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Catopomp

Catopomp

2025·David Chow J.S.

Videos
6
Creators
4

Mainly reviews. Catopomp is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.

2 - 4 players
10 - 20 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

In Catopomp, you are the new supervisor of a team of cat psychopomps. To ensure that no lost souls are left behind, you must lead your furry subordinates to guide these souls into the afterlife. The goal of the game is to play all your cards and not be the last player with unplayed cards. Whenever you play cards from your hand, you must also reveal one additional card and place it in front of yourself. Over time, this will form a set of revealed cards that you will need to play as well. To help you with your task, once per round, you can use one or two dice from a shared pool to enhance your playing set. Time the dice well, and use them wisely! If you choose to pass, the player who played the most recent strongest set of cards can pass one of their revealed cards to you. This means that you will have more cards to clear. Yikes! What will you reveal? How will you manage your hidden and revealed cards? Finding the balance is key! The game also offers a competitive mode for players who prefer to have only one winner. NOTE: the Kickstarter exclusive expansions include 5 executive cards(Celeste, Ego, Jigokun, Taro, and Thoth)! Each executive cat provides their supervisors with a unique power to help guide souls along. You may add them to any Catopomp game variants. At the beginning of the game, randomly distribute one executive card to each player. Each player will possess the unique power of their executive cat for the rest of the game. Alternatively, players may take turns drafting one executive card before the game starts.

Catopomp

Watch first

Learn to play

Catopomp | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes!6:11

Catopomp | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes!

kovray

kovray

Review

Catopomp Preview - The Cats Need Us11:39

Catopomp Preview - The Cats Need Us

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Watch it played

Catopomp Playthrough - All Good Cats Go To Heaven18:13

Catopomp Playthrough - All Good Cats Go To Heaven

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Which Catopomp video should I watch?

Catopomp has 6 videos from 4 creators: 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough and 1 other video. They date from 2024 to February 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Catopomp | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes!" by kovray, which runs 6 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Catopomp Preview - The Cats Need Us" by BoardGameCo. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Catopomp Playthrough - All Good Cats Go To Heaven" by BoardGameCo.

If you like it, try SCOUT, dnup, Jungo or Oh My Brain, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Catopomp Preview - The Cats Need UsReview11:39

Catopomp Preview - The Cats Need Us

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Catopomp | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes!How to play6:11

Catopomp | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes!

kovray

kovray

Catopomp | Let's Guide Cat Souls Into The Afterlife | Board Game Kickstarter PreviewReview12:37

Catopomp | Let's Guide Cat Souls Into The Afterlife | Board Game Kickstarter Preview

kovray

kovray

Unboxing, How to Play & ImpressionsReview11:20

Unboxing, How to Play & Impressions

Cardboard East

Cardboard East

Catopomp Playthrough - All Good Cats Go To HeavenPlaythrough18:13

Catopomp Playthrough - All Good Cats Go To Heaven

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Catopomp Play Through | The Game Haus23:56

Catopomp Play Through | The Game Haus

The Brothers Murph

The Brothers Murph

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BoardGameCo
BoardGameCo
2 videos of this game
kovray
kovray
2 videos of this game
Cardboard East
Cardboard East
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The Brothers Murph
The Brothers Murph
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About Catopomp

From BoardGameGeek:

In Catopomp, you are the new supervisor of a team of cat psychopomps. To ensure that no lost souls are left behind, you must lead your furry subordinates to guide these souls into the afterlife. The goal of the game is to play all your cards and not be the last player with unplayed cards. Whenever you play cards from your hand, you must also reveal one additional card and place it in front of yourself. Over time, this will form a set of revealed cards that you will need to play as well. To help you with your task, once per round, you can use one or two dice from a shared pool to enhance your playing set. Time the dice well, and use them wisely! If you choose to pass, the player who played the most recent strongest set of cards can pass one of their revealed cards to you. This means that you will have more cards to clear. Yikes! What will you reveal? How will you manage your hidden and revealed cards? Finding the balance is key! The game also offers a competitive mode for players who prefer to have only one winner. NOTE: the Kickstarter exclusive expansions include 5 executive cards(Celeste, Ego, Jigokun, Taro, and Thoth)! Each executive cat provides their supervisors with a unique power to help guide souls along. You may add them to any Catopomp game variants. At the beginning of the game, randomly distribute one executive card to each player. Each player will possess the unique power of their executive cat for the rest of the game. Alternatively, players may take turns drafting one executive card before the game starts.

Designer

David Chow J.S.

Artist

David Chow J.S.

Publisher

Swaggy Games

Categories

AnimalsCard GameDiceFantasy

Mechanics

Hand ManagementTrick-taking & ClimbingDraftingPlayer Elimination
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