''Mice and Mystics'' is a fantasy-themed dungeon crawling
cooperative board game
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designed by Jerry Hawthorne and published by
Plaid Hat Games
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In 201 ...
in 2012. In the game, the players take on the roles of fantasy characters transformed into
anthropomorphic
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mice, on a quest to defeat an evil witch. The game has been praised for its original theme, with players' characters using buttons and needles instead of shields and swords, and fighting rat warriors and cats instead of goblins and dragons. It has also received positive reviews for its innovative idea to use a storybook as the gameplay map.
Awards
* 2013 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee
* 2013 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Winner
* 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
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Best Boardgame Winner
* 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
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.
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."
Film adaptation
In October 2018,
DreamWorks Animation
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acquired the rights to the role-playing game for a feature film adaptation.
Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja (; born 7 August 1978), is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film '' Haute Tension'' (known as ''Hi ...
, long-time horror film director, was set to direct and write the film's script along with
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
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.
Vertigo Entertainment
Vertigo Entertainment is an American film and television production company based in Los Angeles, founded in 2001 by Roy Lee and Doug Davison.
History
In 2001, after leaving film production company BenderSpink, Roy Lee started Vertigo Ente ...
's
Roy Lee
Roy Lee (born March 23, 1969) is an American film and television producer. His production company, Vertigo Entertainment, has a first-look deal with Lionsgate.
Early life
Lee was born in 1969 at Wyckoff Heights Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, ...
and Jon Berg were also set to serve as producers.
See also
* ''
Redwall
''Redwall'' is a series of children's fantasy novels by British writer Brian Jacques, published from 1986 to 2011. It is also the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, as well as the name of the abbey featured in the book, ...
''
References
External links
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Board games introduced in 2012
Fantasy board games
Mice and rats in popular culture
Cooperative board games
Dungeon crawler board games
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