Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Be the first to have five of your pieces showing. The player who is the mouse starts first.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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Be the first to have five of your pieces showing. The player who is the mouse starts first. You may move your own pieces or your opponent's. You can start a stack or place a piece on top of another. Pieces can only go 3 high. You can move pieces that are already in play, but not the piece that you opponent just moved. The winner is the first to have 5 cats or mice showing. As an alternative to playing a single game. Players may choose to play multiple games with a scoring system of 25 points for a win and 5 points for each piece not put in play at the time that the game is won. Re-implemented by: Bernini Mysterie (for 2-4 players)