In Schmidts Katze you want to be the cat who tracks down five mice before any of the other felines in the household. To set up the game, place seven of the mice tokens – each of which is different – in seven of the eight slots around the game board; place the eighth mouse on the edge of the box, which holds the game board inside it. Give each player a set of eight mouse tokens, then place the six cat paws around the box. On a turn, roll the die. If you roll a number, move the cat figure around the box, then take whichever action is on the cat paw where you stop moving: Swap two mice, make a mouse go into (or come out of) hiding, or peek at a hidden mouse. If you roll the cat, spin the cat spinner on the game board, then try to be the first to lay out the proper mouse token from the eight in your hand. Whoever is first with the correct answer keeps thattoken cat side up; the first player with five such tokens wins.

We may earn a small commission when you buy through these links.