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Ministry of Lost Things: Case 1 – Lint Condition

Join the Ministry, explore a world of forgotten treasures, and reunite one deeply missed object with its owner.

Adventure Puzzle Cooperative Game Deduction

Players

1-4

Play time

120-180 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2.57/5

Rating

7.88

Easier to teach Highly interactive Light strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 4.1/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 1.4/5

Lower replayability

Interaction 4.4/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.7/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 2.9/5

Light strategy

Player control 4.3/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 5 min
Teach time About 8 min
Recommended edition Ministry of Lost Things: Case 1 – Lint Condition – PostCurious English edition (2025)
App required
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How it plays

How does it play?

Decode four whimsical transmissions, identify a lost object and its owner, and return it from the strange parallel Elusiverse.

Core mechanisms

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Ministry of Lost Things: Case 1 – Lint Condition is a tactile narrative puzzle adventure and the first standalone case in PostCurious’s Puzzletale series. As newly recruited scouts, players open four transmissions in order, decipher ciphers, manipulate illustrated documents, solve logic and packing puzzles, and follow clues through the Elusiverse. An online Ministry portal supplies tiered hints and validates discoveries as the team determines what emotionally important object went missing, who owns it, and where it belongs. A refill pack supports passing the solved case to another group.

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Editions

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Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Ministry of Lost Things: Case 1 – Lint Condition – PostCurious English edition (2025) 2025 English PostCurious / US

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All specifications (21)

Play and group

Players
1–4
Play time
120–180 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.6/5
App
Required app Source
Player elimination
No Source
Downtime
Low Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 5 min Source
Teach time
About 8 min Source
Teardown time
About 10 min Source

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Flexible Source
Save system
Each numbered transmission is a natural stopping point; keep its documents together and record any validated answers. Source
Consumable components
Some sheets are designed to be written on; the included refill pack supplies replacements for marked items. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
Requires an internet-connected device for hints and solution validation plus a pencil and note paper. Source
Recommended edition
Ministry of Lost Things: Case 1 – Lint Condition – PostCurious English edition (2025) Source
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Current edition
Yes Source
Consumable components
Write On Puzzle Sheets Are Replenished By The Included Refill Pack. Source
Compatibility
Standalone English Case 1; No Earlier Ministry Case Is Required. Source
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Mark Larson Rita Orlov Chelsea Stark

Artists

1
Nicole Gustafsson

Publishers

1
PostCurious

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