2008, Mouse Guard

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<div>Cover of the first edition</div>

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<th scope="row"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Game designer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_designer">Designer(s)</a></th>

<td>Luke Crane, <a title="David Petersen (comics)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petersen_(comics)">David Petersen</a></td>

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<td>Archaia Studios PressPublicationdate2008Genre</td>

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<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Anthropomorphic" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphic">Anthropomorphic</a> <a title="Fantasy" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy">Fantasy</a></td>

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<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Burning Wheel" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Wheel">Burning Wheel</a></td>

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<p>The <strong>Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game</strong> is a tabletop <a title="Role-playing game" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game">role-playing game</a> created by Luke Crane based on the <a title="Mouse Guard" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard">Mouse Guard</a> comics and his own <a class="mw-redirect" title="Burning Wheel" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Wheel">Burning Wheel</a> system. <a title="Boom! Studios" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom!_Studios">Boom! Studios'</a> imprint <a title="Archaia Entertainment" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaia_Entertainment">Archaia Entertainment</a> released a second edition of the game on 3 November 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></p>

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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#Setting"><span class="tocnumber">1.1Setting</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#System"><span class="tocnumber">1.2System</span></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#Reception"><span class="tocnumber">2Reception</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#References"><span class="tocnumber">3References</span></a></li>

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<p>The game itself has been released in two editions - a hardback in 2008 and a deluxe boxed set was brought out in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-MTV_2-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_note-MTV-2">[2]</a></sup></p>

<h3><span id="Setting" class="mw-headline">Setting</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a title="Edit section: Setting" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game&action=edit&section=2">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>

<div class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a title="Mouse Guard" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard">Mouse Guard</a></div>

<p>Mouse Guard is a pseudo-medieval setting about an order of <a class="mw-redirect" title="Anthropomorphic" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphic">anthropomorphic</a> <a title="Mouse" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse">mouse</a> <a title="Ranger (Middle-earth)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger(Middle-earth)">rangers</a>. The setting itself was written by <a title="David Petersen (comics)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petersen(comics)">David Petersen</a> in a series of <a class="mw-redirect" title="Eisner award" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisner_award">Eisner award</a> winning comics. Many details of the setting such as "How does a mouse become a member of the Mouse Guard" were fleshed out specifically for the RPG.<sup id="cite_ref-CBR_3-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_note-CBR-3">[3]</a></sup></p>

<h3><span id="System" class="mw-headline">System</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a title="Edit section: System" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game&action=edit&section=3">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>

<p>The game system is a simplified version of the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Burning Wheel" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Wheel">Burning Wheel</a> system, using standard six-sided <a title="Dice" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice">dice</a>, with each result of a 4-6 being a success. Each character has an overriding <a title="Belief" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief">belief</a>, an immediate <a title="Goal" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal">goal</a>, and an <a title="Instinct" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instinct">instinct</a> that guides them, all with mechanical weight.</p>

<h2><span id="Reception" class="mw-headline">Reception</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a title="Edit section: Reception" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game&action=edit&section=4">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>

<p>Critical reception was strong, with the Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game winning numerous industry awards. It won the 2008 <a title="Origins Award" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_Award">Origins Award</a> for best roleplaying game<sup id="cite_ref-Origins_4-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_note-Origins-4">[4]</a></sup> and numerous <a class="mw-redirect" title="Indie RPG awards" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_RPG_awards">Indie RPG awards</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Indie1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_note-Indie1-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Indie2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_note-Indie2-6">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Indie3_7-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_note-Indie3-7">[7]</a></sup> as well as being silver winner for three <a class="mw-redirect" title="ENnies" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENnies">ENnies</a><sup id="cite_ref-ENnies_8-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_note-ENnies-8">[8]</a></sup> and shortlisted for the 2009 <a title="Diana Jones Award" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Jones_Award">Diana Jones Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Diana_Jones_9-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_note-Diana_Jones-9">[9]</a></sup></p>

<p><a title="Tor.com" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor.com">Tor.com</a> called it "a fantastic game which challenges players imagination and creativity."<sup id="cite_ref-Tor_10-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_note-Tor-10">[10]</a></sup></p>

<p>The 2011 Box Set was called "easily the most beautiful RPG I have ever laid eyes on" by <em><a title="Wired (magazine)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_(magazine)">Wired</a></em>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_11-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_note-Wired-11">[11]</a></sup></p>

<h2><span id="References" class="mw-headline">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a title="Edit section: References" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game&action=edit&section=5">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>

<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><strong><a title="Jump up" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_ref-1">^{</a></strong></span> }<span class="reference-text"><a class="external free" href="https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Guard-Roleplaying-Game-2nd/dp/1608867560" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Guard-Roleplaying-Game-2nd/dp/1608867560</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-MTV-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><strong><a title="Jump up" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_ref-MTV_2-0">^{</a></strong></span> }<span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web">Morgan, Matt (15 July 2011). <a class="external text" href="http://www.mtv.com/news/2622216/unboxing-mouse-guard-roleplaying-game-box-set/" rel="nofollow">"Unboxing: Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game box set"</a>. <a title="MTV" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV">MTV</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 May</span> 2019</span>.</cite></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-CBR-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><strong><a title="Jump up" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_ref-CBR_3-0">^{</a></strong></span> }<span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16297" rel="nofollow">Petersen talks "Mouse Guard" Role-Playing Game</a> - <a title="Comic Book Resources" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Book_Resources">Comic Book Resources</a>, 5 May 2008</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-Origins-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><strong><a title="Jump up" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_ref-Origins_4-0">^{</a></strong></span> }<span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe2000s/The2008OriginsAwards/tabid/3203/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">2008 Origins Award winners</a> <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131227145234/http://gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe2000s/The2008OriginsAwards/tabid/3203/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> 27 December 2013 at the <a title="Wayback Machine" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-Indie1-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><strong><a title="Jump up" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_ref-Indie1_5-0">^{</a></strong></span> }<span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.rpg-awards.com/2008/game_of_year.shtml" rel="nofollow">Indie RPG Awards 2008 Game of the Year</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-Indie2-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><strong><a title="Jump up" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_ref-Indie2_6-0">^{</a></strong></span> }<span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.rpg-awards.com/2008/best_production.shtml" rel="nofollow">Indie RPG Awards 2008 Best Production</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-Indie3-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><strong><a title="Jump up" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_ref-Indie3_7-0">^{</a></strong></span> }<span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.rpg-awards.com/2008/best_support.shtml" rel="nofollow">2008 Indie RPG Awards Best Support</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-ENnies-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><strong><a title="Jump up" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_ref-ENnies_8-0">^{</a></strong></span> }<span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/about-us/2009-noms-and-winners/" rel="nofollow">2009 ENnie Awards</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-Diana_Jones-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><strong><a title="Jump up" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_ref-Diana_Jones_9-0">^{</a></strong></span> }<span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.dianajonesaward.org/09nominees.html" rel="nofollow">Diana Jones Award 2009 Nominees</a></span></li>

<li id="cite_note-Tor-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><strong><a title="Jump up" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_ref-Tor_10-0">^{</a></strong></span> }<span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2009/08/mouse-guard-roleplaying-game" rel="nofollow">Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game</a> - <a title="Tor.com" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor.com">Tor.com</a> 6 August 2009</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-Wired-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><strong><a title="Jump up" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Guard_Roleplaying_Game#cite_ref-Wired_11-0">^{</a></strong></span> }<span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://archive.wired.com/geekdad/2011/12/mouse-guard-rpg-box-set/" rel="nofollow">The Mouse Guard RPG Box Set: An In-depth Review</a> - <a class="mw-redirect" title="Wired Magazine" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_Magazine">Wired Magazine</a>, 13 December 2011</span></li>

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