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2022Jerry Hawthorne
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- 58
- Creators
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Mainly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 4 players45 - 120 minMedium weight
Mice and Mystics
2012Jerry Hawthorne
- Videos
- 60
- Creators
- 44
Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Mice and Mystics is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 18 reviews, 16 how-to-play guides, 15 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 10 other videos.
1 - 4 players
60 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
In Mice and 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! 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 Collin 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. 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 and 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 and 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. 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. Mice and 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... Expansion advice: For those who have expansions for this game the recommended order by the game designer for playing them is as follows (see original post HERE): Sorrow and Remembrance (Base game) Cat's Cradle (Lost Chapter 1) Heart of Glorm The Ghost of Castle Andon (Lost Chapter 2) Downwood Tales Portents of Importance (Lost Chapter 3), connected to the story in Tail Feathers
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Which Mice and Mystics video should I watch?
Mice and Mystics has 60 videos from 44 creators: 18 reviews, 16 how-to-play guides, 15 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 10 other videos. They date from 2012 to March 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Mice and Mystics - How To Play, by Watch It Played" by plaidhatgames, which runs 24 min. For a quicker teach, "Mice and Mystics Unboxing" by plaidhatgames runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Dice Tower Reviews: Mice and Mystics" by The Dice Tower. 18 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Mice & Mystics Pt. 1: Anne Wheaton, Ryan Wheaton, and Nolan Kopp join Wil Wheaton on Tabletop!" by Geek & Sundry, one of 15 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Familiar Tales, Stuffed Fables, Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game and Aftermath, also by Jerry Hawthorne.
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About Mice and Mystics
From BoardGameGeek:
In Mice and 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! 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 Collin 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. 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 and 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 and 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. 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. Mice and 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... Expansion advice: For those who have expansions for this game the recommended order by the game designer for playing them is as follows (see original post HERE): Sorrow and Remembrance (Base game) Cat's Cradle (Lost Chapter 1) Heart of Glorm The Ghost of Castle Andon (Lost Chapter 2) Downwood Tales Portents of Importance (Lost Chapter 3), connected to the story in Tail Feathers
Designer
Jerry Hawthorne
Artists
JJ Ariosa, Chad Hoverter, David Richards
Publisher
Plaid Hat Games
Categories
Mechanics