The encounter that the mice will face is based on which page space the hourglass marker is on when the encounter is triggered. Although I would still suggest about two hours, rather than 60 to 90 minutes that are stated on the box.

However, all of the above can be performed by simple – which is a plus – yet repetitive – which is a minus – fighting mechanic. As an older game, Mice and Mystics might not have the story branching of modern app supported games like Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth, but its use of two sided tiles and ingenious ways to change mission goals (quest decks, random tile placement, boss characters), allows it to avoid the trap of becoming samey as you progress through chapters.Mice and Mystics is a cooperative adventure game in which the players work together to save an imperiled kingdom. The cards do not carry over into the next chapter and so there is not much in terms of progress (players can carry over 1 new item into the next scenario, as well as any level up cards they have earned). Confound your foes as the wizened old mouse Maginos, or protect your companions as Tilda, the castle’s former healer. There is a reason some games stick around for a while and it is easy to see why people love and have fond memories of this one. 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.

Those set of actions can be narrative summarised into ‘we attacked that enemy and then we killed that enemy’.

If Mice and Mystics sounds interesting, you might also check out Runebound, Talisman, and Flash Point: Fire Rescue. As eleven games might be daunting for some, it is possible to play the chapters as individual games and not part of a longer campaign. The following list is for PBF players and moderators to be able to reference or copy/paste into their games and save a little bit of typing.

While having character classes and special abilities goes some way to make the mice heroes feel unique and decisions different from one particular game to another, repeating pretty much the same set of actions from turn to turn subtracts from that potential. All the players can really do is gather as much dice as possible, to increase their odds of getting a favorable roll. These are games built around the idea of adventuring, exploring, battling monsters, and usually have some element of story to go with them. The party got the Miz Maggie achievement token and Nez got the Cheesemaster token so we managed to advance "The End" two spaces back giving us more time.

I also like that, as you experience different things, you get to learn more about the story of what is happening around you. While I would like to play more, the thickness and complexity of rulebooks for some of the most praised RPGs scares me. As I have loved the world, I desperately want to immerse myself in the story where I can catapult myself using a spoon.