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The mechanics of the gameplay are nearly identical to 1st Ed, and most importantly the app doesn't *do* the gameplay for you - it merely serves as an accountant to keep track of the hidden wheels turning behind the scenes, or to serve up what would previously be cards drawn and read from. The downloadable app now serves as the Game Master - it controls the setup of the game, keeps track of what revealed locations give ou t what items, and gives direction to the NPC and Monster characters in the game. MoM 2nd Edition cures this issues *phenomenally*.

Also, that GM player had to be absolutely 100% accurate in their setup - if they made any of a number of possible mistakes (such as placing a face-down key item behind the door it unlocked rather than in front of it), they would render the entire scenario unwinnable for the rest of the players in a way that might not be discovered for an hour or more of playtime. However, that was severely handicapped by the fact that a single player had to spend 30-60 minutes of prep time on their own to set up the board in secret. The original edition of MoM was a fantastic game by the time you actually got to playing it. Digital-assisted boardgaming at its finest!