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Cat Box

Cat Box

Grail Games · 2015
2–515–30 min6+ yrs1.6/5 complexity6.1 BGG#9.644 BGG1,1 KKidsStrategy
short answer

How do you play Cat Box?

Cat Box is played with cards divided into quadrants each showing an empty box or one of five cats (in a box). Players take turns playing these cards to a shared display, overlapping previous cards by one or two quadrants.

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Cat Box box art
official art · Grail Games

Cat Box is played with cards divided into quadrants each showing an empty box or one of five cats (in a box). Players take turns playing these cards to a shared display, overlapping previous cards by one or two quadrants. Each player is assigned a secret identity; if you are a cat you want as many of your cats showing at the end of the game as possible, and as large a group of them as possible, but if you are the chihuahua you want empty boxes and groups of exactly three cats.

Players can play cards held by themselves or any of their opponents, but one side of the card is used when playing your own cards and the other (mirror image) side when playing other peoples'.

The advanced game adds five single-use tokens for each player which have different effects.

game anatomy
Complexity1.6 / 5
BGG rating6.1 / 10
Vibe
KidsStrategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
15–30 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
6+ yrs
BGG rank
#9.644
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Cat Box?
Cat Box is a abstract strategy game, for 2–5 players, taking ~15–30 minutes, featuring pattern building. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Cat Box — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Cat Box support?
Cat Box is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Cat Box take?
A game of Cat Box takes about 15–30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Cat Box for?
Cat Box is recommended from age 6.
Q7How complex is Cat Box?
Cat Box has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.6 out of 5.
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