Grape

The Grape has a variety of uses. It can be used as roach bait and sometimes as a weapon.

Grape as Roach Bait

Any time on a mouse’s turn, the player controlling that mouse can remove the grape token from the party stash and place it on any empty adjacent space. While the grape is on the board, during a roach turn, any roaches will move their full move toward the grape, stopping as usual if they move onto a space with a mouse. If one or more roaches end their move on the space with the grape, they will not attack and instead will feast on the grape. Discard the grape token and any roaches that ended their turn on it. Shuffle the grape card back into the search deck.

Grape as a Weapon

If a mouse is sharing a space with the dinner fork, it can use a battle action to remove the grape from the party stash and launch it at minions. Choose a minion to attack. The attacking mouse does not need to be able to see the chosen minion to launch the grape at it. All figures on the same space as the chosen minion will also be affected by the attack. Flip the grape token like it was a coin. If the token lands splat side-up, the chosen minion and all other figures on the same space receive one automatic hit. Roll to defend normally for each affected figure. Discard the grape token and shuffle the grape card back into the search deck. If the token lands grape side-up, the affected figures become knocked down. Place the grape token under the knocked down figures. Note that this will make the grape instant roach bait, or a weapon that a rat can use. Large figures are not affected by the grape.

If a rat starts its turn sharing a space with the grape, it will not move. Instead of its normal battle action it will make a ranged attack at the space with the most mice on it. If there is more than 1 space with an equal number of mice on it, choose the space with the mouse highest on the initiative track. Follow the same rules as listed above for using the grape as a weapon. A rat cannot use the grape as a weapon if it is occupying a space with one or more mice.