Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition

Trick-taking meets quantum physics — declare suits, avoid paradoxes

👥 2–5 players⏱ approx. 40 min🪄 A round to warm up10+

★ 7.1 · BGG #378

Who it's for

Trick-taking fans who want a fresh spin on the genre. Also converts people who thought they didn't like trick-taking games.

Not for you if…

Skip if you prefer straightforward card play. The suit-declaration mechanic can cause analysis paralysis in overthinking groups.

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Vibe's take

Clever, tense, mind-bending, social

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About this game

Trick-taking game with a quantum twist — cards have numbers but no suits until you play them. When you play a card, you declare its color, claiming a spot on a shared grid. Contradictions collapse the system, and whoever caused the paradox loses the round.

Trick-taking twistQuantum themeQuick playsClever design

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from $27

from $27 · Amazon.com BGG