Cat In The Box - How To Play

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In this video, we're going to learn how to play Cat In The Box! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the YouTube comments below. NOTE: When setting up, if you look at 1:38 in the video you'll see that in the Cat Cards column of the table on screen, there is a hexagon value for your number of players. You also remove any cards that don't show *that* hexagon value. Become a member of the Watch It Played Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/c/watchitplayed Watch It Played Merch - get your shirts, mugs and other items! https://watch-it-played.creator-spring.com/ This game's BoardGameGeek Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345972/cat-box-deluxe-edition Check out my personal vlog here: @RodneyJSmith Get A BGG Watch It Played Microbadge: https://boardgamegeek.com/microbadge/25384 Email: watchitplayed(at)gmail(dot)com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/watchitplayed.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watchitplayed/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchItPlayed/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/watchitplayed We truly appreciate your views, feedback and subscriptions. 00:00 - Introduction 00:31 - The Setup 02:28 - Game Play Overview 03:04 - The Preparation Phase 03:52 - Understanding Trick Taking 04:51 - The Preparation Phase Continued 05:50 - The Trick Phase 06:00 - Playing and Declaring A Card 07:01 - Card Limits 07:26 - Following The "Led" Color 08:04 - Determining Who Won The Trick 08:36 - Starting A New Trick 08:49 - When You Can't Follow The Led Color 10:34 - Determining Who Won The Trick With More Than One Color 10:45 - Why Red Is Special 11:55 - Restrictions On Leading With Red 13:16 - A Summary Of Playing A Trick 13:50 - Ending The Round 14:00 - A Paradox 15:23 - The Scoring Phase 16:37 - Preparing For The Next Round 17:08 - Determining The Winner 17:25 - The Two Player Rules 18:35 - Conclusion #watchitplayed #boardgames #tutorial