How It Works

Simple to pick up: roll the dice, see where you land. Luck does most of the work — your only real call is which route to take near the start.

1

Pick Your Mouse

Choose your avatar and name. Add AI rivals — from 1 to 3 bots at adjustable skill levels. The turn order is decided by a starting dice roll.

2

Roll & Move

On your turn, roll the dice and move that many spaces forward along the board. Once, near the start, you'll get a simple pick: take the Pipes or the Restaurant — then it's straight ahead again.

3

Land & Trigger

Every space has an effect. Draw Event Cards, avoid Mousetraps, slip on Greasy Floor, or teleport through vents and manholes.

4

Collect 5 Cheese

Reach the Cheese Space in the Kitchen and you earn a piece — then loop right back to the start for another lap. First mouse to collect 5 cheese pieces wins instantly.

4 Zones, 1 Fork

You're making your way from the street to the cheese in a restaurant's kitchen. Cross the Street, then pick your way in — straight through the Restaurant, or the long way round through the Pipes if you'd rather avoid it. Either way, you end up in the Kitchen.

Street

The starting ground. Traps, bonus spaces, and Shadow's first patrol — then a Branch space where you make your one pick: the longer Pipes, or the shorter Restaurant.

Pipes

The longer route. Greasy floors and slippery stretches push you back, but a warm air current can boost you forward — and a Vent can drop you straight into the Restaurant.

Restaurant

The shorter route. Waiters shove you back, Shadow prowls here too, but a lucky Second Chance space can save a bad roll.

Kitchen

Both routes lead here. Grab a grape for a speed boost, then reach the Cheese Space at the end to bank a piece of cheese — and start your next lap from the beginning.

What Makes It Tick

Layers of mechanics that keep every game feeling different from the last.

Shadow

Land on one of his spaces and Shadow the cat appears — roll again on the spot. Roll 1–3 and he sends you back; roll 4–6 and you slip past, moving forward that many spaces instead. The Shadow Nap event card can put him to sleep for a round.

Survival

Event Cards

A deck of 20 cards that trigger on special spaces. Some help you (Cheese Power, Found Scrap, Shadow Nap), some hurt you (Caught, Dizzy, Spotted!), and some shake everyone up at once.

Random

Chaos Mode

Enable Chaos Mode before the game starts and a Chaos Card triggers every round — affecting everyone. Double Dice, Turnabout, Shield Failure, Mehter March — anything can happen.

Unpredictable

Trash Lid Shield

Find a discarded trash lid and save it. Land on a Mousetrap, Shadow, Cat Footprints, or Narrow Street and you can use it to skip that effect — or use it right when you'd draw an Event Card, skipping the draw entirely. It's always a call you make beforehand, never after seeing what you got.

Strategy

Veteran Mouse System

Land on the Mouse Trap three times and you've learned its tricks — you become a Veteran Mouse, permanently immune to the Mouse Trap for the rest of the game, with a badge to show for it.

Progression

Manholes

Three manholes form a loop across the board — land on one and pop out the next, with the last one looping back to the first.

Navigation

Play Your Way

Single-player with bots today, full online multiplayer coming soon.

Cheese Runners

Race against up to 3 AI bots. Customize each bot's name and avatar. Perfect for solo sessions or local practice.

1–3 AI opponents with adjustable difficulty

Full Event Card & Chaos Mode support

Play instantly — no lobby, no waiting

Coming Soon

Online Multiplayer

Play with friends anywhere in the world. Real-time matches, shared boards, and global leaderboards.

2–4 players over the internet

Private lobbies & invite codes

Global leaderboard

The Card Deck

Draw a card? Brace yourself. Event Cards flip the board upside down — some are gifts, most come with a twist.

Caught & Swept Away!

Move to the Trash Can space.

Everyone Run!

All players move to the Gathering Point.

Sudden Swap!

Switch places with the nearest player within 6 spaces.

Cheese Power!

Roll dice + 3 extra spaces forward.

Sudden Noise!

All players move 1 space backward.

Show Time!

Rush to Restaurant Entrance (Space 22).

Spotted!

The waiter saw you. Skip your next turn.

Dizzy!

Roll dice and go back that many spaces.

Shadow Panic!

Roll 1–3: back 2. Roll 4–6: forward 2.

Found Scrap!

Gain a Trash Lid Shield.

Hard Lesson

Gain 1 Trap Experience point.

Head Bump

Lose 1 Trap Experience (or Veteran status).

Shadow Nap

Shadow falls asleep. His spaces are safe this round.

Time Shift!

If in Kitchen, move to Manhole 3.

Hidden Tunnel

Move to the nearest Manhole (ahead or behind).

Chaos Cards

Switch it on and every round opens with a twist — one card flips, and suddenly the whole table's playing by different rules.

After moving, slide +1 extra space.

Greasy Floor

Use both dice this round. Move using the total value.

Double Dice

All players may reroll once during their turn.

Second Chance

After moving, go back 1 space.

Mehter March

Turn order is reversed this round.

Turnabout

If you roll 6, move only 1 space this round.

Bad Luck

Trash Lid shields cannot be used this round.

Shield Failure

Manholes always send players backward this round.

Manhole Disaster

Players cannot stop on empty spaces this round. Move +1 forward instead.

No Breaks

Full descriptions in the Game Guide.

4 Mice. One Cheese.

Each player picks a unique mouse token. Stand out on the board.

Professor

Ace

Chef

Builder

Built for Everyone

Designed to be playable by all — keyboard navigation, 6 languages, high-contrast visuals, and adjustable audio.

Full Keyboard Support

Every action — rolling, choosing paths, drawing cards — is fully keyboard-accessible. Shortcut keys for major actions throughout the game.

Shortcut Preview

Press Alt + S to open the shortcuts panel. All active keyboard shortcuts are shown at once.

High-Contrast Palette

Text colors meet WCAG 2.1 Level AAA contrast standards. The dark background keeps spaces, cards, and text readable in any lighting.

Fullscreen Support

Press F at any time to toggle fullscreen for a larger, clearer board. Works without any plugin or download.

6 Languages

All UI, cards, and space text switch instantly from Settings — no restart needed. Translations are actively being refined.

Audio Controls

Separate sliders for music and sound effects. Choose between two original soundtracks, adjust independently, or mute everything instantly.

Common Questions

Ready to Chase the Cheese?

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