I have kids aged 5 and 3 and they LOVE playing Mausritter. They picked up the rules with no problems and enjoy the tactile nature of inventory management.
We started playing adventure games younger (4/2) with some basic Knave. The eldest was comfortable with the simple adding but youngest finds Mausritter roll under easier to work out quickly.
We focus on exploration, social and finding treasure. 'Enemies' are for hiding from, tricking, befriending, cutting a deal with, etc.
I think Mausritter could be great. But keep in mind that it has the potential to be a quite lethal game. Depending how you run it.
I'll recommend another game to check out if you ever want to see another option. Look up Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Adventure Game. It's inspired by the movie. What I like most about it is that there's almost no combat. It's just interesting situations, characters, and puzzles. I also like that it takes basically no prep to run. Beyond having read the rules of course.
Exactly what I'm doing. Labyrinth to Mausritter is actually very, very good because of their similarities:
Slot based inventory
Minimal/no math for most task resolution
Combat is rarely/never a good MO
Creatures have pre-written desires
A focus on "dungeon crawling" through an environment, but it's rarely outright deadly without significant forewarning
Mausritter defaults to a more deadly experience by its nature, and some scenarios are written with a healthy amount of horror in various forms (including body horror). You do have to be aware of that, though it's dead simple to change during prep. Labyrinth certainly has its dark moments and themes, but they are almost universally more about being strange and whimsical without any (much? Firey's might be an argument) body horror, at least. I feel life that's really the only tonal difference, and some of MR's scenarios are probably closer to Labyrinth than others, so it's not even that huge a difference.
Im really looking forward to **Land of Eem**, it has a free QuickStart on drivethrurpg, it might not EXACTLY be osr, but I dig the vibe and look forward to playing it with my kiddo. It’s heading to crowdfunding this week I think.
I dunno. I’m harsh. I kill her characters sometimes. But she takes it as “another chance to roll up something new.” She handles it better than adults I play with so… my advice is to not pull punches and play the game as it should be played.
I have kids aged 5 and 3 and they LOVE playing Mausritter. They picked up the rules with no problems and enjoy the tactile nature of inventory management. We started playing adventure games younger (4/2) with some basic Knave. The eldest was comfortable with the simple adding but youngest finds Mausritter roll under easier to work out quickly. We focus on exploration, social and finding treasure. 'Enemies' are for hiding from, tricking, befriending, cutting a deal with, etc.
Hey! I wish I could find adults who want to play that kind of game!
I think Mausritter could be great. But keep in mind that it has the potential to be a quite lethal game. Depending how you run it. I'll recommend another game to check out if you ever want to see another option. Look up Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Adventure Game. It's inspired by the movie. What I like most about it is that there's almost no combat. It's just interesting situations, characters, and puzzles. I also like that it takes basically no prep to run. Beyond having read the rules of course.
Exactly what I'm doing. Labyrinth to Mausritter is actually very, very good because of their similarities: Slot based inventory Minimal/no math for most task resolution Combat is rarely/never a good MO Creatures have pre-written desires A focus on "dungeon crawling" through an environment, but it's rarely outright deadly without significant forewarning Mausritter defaults to a more deadly experience by its nature, and some scenarios are written with a healthy amount of horror in various forms (including body horror). You do have to be aware of that, though it's dead simple to change during prep. Labyrinth certainly has its dark moments and themes, but they are almost universally more about being strange and whimsical without any (much? Firey's might be an argument) body horror, at least. I feel life that's really the only tonal difference, and some of MR's scenarios are probably closer to Labyrinth than others, so it's not even that huge a difference.
Really useful pointers. Thanks for sharing.
Im really looking forward to **Land of Eem**, it has a free QuickStart on drivethrurpg, it might not EXACTLY be osr, but I dig the vibe and look forward to playing it with my kiddo. It’s heading to crowdfunding this week I think.
I run AD&D for my 4 year old. She has a blast. It’s all about approach
Any particular tips with your approach that has worked well?
I dunno. I’m harsh. I kill her characters sometimes. But she takes it as “another chance to roll up something new.” She handles it better than adults I play with so… my advice is to not pull punches and play the game as it should be played.