- BGG rank
- BGG #2,839
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room
2024
Rules assistance for Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.1/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room
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Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room is a board game released in 2024 for 1–4 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Nicholas Cravotta and Rebecca Bleau and its main mechanics are Deduction, Cooperative Game, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
About the game
Your patients' lives are in your hands. Will they survive the night? Work as a team to solve real life medical cases. Each patient has a mysterious medical condition and it is your job to diagnose and treat before its too late. Do you have what it takes to save their lives? BE A NEW YORK CITY EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR: Medical Mysteries puts you in the shoes of an Emergency Room doctor, tasked with ensuring your patient survives the night - their lives are in your hands. Can you work with your team to examine, diagnose and treat your patient, before it’s too late? INCLUDES 4 PATIENTS AND A TUTORIAL: This Medical Mysteries game includes 4 patient files to solve. Each patient comes into the Emergency Room with mysterious medical condition that you’ll need to unravel before it’s too late. Also includes a Tutorial which walks you through a patient case so you feel prepared to treat and diagnose patients on your own before moving to the 4 main patients. Each case has a varying level of difficulty. EXAMINE, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT: As an Emergency Room Doctors, it is your job to examine your patients’ mysterious symptoms, review their medical history and uncover hidden clues. Work together to diagnose the conditions. Follow clues, run tests, consult specialists and use your instincts to diagnose the patient, and finally make the right treatment decisions to help your patient survive the night. Then, work to determine the underlying cause of their condition. Earn points along the way for making the right treatment decisions and helping your patient survive the night. NO PRIOR MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY, EASY TO LEARN AND PLAY: Medical Mysteries game includes a full case tutorial to walk you through how to play. Tutorial helps players navigate through their patient's treatment plan, and no prior medical knowledge is necessary. Each patient includes an intake interview, and an Electronic Medical Record to review and assess the case. From there, you’ll have the information you need to start treating and diagnosing. Research Sheets will provide details on possible conditions that your patient might have, and additional information will unfold as you start treating the patient. Gather more information by running tests and consulting specialist as you narrow down the options. IT’S A RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK: Each action you take progresses the game, and the clock. Your goal is to get your patient to survive the night. Continue testing and diagnosing until time runs out. —description from the publisher
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- Devir
- Broadway Toys LTD
- Korea Boardgames
- KOSMOS
- Albi
- Portal Games
- IELLO
- Buffalo Games
- Cranio Creations
- Identity Games International B.V.
- ToyRock Oy (TRG Games)
Questions and answers
Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room is 30–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room has a complexity rating of 2.1 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room belongs to these categories: Deduction, Murder / Mystery, and Medical. Its main mechanics are Deduction, Cooperative Game, and Solo / Solitaire Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room are: Nicholas Cravotta and Rebecca Bleau. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Medical Mysteries: NYC Emergency Room as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.