Pegasus Cat in the Box

This is the English version of Cat in the Box. A German version is available separately. Cat in the Box is an extraordinary trick-taking game centered around quantum mechanics and cats. Similar to the famous thought experiment by Schrödinger, the cats on the cards only assume their final state or color when played. At the beginning of each round, players in Cat in the Box bet on how many tricks they can win with their hand cards. Then, each person plays one card in turn – whoever plays the highest card of the led color or the trump color red wins the trick. However, the color of the hand card is only determined at the moment it is played. If a player cannot or does not want to follow the announced color, they must change the color and cannot play the originally required color for the rest of the round – meaning they effectively have no cards of that color left in hand. Each color-number combination may only be played exactly once throughout the game. This is tracked on a small game board, where the player marks the corresponding field with a marker of their color. The game ends when all hand cards have been played or when a player finds themselves unable to play any of their cards (resulting in a paradox). Points are then awarded for the number of tricks won. Additionally, connected fields on the game board marked with their own markers grant extra points, but only if the predicted number of tricks has been achieved. Important notes: Warning! Not suitable for children under 36 months.