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Schrödinger's Cats

Schrödinger's Cats

2015·Heather O'Neill, Christopher O'Neill, Adriel Wilson

Videos
6
Creators
6

Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Schrödinger's Cats is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.

2 - 6 players
10 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

Uncertainty didn't kill the cat, but that doesn't mean it's not dead. Dr. Erwin Schrödinger and Werner Heisenberg taught us that. We've all heard about the cats in boxes experiment, and maybe we're even curious about the results - but attempting such an experiment would be INSANE in real life! Now you can try your hand at challenging the uncertainty principle without risking the lives of innocent kittens or exposure to radioactive particles! Awww! In Schrödinger's Cats, players run experiments, form hypotheses, and try to one-up each other's research. Players take on the role of a cat physicist such as Albert Felinestein, Sally Prride, or Neil deGrasse Tabby. Using their special ability to help prove their hypothesis - or at least debunk someone else's - each cat physicist tries to determine the minimum number of alive cats, dead cats, or empty boxes across all the boxes in Schrödinger's lab. In more detail, each player starts with six cards in hand, along with a physicist card. The first player asserts how many identical cards - whether live cat, dead cat, or empty box - are present among all the cards in play. The next player can increase the number of this claim or call. Each player can use their ability once during the round. When a player does call, whoever was right - whether about the claim or about doubting that claim - stays in the game, while the other player is eliminated. Each remaining player gets a new hand with one fewer card, and you keep playing rounds until only one player remains.

Schrödinger's Cats

Watch first

Learn to play

Schrödinger's Cats Example of Play Kickstarter5:19

Schrödinger's Cats Example of Play Kickstarter

Chris O'Neill (9th Level Games)

Chris O'Neill (9th Level Games)

Review

Schrodinger's Cats Review9:21

Schrodinger's Cats Review

BeardsandBoardgames

BeardsandBoardgames

Watch it played

Schrödinger's Cats - playthrough (3p)17:41

Schrödinger's Cats - playthrough (3p)

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Which Schrödinger's Cats video should I watch?

Schrödinger's Cats has 6 videos from 6 creators: 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from 2015 to May 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Schrödinger's Cats Example of Play Kickstarter" by Chris O'Neill (9th Level Games), which runs 5 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Schrodinger's Cats Review" by BeardsandBoardgames. To see it played, watch "Schrödinger's Cats - playthrough (3p)" by Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo).

If you like it, try Dreams of Yesterday and Pavlov's Dogs, also by Heather O'Neill, or Perudo and Cockroach Poker, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Schrödinger's Cats Example of Play KickstarterHow to play5:19

Schrödinger's Cats Example of Play Kickstarter

Chris O'Neill (9th Level Games)

Chris O'Neill (9th Level Games)

Schrodinger's Cats ReviewReview9:21

Schrodinger's Cats Review

BeardsandBoardgames

BeardsandBoardgames

All the Games with Steph: Schrodinger's CatsHow to play17:28

All the Games with Steph: Schrodinger's Cats

Steph Hodge

Steph Hodge

Schrödinger's Cats Review - with Zee GarciaReview10:02

Schrödinger's Cats Review - with Zee Garcia

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Schrödinger’s Cats #unboxing #boardgame #shortsUnboxing0:42

Schrödinger’s Cats #unboxing #boardgame #shorts

Ben from AEffect

Ben from AEffect

Schrödinger's Cats - playthrough (3p)Playthrough17:41

Schrödinger's Cats - playthrough (3p)

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

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BeardsandBoardgames
BeardsandBoardgames
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Ben from AEffect
Ben from AEffect
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Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)
Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)
1 video of this game
Chris O'Neill (9th Level Games)
Chris O'Neill (9th Level Games)
1 video of this game
Steph Hodge
Steph Hodge
1 video of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
1 video of this game

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About Schrödinger's Cats

From BoardGameGeek:

Uncertainty didn't kill the cat, but that doesn't mean it's not dead. Dr. Erwin Schrödinger and Werner Heisenberg taught us that. We've all heard about the cats in boxes experiment, and maybe we're even curious about the results - but attempting such an experiment would be INSANE in real life! Now you can try your hand at challenging the uncertainty principle without risking the lives of innocent kittens or exposure to radioactive particles! Awww! In Schrödinger's Cats, players run experiments, form hypotheses, and try to one-up each other's research. Players take on the role of a cat physicist such as Albert Felinestein, Sally Prride, or Neil deGrasse Tabby. Using their special ability to help prove their hypothesis - or at least debunk someone else's - each cat physicist tries to determine the minimum number of alive cats, dead cats, or empty boxes across all the boxes in Schrödinger's lab. In more detail, each player starts with six cards in hand, along with a physicist card. The first player asserts how many identical cards - whether live cat, dead cat, or empty box - are present among all the cards in play. The next player can increase the number of this claim or call. Each player can use their ability once during the round. When a player does call, whoever was right - whether about the claim or about doubting that claim - stays in the game, while the other player is eliminated. Each remaining player gets a new hand with one fewer card, and you keep playing rounds until only one player remains.

Designers

Heather O'Neill, Christopher O'Neill, Adriel Wilson

Artist

James Stowe

Publisher

9th Level Games

Categories

AnimalsCard Game

Mechanics

Betting & BluffingVariable Player PowersPlayer Elimination
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