Which cat is guilty?

My 12yr old received the game, Cat Crimes for Christmas from her Nanny and Papa. (I actually couldn't find it on BGG, so I linked to Tom Vassel's review for anyone interested). This is a game from ThinkFun. It's a solo logic puzzle game, where you are "cat-sitting" 6 cats, who supposedly are innocent and cute little animals... But they in the end cause more trouble than good! So now, you're trying to figure out who committed each "crime" by following clues on the cards.

We have some logic puzzle games such as Rush Hour, Gravity Maze etc (I would like to sometime get Lunar Landing as well). However, I'm not great at logic puzzles. My 12yr old on the other hand...

Cat Crimes has 4-levels of difficulty ranging from beginner to expert. My 12yr old and I were doing the beginner level together to get a feel of how the game works. When I say "and I" I mean, I helped her move things around etc, but ultimately didn't do much. LOL By the last beginner card (level 10), even though I was present the entire time, still can't figure out how she solved it!! LOL We were both laughing about that! :)

I was really impressed with this game. There will definitely be lots of play time (for people like myself), the little board (or crime scene we should say) and components are great. Simple, fun artwork and a really nice little game, along with good exercise for the mind. :)

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Derek

Mar 13, 2021

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That's a shame ThinkFun puzzles aren't over there. My youngest has "Gravity Maze" from them as well (another Christmas gift) and it's a fun challenge.

As for Lunar Landing, I watched a video on YouTube about it (one from BGG I believe) and it looked fun. Similar in ways to Rush Hour, but with some nice little variances. :) I find them relaxing, despite not doing very well with them (yet) LOL

Athena

Just watched Tom Vasel's video, it does look like a fun activity. I'd probably do very badly. 😄 Unfortunately, ThinkFun puzzles aren't easy to find here and my local game store doesn't have them. I once saw Lunar Landing in a bookstore and passed it by. Now I regret it, as they don't have it anymore.