
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,184
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Fighting Fantasy Adventures
- 1–4 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2025

2021
Rules assistance for Mio: Brädspelet
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Mio: Brädspelet is a board game released in 2021 for 1–5 players, 45–60 minutes per game, and ages 9 and up. It was designed by Björn Flintberg and its main mechanics are Track Movement, Role Playing, and Cooperative Game.
Mio is a co-op game where the players takes the role of a friend of Mio from the book Mio My Son by Astrid Lindgren to help Mio defeat Knight Kato. All the players uses the same pawn, and that is a pawn of Mio. The game has a board with 9 locations, including start and last location (Kato's castle) on it, and paths between those locations with 2-9 steps to walk. On top of the board is also places for 5 courage and 5 stonehearts. The game play has four phases: 1. Mio moves. 2. The player does actions. a) travel. b) regain health or courage. c) pick up / change various protections. 3. You check if something bad or good happens (some steps on the paths are black, while most of them are white). 4. A cleaning phase where also Kato gradually gets stronger and stronger. The game ends either when the players manage to take Mio to Kato's castle and defeat him, or when Mio loses all his courage and it has been replaced by Kato's stonehearts.
Mio: Brädspelet supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Mio: Brädspelet is 45–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Mio: Brädspelet for ages 9 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Mio: Brädspelet has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Mio: Brädspelet belongs to these categories: Fantasy and Novel-based. Its main mechanics are Track Movement, Role Playing, and Cooperative Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Mio: Brädspelet are: Björn Flintberg. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Mio: Brädspelet as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.