Brodie

Brodie is the mean- spirited tomcat who patrols the castle’s common areas and is represented on the board by the paw token. Brodie does not take up room in a space. Other figures can be placed on top of the paw token to share the space with Brodie.

When attacking or defending with Brodie, any cheese rolled is not added to the minion wheel.

Brodie does not move or act like other minions. He instead has 2 initiative cards that cause him to take 2 turns in a round and act differently on each turn. The rules for each of Brodie’s initiative cards are as follows:

Brodie Pounces

When Brodie pounces, choose the space on Brodie’s room tile that has the most figures on it, minions included, and move Brodie onto that space. If more than one space has an equal number of figures on it, Brodie will pounce on the space that contains the figure whose initiative card is highest on the initiative track. Roll once for the pounce’s initiative card. Each figure in that space must defend against that same attack separately. Brodie will pounce on the space he is already on if it contains the most figures or if no other spaces have figures on them.

Brodie Chases

When Brodie chases, roll 2 action dice and total the numbers. The result is how far Brodie is moved on that turn. Move Brodie along the shortest path toward the closest mouse that is not already on Brodie’s space. If 2 or more mice are an equal distance away, Brodie will move toward the one that is highest on the initiative track. If there are multiple shortest paths, the players can decide which path Brodie will take. If all active mice are on the same space as Brodie when he starts his chase, he will not move at all. If Brodie has any movement points left after reaching the closest mouse, continue moving Brodie toward the next closest mouse following all the rules above. Once Brodie is done moving, roll a number of action dice equal to the battle value on Brodie’s chase initiative card. All figures that are on spaces that Brodie moved along on this turn (including his start and end spaces) are affected by that attack. (Only 1 attack roll is made each time Brodie chases, all affected figures must defend against that 1 roll separately.)