles and brainteasers such as this are common in today’s game, but can you solve it? Read until the end to discover the answer! A Revived Quizzing Classic This is technically spoilers for Question 508, so feel free to skip this section if you want to avoid discussion of a particular question).