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<blockquote data-quote="Kexizzoc" data-source="post: 6129597" data-attributes="member: 6695116">Thanks for the link. I can totally see what you mean about it allowing you to stray into the unknown; I'm usually a big supporter of premade adventures, but the ones that came in the rulebook really seemed... unimportant? half-hearted? Once we started I immediately saw why; the game is designed to immediately jump off the rails and go off in whatever direction the winds takes it.I was having trouble playing by the rules as well, which again the game seems to support. Particularly the distinction between &quot;GM's Turn&quot; and &quot;Player's Turn&quot; seems very fluid to me... I plan to take liberties in the next session and allow the characters to guide the story for a while. Partially because we got knocked around so badly, it seemed like our mice would take the time to actually plan out the next expedition. Again, this seems like a part of the game that you can adapt to your group.I was having a conversation with my brother as to whether Mouse Guard (and Burning Wheel for that matter) was &quot;rules-light&quot;. I found Mouse Guard to be difficult to LEARN, but fairly simple to PLAY once I knew what to do. To be fair, I was learning just from reading the rulebooks, which is far from the easiest way to learn any game. I still don't know that I would call it &quot;rules-light&quot;; though on the complexity-to-depth spectrum, you get a lot of bang for your buck. Not having played Burning Wheel, I get the same vibe from that game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kexizzoc, post: 6129597, member: 6695116"] Thanks for the link. I can totally see what you mean about it allowing you to stray into the unknown; I'm usually a big supporter of premade adventures, but the ones that came in the rulebook really seemed... unimportant? half-hearted? Once we started I immediately saw why; the game is designed to immediately jump off the rails and go off in whatever direction the winds takes it. I was having trouble playing by the rules as well, which again the game seems to support. Particularly the distinction between "GM's Turn" and "Player's Turn" seems very fluid to me... I plan to take liberties in the next session and allow the characters to guide the story for a while. Partially because we got knocked around so badly, it seemed like our mice would take the time to actually plan out the next expedition. Again, this seems like a part of the game that you can adapt to your group. I was having a conversation with my brother as to whether Mouse Guard (and Burning Wheel for that matter) was "rules-light". I found Mouse Guard to be difficult to LEARN, but fairly simple to PLAY once I knew what to do. To be fair, I was learning just from reading the rulebooks, which is far from the easiest way to learn any game. I still don't know that I would call it "rules-light"; though on the complexity-to-depth spectrum, you get a lot of bang for your buck. Not having played Burning Wheel, I get the same vibe from that game. [/QUOTE]

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