Description
Schroedinger's Cats (original title: Schrödinger's Cats) is a quick bluffing game inspired by Erwin Schrödinger's famous thought experiment. Each player holds box cards with an alive cat, a dead cat or an empty box, and a few cards are Heisenberg Uncertainty Principles, which count as anything. Since you see only your own cards, you have to guess what the others are hiding.
How to play Schroedinger's Cats
On your turn, you claim how many cards of at least one state are in play, for example "at least eight alive cats". The next player must either raise the claim or doubt it. When you make a claim, you can show cards from your hand as proof and then swap the same number of cards.
When someone doubts a claim, everyone reveals their cards. Whoever was wrong is out, and in the next round everyone gets one card fewer. The last player left in the game wins. With two or three players, you have several lives instead of being knocked out straight away.
Why you'll love it
- Each player has a secret cat physicist, such as Albert Felinestein, with a special one-time ability.
- You can back up a claim with proof and swap cards in your hand at the same time.
- Heisenberg cards count as any state, which makes the guessing even more tense.
- Rounds are quick, and revealing the cards is tense every time.
Who is Schroedinger's Cats for
The game is for two to six players aged 10 and up and takes about 20 minutes. The rules are simple, and players like it best with four or five. It suits groups who love to bluff.
What you might not like
With four or more players, a player who is wrong is knocked out and waits until the end of the game. So the game may not be the best fit for those who don't like player elimination.
What's in the box
- 52 box cards: 20 alive cats, 20 dead cats, 8 empty boxes and 4 Heisenberg Uncertainty Principles
- a claim board and a marker
- 10 cat physicist cards
- 4 player aids
- 6 lives for two or three players
- rules
