Box front · source
What this is
Win tricks without knowing the colour of their cards until they play them. It is designed for 2–5 players.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–5
- Listed play time
- 20–40 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- Designer
- Muneyuki Yokouchi (横内宗幸)
- Artist
- Osamu Inoue (井上磨)
- Box size
- 13 × 18 × 4.5 cm
- Photographs
- 2
How players rate Cat in the Box
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 4.
- 2p6.746 ratings
- 3p7.146 ratings
- 4p7.546 ratings
- 5p7.245 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.5/10
- Ease of teach4.1/10
- Gateway friendliness4.9/10
- Component quality6.8/10
- Table presence7.0/10
- Travel friendliness5.3/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate4.7SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive4.8FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced4.9Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.9Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.9LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.6SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.0No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.7Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
1 further photograph · select one to enlargeRules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheetsNo rulebook is available for this game yet. The Almanac only hosts documents a publisher has authorised, so nothing is offered here until that permission exists.
Box & shelf
13 × 18 × 4.5 cm
- Shelf volume
- 1.1 L
- Shelf width used
- 4.5 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 7
Source: measured