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2019 Ranked #18,114

Rat-a-tat Roll

A dice-and-card race has players move around a board collecting low cat cards while avoiding high rat cards for the lowest score. Choosing how many dice to roll and using rerolls makes each move a calculated gamble.

Animals Children's Game Roll / Spin and Move Track Movement

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

6+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

6.11

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Roll around the world with Rat-a-Tat Roll, which puts a fresh spin on the best-selling Rat-a-Tat Cat card game. Move around the board trying to collect low cards (cats) while avoiding high cards (rats).

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Roll-and-Move

Roll dice or spin a dial to determine how far a piece moves.
Track Movement

Advance pieces along a defined linear or branching track.
Read the full game description

Roll around the world with Rat-a-Tat Roll, which puts a fresh spin on the best-selling Rat-a-Tat Cat card game. Move around the board trying to collect low cards (cats) while avoiding high cards (rats). Choose one, two, or three dice, keeping re-roll tokens handy in case you miss your mark. All along, look out for peeks, swaps, and especially the chancy "wild" spots where things could really get dicey! Get the lowest score and Rat-a-Tat Catapult to victory! —description from the publisher

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Category

2
Animals Children's Game

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Roll / Spin and Move Track Movement

Family

4
Animals: Cats Animals: Rats Misc: Lowest Score Wins Theme: Anthropomorphic Animals

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–4
Play time
15 min
Age
6+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Jack Degnan

Publishers

1
Gamewright

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