Mice and Mystics

*Mice and Mystics*
Designers	Jerry Hawthorne
Publishers	Plaid Hat Games
Publication	2012
Players	1 to 4
Age range	7 years and up
Skills	Dungeon crawl

Mice and Mystics is a fantasy-themed dungeon crawling cooperative board game designed by Jerry Hawthorne and published by Plaid Hat Games in 2012. In the games, the players represent fantasy characters transformed into anthropomorphic mice, on a quest to defeat an evil witch. The game has been praised for its original theme, with player's characters using buttons and needles instead of shields and swords, and fighting rat warriors and cats instead of goblins and dragons.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It has also received positive reviews because of its innovative idea to use a storybook as gameplay map.^[5]^: 211

Awards

2013 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee
2013 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Winner^[6]
2013 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
2013 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee
2013 UK Games Expo Best Boardgame Nominee
2013 UK Games Expo Best Boardgame Winner^[7]
2014 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee
2014 Lys Passioné Finalist

Reception

Since its release in 2011, the game has been consistently ranked in around Top 350 position of the most popular wargames on BoardGameGeek.^[8]

In a review of Mice and Mystics in Black Gate, Andrew Zimmerman Jones said "For someone who has been looking for a good entry-level roleplaying game for his oldest son, this definitely caught my eye."^[9]

Adaptation

In October 2018, DreamWorks Animation acquired the rights to the role-playing game. A feature film is in development. Alexandre Aja, long-time horror film director, was set to direct and write the film's script along with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee and Jon Berg were also set to serve as producers.^[10]

References

^ "Mice and Mystics Review (Board Game)". pastemagazine.com. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
^ Alex, Ronny; er (2016-09-06). "Mice and Mystics Board Game Review". Co-op Board Games. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
^ Mastrangeli, Tony (2013-05-14). "Mice and Mystics Review". Board Game Quest. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
^ "Mice & Mystics Review - with Tom Vasel | The Dice Tower". www.dicetower.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
^ Rogers, Scott A. (2023-09-27). Your Turn!: The Guide to Great Tabletop Game Design. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-98160-2.
^ "2013 Golden Geek Awards | Award Set | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
^ "UKGE Awards". UK Games Expo. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
^ "Mice and Mystics (stats)". BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
^ https://www.blackgate.com/2012/08/30/genconkids/
^ McNary, Dave (2018-10-24). "DreamWorks Animation to Develop 'Mice and Mystics' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

External links

Mice and Mystics at BoardGameGeek

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[1] "Mice and Mystics Review (Board Game)". pastemagazine.com. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

[2] Alex, Ronny; er (2016-09-06). "Mice and Mystics Board Game Review". Co-op Board Games. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

[3] Mastrangeli, Tony (2013-05-14). "Mice and Mystics Review". Board Game Quest. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

[4] "Mice & Mystics Review - with Tom Vasel | The Dice Tower". www.dicetower.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

[:5-5] Rogers, Scott A. (2023-09-27). Your Turn!: The Guide to Great Tabletop Game Design. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-98160-2.

[6] "2013 Golden Geek Awards | Award Set | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

[7] "UKGE Awards". UK Games Expo. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

[8] "Mice and Mystics (stats)". BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 2021-10-22.

[9] ttps://www.blackgate.com/2012/08/30/genconkids/

[10] McNary, Dave (2018-10-24). "DreamWorks Animation to Develop 'Mice and Mystics' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

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