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I just got married 2 days ago and Luke Crane, who is a beautiful man, gave Terry and I the first copy of Mouse Guard as a wedding gift!
I don't have access to a scanner but here is a picture of the cover I found online:
I wish I could show you the back cover. There is this gorgeous picture of one of the mice in full platemail armor!
I will stand by this statement: Mouse Guard is one of the best written, organized, laid out, useful, easy to use, and streamlined RPGs I've ever owned.
It's easily as readable and clear as Dogs in the Vineyard. Possibly more so in certain ways. From what I can tell so far, it's one of the easiest games to GM I've seen. It comes with 3 sample adventures and pre-generated characters tailored for each adventure!
You know how amazing the Dungeons and Dragons 4E Dungeon Master Guide is? Imagine it was part of the player's handbook and the advice was actually supported by the game itself! That's what this is like.
I really like D&D 4E. Our Thursday group has played over 20 weekly sessions. In terms of a game that is accessible to new players and GMs in terms of rules, instructions, and reference... Mouse Guard tops it. And production wise is on par or even better. It's that good.
And it draws people in! My sisters and family who are all non gamers couldn't stop looking at it and asking questions about what it is. There is just something about it.
The chapter on Seasons is beautiful. The Index is extensive and just infinitely useful. I wish all games had an Index like this. I wish D&D 4E had this index! It uses iconography to highlight important rules and text for the GM ad the player. It's so well organized!
I love the comic which you can read more about here. According to the game text, David Peterson, the creator of Mouse Guard has included new details about the Mouse Guard world in the RPG to fill in the blanks left by the comic book that apparently is going to inspire future Mouse Guard comic books! David also created a slew of new art for the book! There is a piece of art on at least every other page! We played triangles to get our Mouse Guard fix initially but it didn't seem to hold for play longer than a session or two. Definitely a cute game but it didn't feel as connected to the comics as I would have liked. So I was even more excited when I found how intimately involved David Peterson was with the official game!
It's also the best version of Burning Wheel I've played. It's like the Burning Wheel crew took most of the fan requests for a streamlined Burning Wheel and delivered perfectly! And the game is very hacking friendly. I could easily see playing D&D, Shadowrun, Earthsea, Conan and more with Mouse Guard!
I can't wait for Mouse Guard to officially come out so I can share the love! This is my game for 2009 and I can't wait to play the hell out of it.
We're visiting family before we head out on our honeymoon but if you have questions, please post them. If I can't get to them I'm sure a playtester or one of the Burning Wheel crew can jump in.
Happy holidays everyone!
I don't have access to a scanner but here is a picture of the cover I found online:
I wish I could show you the back cover. There is this gorgeous picture of one of the mice in full platemail armor!
I will stand by this statement: Mouse Guard is one of the best written, organized, laid out, useful, easy to use, and streamlined RPGs I've ever owned.
It's easily as readable and clear as Dogs in the Vineyard. Possibly more so in certain ways. From what I can tell so far, it's one of the easiest games to GM I've seen. It comes with 3 sample adventures and pre-generated characters tailored for each adventure!
You know how amazing the Dungeons and Dragons 4E Dungeon Master Guide is? Imagine it was part of the player's handbook and the advice was actually supported by the game itself! That's what this is like.
I really like D&D 4E. Our Thursday group has played over 20 weekly sessions. In terms of a game that is accessible to new players and GMs in terms of rules, instructions, and reference... Mouse Guard tops it. And production wise is on par or even better. It's that good.
And it draws people in! My sisters and family who are all non gamers couldn't stop looking at it and asking questions about what it is. There is just something about it.
The chapter on Seasons is beautiful. The Index is extensive and just infinitely useful. I wish all games had an Index like this. I wish D&D 4E had this index! It uses iconography to highlight important rules and text for the GM ad the player. It's so well organized!
I love the comic which you can read more about here. According to the game text, David Peterson, the creator of Mouse Guard has included new details about the Mouse Guard world in the RPG to fill in the blanks left by the comic book that apparently is going to inspire future Mouse Guard comic books! David also created a slew of new art for the book! There is a piece of art on at least every other page! We played triangles to get our Mouse Guard fix initially but it didn't seem to hold for play longer than a session or two. Definitely a cute game but it didn't feel as connected to the comics as I would have liked. So I was even more excited when I found how intimately involved David Peterson was with the official game!
It's also the best version of Burning Wheel I've played. It's like the Burning Wheel crew took most of the fan requests for a streamlined Burning Wheel and delivered perfectly! And the game is very hacking friendly. I could easily see playing D&D, Shadowrun, Earthsea, Conan and more with Mouse Guard!
I can't wait for Mouse Guard to officially come out so I can share the love! This is my game for 2009 and I can't wait to play the hell out of it.
We're visiting family before we head out on our honeymoon but if you have questions, please post them. If I can't get to them I'm sure a playtester or one of the Burning Wheel crew can jump in.
Happy holidays everyone!
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