Although the idea of MindTrap as a board game was first conceived back in 1984, its actual origins stem thousands of years into man's past.

In fact, the concept of MindTrap is a compilation of conundrums, trick questions, mysteries and riddles which can be traced as for back as man's ability to write stories and communicate on an intellectual level.

Since puzzles and riddles have fascinated and exercised people for centuries the creators of MindTrap felt that it was time to put this idea into a compact and fun game format. The idea was to allow a group of people to play an intellectually stimulating game in a very relaxed, humorous and conversational manner.
       
Beginning in 1984, three partners from Toronto, Canada decided to create a parlor type conversational board game based on solving mysteries and conundrums. After seven years of writing, designing prototypes and raising seed capital, MindTrap hit the retail shelves in Toronto in the fall of 1991. It enjoyed immediate success and the following year was sold right across Canada and from there it branched into the United States and Europe. The success of MindTrap can be attributed to the large collection of over 500 MindTrap type questions and riddles.


What are MindTrap type questions you ask?

Ideally they're questions that cause you to think in an unconventional manner - outside the box if you will.

MindTrap questions usually involve a riddle, a mystery, or a play on words that will require some kind of lateral thinking on your part. The questions and mysteries are written in a way to try and trip you up. The fun thing about playing MindTrap is that they really show us how we think and arrive at conclusions. Strangely enough, it will probably be the questions you answer incorrectly that will be the most enjoyable. When you hear the answer they make you laugh and say, "Okay, give me one more. This time I'm on to how to think laterally!" Incredibly after playing a few questions you really will start to change the way you look at a particular problem. You will actually start thinking outside the box!