Pink Panther is being held in a zoo, guarded by several zoo guards. Scattered around the zoo are eight face-down tool cards (crowbar, ladder, lifebuoy etc.) which are needed to release the Pink Panther, depending on what cage he's in. Moving around by the die roll, players must find the right tool and release Pink Panther from the cage, at which point they will start playing as the Pink Panther, trying to escape from the zoo. If a player lands on a zoo guard while carrying a tool they have been spotted and must replace the tool on the board; if they land on a guard as the Pink Panther, the guard puts him into the nearest cage, and he must be released again.
The player who manages to escape from the zoo with the Pink Panther wins.
There's also a rules variant where the game is played over several rounds in teams of two players.
This is Ravensburger game no. 00 147 7 (601 5 492 2)