Mouse Guard Squeaks in More Awards

[luke (Luke Wheel)]

Mouse Guard won Game of the Year, Best Production and (oddly) Best Support in this year’s Indie RPG Awards.

Why is this important? Because the Indie RPG Awards are given out by a jury of peers and designers. It’s not a popularity contest. You can’t spam the awards to win. Check out the comments by the jury. They’re really nice!

@Game of the Year Award

Indie Game of the Year

The winner with 49 points:

Mouse Guard[ul]
[li] A perfect introductory role-playing game that explains how to play
[/li] without taking anything for granted. The amazing art and engaging
premise don’t hurt either. A new red box for a new era in gaming.
[li] In a year without “Sweet Agatha,” this would have won walking away, for
[/li] its elegant tuning of the BW engine, absolute evocation of the source
material, and supremely stern and confident mood. The indie-gamer’s trad
game, done to perfection.
[li] The elegant handling of the license makes this a true winner.
[/li] Collaboration that makes the artwork and themes of the comic a part of
the game are key.
[li] This game has re-set the bar for game texts, upping the ante where Dogs in the Vineyard had left it.
[/li] [li] Mouse Guard draws players in with an accessible premise and superbly-
[/li] handled licence. It captures their imaginations with stunning
artwork and clear text. It engages their minds with robust rules
that teach them to be a better player. It reduces their Disposition
to zero, accepts no compromise, and makes them love this game!
[/ul]

@Best Support Award

Best Support

The winner with 37 points:

Mouse Guard [ul]
[li] A busy and helpful forum really gave anyone new to Mouse Guard a great
[/li] deal of support.
[li] “Best Support” = “Luke.”
[/li] [li] The forums and wiki provide boundless support for understanding,
[/li] expanding, and outright hacking this newbie-friendly game.[/ul]

@Best Production

Best Production

The winner with 64 points:

Mouse Guard[ul]
[li] Superb full-color hardback book, with great art, solid editing and clear
[/li] writing. A coffee-table book that is also a manual. Wow.
[li] Nearly perfect; a triumph of the form in all ways.
[/li] [li] Hard to argue.
[/li] [li] No one else is coming close to making books as pretty as Luke and his
[/li] crew make them.
[li] Gorgeous art. Beautiful layout. Well-crafted, precise text. A dust
[/li] jacket that doubles as a map! Above and beyond the call of duty.
[li] Beautiful.[/ul]
[/li]

[Rafe]

Great stuff! I couldn’t agree more!

[pseudoidiot (Jeremiah Frye)]

That’s awesome! Congratulations!

[David_Artman]

applause

checks budget for next pay day

[caul]

Does not surprise me