RAT-A-TAT-CAT
- Children’s card game that helps develop timing and basic mathematical concepts
- Teaches strategy, memory building, and addition
- Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Best Toy Award; Mensa 1996 Best New Mind Game Award
- Includes 54 rat, cat, and power cards
- For 2 to 6 players
Product Description
As children play Rat-a-tat Cat, they develop a sense of timing and an understanding of basic, but essential, mathematical concepts. They learn ways to remember their cards and strategies to figure out what cards other players might have. They also begin to develop an intuitive sense of probability. Rat-a-tat Cat requires skill, strategy, and awareness, challenging both young children and adults.Amazon.com
It’s never too early to develop a good poker face. With Rat-a-Tat Cat, a poker face is just one of the skills players need to perfect. As in poker, luck, skill, strategy, and intuition each play a part. Players are dealt four cards, which are kept face- down, except for a quick peek at two of them. Each player in turn pulls a card from the draw pile to replace one of the four. Memory is important, as the object is to end with the lowest score, and players must keep track of the values on their four cards. “Peek,” “Swap,” and “Draw Two” Power cards turn up occasionally, allowing players to maneuver and strategize further. Delightfully witty pictures of cats (the good guys–low points) and rats (bad guys–high points) illustrate each of the 54 cards. Young card sharks will develop a sense of timing and greater ease with numbers, and can begin to grasp the concept of probability. Winner of Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Best Toy Award and the 1996 Mensa Best New Mind Game. For 2 to 6 players. –Emilie Coulter
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The people we gave this game to like it better than Mummy Rummy but not as well as Loot. Loot is hard to compete with in their opinion.
Rating: 3 / 5
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TO ALL READERS:RAT-A-TAT-CAT IS A WONDERFUL GAME FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. YOU HAVE FOUR CARDS AND YOU TRY TO GET THE LOWEST SCORE POSSIBLE. YOU
Rating: 5 / 5
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The salespeople at a great local toy store recommended this game for my 6-year old. I never would have looked at this twice if they hadn’t told me about it. I thought the directions seemed a little confusing at first but once we started playing it we loved it! Very simple, different and fun.
Rating: 5 / 5
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My 6 year old twin boys love this game! We’ve played with 2, 3 and 4 players, but we really enjoy playing as a family. I like the fact that the children must add up their cards at the end of each round developing math skills in a fun way. At the beginning of the game, you decide how many rounds you’ll play and the winner is the player with the lowest number of total points. We usually play 5-6 rounds per game. Takes 15 minutes. My kids always want to play again, so keeping each game short works for us and gives more players a chance to win. It was an easy to learn game and does require some simple strategy. It’s a game we enjoy playing over and over. I think an appropriate age range would be 5 years +.
Rating: 5 / 5
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It’s all been said before…but this game is really great. My 6 y.o. says it is her favorite game. It’s educational and fun- what a perfect combo! My almost-4-y.o. plays too, but often needs help.
Rating: 5 / 5
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