Mice and Mystics - Shut Up & Sit Down Review

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First published on May 9, 2014.

[morningview]

Gosh I miss Paul & Quinns reviewing together, such a great dynamic. Not to say that what you do now isnt great, but I think im starting to get nostalgic. Ahh they were simpler times....

[bitsandbolts]

Im probably the board gamer this game would work for. The art style reminds me of the Redwall series which is enough for me to go through the entire game and enjoy it regardless of wether the game was fun or not, and the randomising dungeons and story would have me hooked

[camipco]

I give my kid three gems she can spend to reroll all her dice at any point. It definitely improved the game.

[Puhmaus]

But...It's the perfect game to bring the kids to dungeon crawlers and to boardgames at all. My son loves it. The mechanics are easy for him when an adult is with him. The fights are boring for adults but for the little ones....it is perfect

[thoughtstream]

I really like Matt and the other new people, but I must admit I miss the old Quinns & Paul video chemistry! You guys are always awesome :)

[eriksjogren]

This game is for me and my twelve year old, who’s now thirteen. We’re slowly working our way through the three campaigns. He enjoys the stories, the dynamics of the different characters and the familiarity in everything.
Also, he has a lot of patience. Doesn’t mean it’s good for other kids. My second son, only two years younger hates it. Absolutely hates it.

[xanadu]

Great Review. Have to say, we did enjoy combat. It was fun to combine our abilities and our position on the board. Besides, it's about the story really.
We took a year to play the first 'Book' and are now on the expansion. Some rules are tricky but otherwise, LOVE This game.
Thank you for your review.

[DrMcFly]

The non-linear timeline of SU&SD made me understand how that chick from Arrival must feel...

[mistertaktvoll]

Between M&M and Descent, I’d choose Descent every time. HOWEVER Descent is too complicated for my kids (9 and younger) and they love this game.

So why would you play this, people ask? My answer to that is, that it is a nice dungeon crawl, that my kids can enjoy and I don’t hate every second I have to spend playing it (unlike with some other games they make me play).

[Zakalwe-]

Blimey this takes me back! You guys were good back then....and just as good now! 😄

[commercialchase]

I know the game is slow, but if you have a good group who can make quick turns, (and a member who has a good announcer voice), it's a blast.

[jon]

Agreed that the starting over from the beginning is a bear but there is something satisfying about after three restarts having things go my way and knocking out several of the areas in one play through. Played with my ten year old. Rules seem intimidating at first but actually are quite simple. House rule. Subsequent restarts are from where we ended the night before.

[searose]

I think you may have missed that this game is aimed at families.... with children. Which makes all its cuteness, straightforwardness and randomness perfectly on target.

[nraketh]

I feel like M&M is about 75% of the way to where I want it to be. My 5 year old enjoy it, but only if I signficantly modify it to keep it moving fast.

[dagoblin]

So glad someone else feels the same way about this game as me; I was starting to feel crazy when I sold my copy on ebay a few years back, and my gaming group tried to convince me not to.

[lindaswartz]

6:19 all THE cochroaches are pointing there butts towards the mice

[haydenward]

I always love the outfits guys! Great review, keep it up!

[NikButler]

Personally Im a fan of the alternate version of this game where Vegan Mice take part in unfortunate adventures in : Mice & Missed Steaks.

[ajtame]

I really enjoyed this game but it does for sure need a bit of house ruling

[Colderslave]

Fully agree! Been trying to get my niece and nephew into this game and after the 1st chapter they were excited to play the 2nd, but then we failed the 2nd one and they basically lost interest... I should have em play Descent now!