Tabletop Spotlight: Mice & Mystics
The Tabletop Spotlight is on Mice and Mystics!
Our friends at Dragon’s Lair Comics & Fantasy brought over another game that’s been on the “Sold-Out” list for a long time: Mice and Mystics! Luckily it’s back in print and Drake was able to snag us a copy to show off:
This game is adorable. It’s cute little mice running around the castle trying to defeat the evil sorcerer and save the day! What’s not to like? On top of that the game mechanics are pretty interesting. We cover quite a bit of them in the video but I wanted to talk about my personal favorite which was the “story pages” mechanic. Basically each adventure is a chapter in a story. And as the game progresses you add pages to the timer. The more pages that are added the harder the encounters become. It’s basically a race against the clock and keeps the players moving.
It’s got it’s own “AI” mechanics, too. Which is great because this game is designed for 1-4 players to play the heroes and not worry about having a Storyteller/Gamemaster player. You just focus on being a hero and the fun storyline. There are some light RGP elements with some skills/character building as well. Plus your experience points are Cheese and you can also use the Cheese in-game to make your skills go off. It’s a delicate balance between leveling up and using active skills to keep you alive.
The game already has a few expansions out and has a pretty good following. If you’re looking for a great intro RPG/Boardgame that’s got everything you need in one box then you should check this game out!
via Plaid Hat Games
Mice and Mystics
In Mice & Mystics players take on the roles of those still loyal to the king – but to escape the clutches of Vanestra, they have been turned into mice!
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Play as cunning field mice who must race through a castle now twenty times larger than before. The castle would be a dangerous place with Vanestra’s minions in control, but now countless other terrors also await heroes who are but the size of figs.
Play as nimble Prince Colin and fence your way past your foes, or try Nez Bellows, the burly smith. Confound your foes as the wizened old mouse Maginos, or protect your companions as Tilda, the castle’s former healer.
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Every player will have a vital role in the quest to warn the king, and it will take careful planning to find Vanestra’s weakness and defeat her.
Mice & Mystics is a cooperative adventure game in which the players work together to save an imperiled kingdom. They will face countless adversaries such as rats, cockroaches, and spiders, and of course the greatest of all horrors: the castle’s housecat, Brodie. Mice & Mystics is a boldly innovative game that thrusts players into an ever-changing, interactive environment, and features a rich storyline that the players help create as they play the game.
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The Cheese System allows players to hoard the crumbs of precious cheese they find on their journey, and use it to bolster their mice with grandiose new abilities and overcome seemingly insurmountable odds.
Download the Rules HERE for FREE
Mice & Mystics will provide any group of friends with an unforgettable adventure they will be talking about for years to come. Assuming they can all squeak by…
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Watch out for the Cat…it doesn’t play nice.
