Determining initiative order

At the beginning of a chapter, and each time a new encounter card is revealed, initiative order must be established.

If no minion cards are on the initiative track:

Take the initiative cards for each mouse and each minion type that are going to be on the board at the start of that encounter and shuffle them together to create an initiative deck. Then, one at a time, take each of the cards from the initiative deck and place them face up along the initiative track that runs down the side of the story control board. Place the first card on the 1 spot, the second on the 2 spot, and so on until all cards have been placed.

If there are already minion cards on the initiative track:

Simply shuffle up the initiative cards for the new minons that are going to be added and place them on the next available slots on the initiative track. If new minions that are being added already have an initiative card on the track, there is no need to add another initiative card to the track for those minions.

Note: If there are ever more initiative cards than available slots on the initiative track, follow the normal placement rules for initiative cards and simply allow the extra cards to temporarily extend the track.

If there are no minions on the board after the last mouse on the initiative track has taken a turn, place 1 cheese token on the minion cheese wheel. Continue to do this each time the last mouse on the initiative track completes a turn and there are no minions on the board.