Cat in the box

A trick-taker where your cards have no colour until you declare it, and no combo can be claimed twice.

👥 3–4 playersapprox. 45 min🪄 A round to warm up10+
6.0 · BGG #3,230

Who it's for

Trick-taking fans hungry for a fresh, clever twist and players who enjoy the mental puzzle of managing shrinking possibilities.

Not for you if…

You want a relaxed classic trick-taker or dislike bidding. The quantum declaration and paradox rule take a game to click and can frustrate players who want straightforward play.

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Vibe's take

A brain-bending trick-taker where you gamble on your own future as the board of possibilities collapses around you.

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About this game

A trick-taking game with a quantum twist: your cards have values but no fixed colour until you play them. You bid how many tricks you'll win, then declare each card's colour as you play it, marking a shared research board, and no two cards of the same colour and value can ever coexist.

Cards get their colour only when playedShared board blocks duplicate combosBid your tricks before colours are set

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Players

Best at 4 playersWorks with 3–4

Duration

30–45 min

Ages 10+

Complexity

1.9 / 5 — Light

BGG Rating

6.0/10

Rank #3,230

1.2k ratings

Published

2020

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