Depending on the group around the table, simplicity can be a great gift. Even if you have never seen a drafting or set collection game before, you could be playing this one after a few minutes with the rule book or a swift rules video. Paws-itively SimpleĬat Lady is the epitome of simplicity. Tally up the points and play again, because honestly you can knock this one out in 15-20 minutes even at the max player count. Penalties are dished out for each cat that isn’t completely fed, and for the player who wasted the most food. The game ends when the deck is exhausted, plain and simple. Lost Cat Posters can be traded for lucrative Stray Cats or Point tokens. Catnip is a penalty unless two or more are harvested, causing happy cats to grant affection in the form of bonuses. The player with the most costumes receives a chunky bonus, while the player with none is penalized. Toys are collected and scored for the sake of variety, because what cat wants to kick around seven balls of yarn when there are scratching posts, towers, and feather wands? Costumes are collected to dress up the felines against their will, presumably for exploitation on social media. The rest of the cards are then held in hand. Cat cards are laid down into a tableau as part of the player’s clowder (a term for a group of cats that are familiar with one another… not really a term from the game, but Google hath enlightened me) and must be fed at the game’s end to avoid a penalty. Food cards are immediately discarded in exchange for representative cubes, which are not officially assigned to a cat until the end of the game. However, Spray Bottle cards may be spent to torment the guard cat into allowing you to disregard its hissy intimidation. In Cat Lady, players draft on each turn by selecting either a row or column of cards from a 3×3 face-up grid.Īfter each selection of cards, the guard cat is moved to watch over the row or column that was just removed, preventing the next player from taking the same set. The method of choosing and refusing cards can vary, but there seems to be a sweet spot where mechanism matches the speed and objectives of the game. Drafting games come in all shapes and sizes. Though I’m a little late to the purr party, it’s time to look back at the Ladies.Ĭat Lady is a card-drafting set collection game. It has spawned two small expansions and is now set to stand against it’s domesticated companion release this year, Dog Lover. Every industry has hazards that must be patiently endured.Ĭat Lady was designed and illustrated by Josh Wood ( Santa Monica) and released by AEG in 2017 to plenty of praise. It falls into the same category as an allergy to box sleeves, poorly written rule books, and set collection games without included scorepads. Not even the vile substance known as dander, however, can halt the pursuit of worthy games. This confession might also mean that I’ve alienated half-or all-of my audience without even mentioning the game at hand. But it does mean that I now travel with Benadryl caplets, just in case a home is guarded by feisty felines. I’ve always been something of a dog lover, so the allergy didn’t ruin my life. Her name will be something that describes who she is. It’ll also describe her beauty and her individual personality.I still remember the New Year’s Eve when I discovered the severity of my allergy to cats. When you get her attention, you may use hand motions or sign language. You’ll be choosing her perfect name so you can describe her to your family and friends. Since your kitty may be deaf, she won’t hear you calling her. Remember: White cats with blue eyes are unique. Your white-haired, blue-eyed cat needs the most special name. Isa (in the Norwegian dialect this translates as “ice”)Ī white kitty with vivid blue eyes has unusual looks.January (for the icy cold month or the famous actress).Savvy (short-form of the white wine sauvignon blanc).Kenzie (it means “the fair one” in Scottish).It has to be one she’ll be willing to answer to. She’s going to wear this name for her entire life. As she sits, grooming her perfect shiny coat, think about how perfect her new name is. Once you’ve chosen a name, it’s time to congratulate yourself. White female cats just seem so dainty, don’t they? When she chose you, you got lucky! Here, you’re going to be able to choose just the right name for her.Īgain, get to know her temperament: Her name has to fit her looks and personality. Depending on the cat’s personality, you should be able to find one that fits. Think of good male names that describe a white cat. Your cat won’t know the difference between male or female name but you will. This means that this is the perfect time to choose a name. After getting better acquainted with your new cat, you have an idea of the personality.

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