
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,377
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Unlock!: Mythic Adventures
- 1–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2020

Expansion for Mystery House: Adventures in a Box
2023
Rules assistance for Mystery House: Adventures in a Box – The Secret of Pharaoh
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Mystery House: Adventures in a Box – The Secret of Pharaoh is an expansion for Mystery House: Adventures in a Box released in 2023 for 1–5 players and 60 minutes per game. It was designed by Antonio Tinto, Périnne Kurtz, and Vincent CORNETTE.
You raise your head in front of the pyramid’s magnificence. You’ve been called to solve the secret buried inside the glorious building. Are you ready to prove your capacity? In The Secret of Pharaoh, the Mystery House is enriched with a new 3D structure, an Egyptian Pyramid that stands right in its center. In this new adventure for the game Mystery House: Adventures in a Box, you will have to enter the Pyramid and reveal mysteries and secrets of the ancient Egyptians remained hidden for millennia. -description from designer
Mystery House: Adventures in a Box – The Secret of Pharaoh supports 1–5 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 Mystery House: Adventures in a Box – The Secret of Pharaoh is 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.
Mystery House: Adventures in a Box – The Secret of Pharaoh has a complexity rating of 1.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
Mystery House: Adventures in a Box – The Secret of Pharaoh belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Mystery House: Adventures in a Box – The Secret of Pharaoh and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Mystery House: Adventures in a Box – The Secret of Pharaoh are: Antonio Tinto, Périnne Kurtz, and Vincent CORNETTE. 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 Mystery House: Adventures in a Box – The Secret of Pharaoh as an expansion for Mystery House: Adventures in a Box. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Mystery House: Adventures in a Box to use it. Check that your edition of Mystery House: Adventures in a Box is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.