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Catch the Mice

Catch the Mice

Albi · 2009
2–420 min8+ yrs1.1/5 complexity5.5 BGG#26.673 BGG223CouplesFamily
short answer

How do you play Catch the Mice?

In Catch the Mice players are hungry cats, trying to catch colored mice – but you probably already figured that out from the title. On a turn, a player rolls the two dice, then "catches" a mouse of the color showing on the dice, assuming the player hasn't already collected that color this turn.

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Catch the Mice box art
official art · Albi

In Catch the Mice players are hungry cats, trying to catch colored mice – but you probably already figured that out from the title.

On a turn, a player rolls the two dice, then "catches" a mouse of the color showing on the dice, assuming the player hasn't already collected that color this turn. If you roll the same color on both dice, you steal a mouse from your opponent! You may keep rolling but if you can't catch a mouse after a die roll, you lose everything. The game ends when there are no mice left, and points are scored for captured mice.

Polar Derby features the same game play as Catch the Mice but instead of mice players collect bears on roller skates, which is completely ridiculous and unbelievable. Bears on pogo sticks, sure, but not roller skates...

game anatomy
Complexity1.1 / 5
BGG rating5.5 / 10
Vibe
CouplesFamily
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#26.673
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Catch the Mice?
Catch the Mice is a animals game, for 2–4 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Catch the Mice — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Catch the Mice support?
Catch the Mice is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Catch the Mice take?
A game of Catch the Mice takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Catch the Mice for?
Catch the Mice is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Catch the Mice?
Catch the Mice has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.1 out of 5.
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