Neil Robinson I don’t think it’s that light, no. The art and theme are “cute” but also not: the Marquise de Cat wants to cut the forest down and industrialize, the Eyrie Dynasties is a weird aristocracy that’s constantly getting deposed, the Woodland Alliance is basically South Vietnam, and the Vagabond is a war profiteer. So that’s why it’s like Mouse Guard to me: it’s dressed up with cute animals but is not actually childish.

Mechanically it’s really tricky. There’s a card deck that’s multipurpose, and changes depending on which team you’re playing. There are some overarching common systems, like crafting items, battle, recruiting, and moving. But then each side doors those things in a different order and for different reasons.