If you've made a mistake and ordered something you don't need, you can click its icon in the production queue to cancel it; if you've already picked it up and want to get rid of it (because Miriel can only carry a small number of items at a time), you can throw it away in the trash bin.

In MMM, there was a Collapse-like minigame that allowed you to upgrade your items, like making the ovens work faster. That hasn't made it to MEM, but in its place is a Hidden Object minigame that functions roughly in the same way. More than that, however, upgrading items and getting new items comes from dealing with the Merchant that appears between levels. Spending gold will get you new items to sell, like chocolate or eggs; new recipes to combine items, like apple jam; new items like another oven; and upgrades to Miriel herself, like greater carrying capacity, or a magical amulet that lets her move more quickly.

As in MMM, MEM has an overarching storyline, but unlike the original, the sequel has no dialogue choices to commit. The demo doesn't give a clear idea of what the storyline actually is, but it involves the collection of items. Presumably, these items will combine to complete the story, but that will have to wait until you buy the full version of the game.

There are other minor differences between the two games as well. The pacing feels a little less frantic though the action does ramp up over time, with more customers coming in, more items to track, and more stringent goals to complete. When clicking on the products of cooking or dyeing, you have to be more precise than in the original, as it's easy to click on the oven itself, for instance, instead of the bread. Because you can queue up your actions in advance, missing an item pickup can be critical to success when dealing with a lot of customers at once. The animation is a little more fluid in MEM as well; it's more smooth, which usually means more frames of animation. Serving multiple customers in a row offers combo gold, but that is, of course, if you manage to collect the gold before it disappears. Finally, there are achievements to unlock, which doesn't affect the gameplay at all, but is always a nice addition to any game.

All in all, Miriel's Enchanted Mystery is a great sequel to Miriel the Magical Merchant. It offers more of what made the original so much fun to play, and ups the ante with improvements across the board. You can grab the demo right here on Big Download for both Mac and PC.