Rocket Ranchers: Herding Cats in Space!
2026David Bock
- Videos
- 12
- Creators
- 8
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Rocket Ranchers: Herding Cats in Space! is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
1 - 6 players
30 - 45 min
From BoardGameGeek
NOTE: This version is the Kickstarter edition (says Launch Edition, on the box). At the end of the campaign, the title was acquired by PickPocket Games. Their retail release and updated version is known as the 2nd Edition (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/467575/rocket-ranchers-2nd-edition). Welcome to Planet Binxadinx! Rocket Ranchers is a set-collection game about collecting animals for your ranch using your dogship cards to "beam up" animals from various biomes across the planet. The collected animals will be placed in available pens on your ranch. Each pen can hold only one type of animal. The more of a single species you collect, the more profitable your ranch will be. Collect only a few of a species, and you might lose money. While collecting animals, you'll also encounter space cats, which will cling to some of the animals you collect. Collect one or a bunch to earn points. Collect a few or none, and you'll lose points. At the end of the game, the player with the most points wins! -description from the publisher
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Rocket Ranchers: Herding Cats in Space! has 12 videos from 8 creators: 4 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs and 1 unboxing. They date from 2023 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "All the Games with Steph: Rocket Ranchers" by Steph Hodge, which runs 50 min. For a quicker teach, "Rocket Ranchers | How To Play | Learn to Play in 5 Minutes!" by kovray runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Rocket Ranchers Review: In Space, No One Can Hear You Meow" by The Dice Tower. 4 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Rocket Ranchers: Herding Cats in Space Playthrough" by Gettin' Jiggly Board Games, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Rocket Ranchers (2nd Edition), also by David Bock, or Wingspan Pocket, Wingspan Asia and Sushi Go Party!, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Rocket Ranchers: Herding Cats in Space!
From BoardGameGeek:
NOTE: This version is the Kickstarter edition (says Launch Edition, on the box). At the end of the campaign, the title was acquired by PickPocket Games. Their retail release and updated version is known as the 2nd Edition (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/467575/rocket-ranchers-2nd-edition). Welcome to Planet Binxadinx! Rocket Ranchers is a set-collection game about collecting animals for your ranch using your dogship cards to "beam up" animals from various biomes across the planet. The collected animals will be placed in available pens on your ranch. Each pen can hold only one type of animal. The more of a single species you collect, the more profitable your ranch will be. Collect only a few of a species, and you might lose money. While collecting animals, you'll also encounter space cats, which will cling to some of the animals you collect. Collect one or a bunch to earn points. Collect a few or none, and you'll lose points. At the end of the game, the player with the most points wins! -description from the publisher
Designer
David Bock
Artist
Cam Kendell
Publisher
Binxadinx Games
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