Board Game - Pugs vs Cats

A fast-paced card game for 3-5 players, in which three pugs are desperately trying to attract their owner's attention to fill the bowl with sugar bones. However, sometimes all the cards are confused by a big and cheeky orange cat.

The rules can be explained in 5 minutes, and even a child can understand them. Each participant receives a bowl card and 8 random cards with fluffy inhabitants of this house. In the center, their proximity to the owner is placed in a row. Then, each player must take turns playing one card (showing a trick to the person), and if possible, they should use the animal that the first player has specified. Only if you don't have that pet in your hand can you play someone else. After this, the strongest card (based on proximity to the owner and the number on the card) is determined, which goes to its owner's bowl and adds bones to their victory score. However, the stronger the trick, the fewer bones it brings.

And everything would be simple if it weren't for the orange cat. Its name is probably Joker because it can substitute any color and jumps in whenever it wants (a player can play a card with a cat even if they have a dog of the required color).

Despite such concise rules, the game has a lot to think about. If you win even once in a round and place a card in the bowl, all bones initially depicted on it are considered "burned," so sometimes it's advantageous to lose. What to bet on – a large number of cheap tricks, strong but rare wins, or cat tricks? You will have to decide this over the course of three rounds, after which a winner will be determined.

A lion's (or rather, a dog's) share of the game's charm lies in the beautiful illustrations. Combined with simple rules, this makes it a great candidate for playing with participants of any age.

• Box contents

• 56 cards of pugs and cats
• 5 bowl cards
• 4 turn order cards
• game rules.