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Year
2026
Players
2-4
Age
10+
Playtime
15 min
Complexity
2/5
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Description
Dexterity game where players bat toys and cats off wobbly platform towers to score by falling distance
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Grant Lyon News at 41:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Fun for groups at a brewery
- Engaging emotional moments
- Lightweight and accessible
Cons
- Can end a turn with no points if things are knocked over
Thematic elements
- Cats
Comparison games
- Jenga
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — Players build a tower and then try to knock items off a platform to land on another, scoring points based on the fall distance.
- Push Your Luck — Players attempt to knock items off ledges, and if they knock things over, their turn ends and they get no points.
- tower building — Players build a cat tower, which is described as a Jenga-style aspect.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Cats Versus Cucumbers. Uh, this plays two to five players in 15 to 30 minutes and it is a lightweight game.
- A lot of the fun of this game is in the theme, right? You're trying to get different cats to put cats in boxes and that's going to score you points, but cucumbers, you can't reroll and they're going to scare your cat away, you know, because cats get scared of cucumbers.
- wombats uh poop square cubes.
- This is a they describe it as a bluffing game for two players, which intrigues me because I think bluffing games are oftentimes, you know, reserved for higher player counts.
- This is not a game about winning or losing or beating your partner. This is a game about getting closer to your partner.
- Uh, I've played Sea Scroll. Uh, some one, the art is awesome.
- this is a really quick playing game card game that like surprised me. I've really enjoyed my plays of Sea Scroll.
- It is a cooperative survival game, a campaign game that has a lot of different con content, a lot of different exploration.
- Soros is a pretty unique trick taking game because you're not doing trick taking with cards. You're doing them with these big chunky tiles They're kind of like domino tiles.
- looks really cool on the table. The table presence of hummingbirds is great
- which I love the title of that.
- This is a
- This is a dexterity style game.
- And it comes with those big emotional moments where you're like, 'Oh, no, it bounced off.' You know, or yes, it felt so good that it landed on there.
- Last Lantern was uh in my top five cooperative games of last year.
- And the cooperative polyomino is a thing I haven't seen before.
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The Dice Tower Top List at 1:56 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
none
Cons
- The reviewer did not like it.
Thematic elements
- Cats knocking things off ledges
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Component manipulation — Players are knocking pieces from one card to another.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Fiction: Banned Books, this is from All Play. I really like the first Fiction, guessing a five-letter word. If you like things like Wordle, um this is a good sort of one versus others game because one person is trying to stop you from guessing the word cuz they lie they have to lie about a letter each time, but you know they lie, so they're picking the right time to lie. But this offer this adds some special powers and things to it, so it's slightly better than the first one, I think, if you care about the stuff. If not, you can still play it normally, so great little game.
- Got 5, a great deduction game for kids, wonderful components. Basically, um you everyone can see your numbers and you're guessing if this is higher or lower than your numbers and where they fit on a grid really works well for kids. There's a lot of good deduction games for kids these days. Another 8.5.
- And Catan on the Road, what a glorious card game version of Catan, one one few games that I am going to get a copy of this for my house because my kids and family liked it so much. We can play this with anybody. It takes Catan, it distills it down into 15 minutes. What a wonderful thing. Like it a lot.
- So, almost 15 minutes for 36 games.
- If you have thoughts on these games, you disagree, agree, whatever it might be, let us know in the comments.
- Like I said, you can find more information about most of these games on the Dice Tower channel or you will hear more about them in the future.
- Hey everybody, thanks for watching another video from the Dice Tower.
- Do you want to learn more about us, communicate with us? We have a Facebook group. We have a Discord channel. Lots of different ways to get involved with the Dice Tower.
- You can find that in our Linktree link below. So, just click that, it will take you and you can communicate with us on Facebook, join our Facebook groups. There's lots of cool things that you can find and become part of the Dice Tower.
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BoardGameCo Top List at 4:31 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- Cute
- Charming
Cons
- Didn't really do anything new in the dexterity world for me.
Thematic elements
- Cats knocking things off ledges
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — using your little batting paw to knock it off the platform.
- Set Collection — And extra points if it lands on the matching platform for that toy.
- Stacking — you want to be building your little platforms as you go by taking the columns and then placing platforms
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Quotes (from this video)
- when you don't have 20 minutes to watch a full review and you're not looking for a how to play or an hourong playrough.
- And let's be honest, when the interest is a little smaller, too.
- This to me is a very very um basic Yatsi style game that felt like an excuse to have something to do once a day every day for 365 days as opposed to being an actual game that is a fully I don't know if it it felt like an excuse to have a daily activity as a game. That's what it feels like.
- The gimmick, the gimmick of overlaying cards, that's cute and charming. The game behind it is not that great.
- It's a very straightforward dexterity stacking game with a cute theme, but not particularly amazing.
- I read the rules and I just I just didn't see it working in theory, but then actually after having played it, it's very it gives you a lot of opportunities to get the cards you want.
- Do not judge a game either by its cover or by reading the rules alone.
- I love the concept of this, but I actually haven't lost. And so that removes some of the challenge of it.
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Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Review at 36:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Keeper
- Silly fun
- Easy to set up and play
- Quick to play
Cons
- Circles are tough to get both things on sometimes.
Thematic elements
- cats knocking things off ledges
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — Players physically manipulate game pieces.
- Pushing/Knocking Off — Players use a cat paw to knock pieces off a ledge.
- Stacking — Players stack pieces to create a structure.
- Tool Use — Players use tweezers to place pieces.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- We are going to get another copy so we can experience some of the other parts of it that we couldn't finish.
- I didn't think I was going to like this game. I really didn't.
- It's a game of chance. If cheese is needed in two of your dishes and cheese never comes up, you never get that bonus for the perfect plate, which is kind of irritating and aggravating, but it's a game of chance.
- Easy keep that one. It's one of our favorites.
- This one's hard.
- It plays better with more than two people because you don't have that dummy character that's just blocking stuff.
- It's one play like the cafe might be a maybe for me.
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The Dice Tower Review at 0:29 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- high-quality wooden components
- engineered paw-stick and tweezers with proper tactile feel
- imperfectly sized components enforce interesting balance and prevent tall stacks
- mass-market friendly and quick to learn
Cons
- one-trick pony with limited depth or variety
- lacks zaniness or highly memorable moments
- not strongly appealing to non-cat lovers or hardcore gamers
Thematic elements
- Cats knocking objects off ledges; playful chaos
- Domestic home with ledges and cat-themed components
- light-hearted, humorous
Comparison games
- Junk Art
- Gnome Hollow
- Jenga
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cat and toy placement — Players place a cat and a toy onto a new card/ledge for the next turn.
- Compound Scoring — Points are awarded based on how far the toy travels down pillars: large pillar = 2 points, small pillar = 1 point, floor = 0.
- dexterity / removal with a tool — Players use a paw-shaped tool to topple toys from a ledge onto the next area.
- scoring by distance — Points are awarded based on how far the toy travels down pillars: large pillar = 2 points, small pillar = 1 point, floor = 0.
- set-building / ledge construction — Players alternately add ledges and pillars to create a vertical structure.
- turn-based play — Each player takes one turn at a time to add components and resolve actions.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's a very simple conceit.
- This is clearly meant to be shelf presence kind of what is the hook?
- One trick pony
- We're not cat people
- mass market audience
- a lot of creativity went into it, good engineering and such
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kovray Playthrough
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- In event of a tie, you shake paws and share the victory. Nice.
- Pizza and pizzazz are pretty cool.
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Watch It Played Rules Teach at 0:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Light, approachable family-friendly party game
- Short setup and quick play cycles suitable for casual players
- Engaging dexterity element with intuitive feedback from actions
- Cute cat theme and tactile components add charm
- Clear instructional flow with explicit scoring rules
Cons
- Towers can topple—potential frustration for some players
- Component fiddliness may be awkward for very young players
- Limited depth for players seeking heavier strategy
Thematic elements
- Cats, climbing, toy interaction, balancing chaos and cute antics
- A whimsical, cat-themed tabletop dexterity game where players build precarious towers of platforms and pillars, place cats and matching toys, and attempt to score by having toys land on stages without tumbling the whole structure.
- instructional with playful, lighthearted commentary that foregrounds the cats' antics
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- batting / knock-off action — Use a cat-paw stick to bat the toy off the platform; multiple taps may be required to dislodge a toy.
- Compound Scoring — Score points based on how far a toy falls onto a platform (1 point per short pillar distance, 2 points per tall pillar distance) plus a bonus if the landing platform matches the toy's motif.
- dexterity/physical manipulation — You may nudge pieces slightly to fit a placement, but knocking over pieces ends your turn and can reset progress.
- end-of-tower handling and cleanup — If part of a tower falls, the turn ends with zero points; after a collapse, certain pieces are returned to the supply, and play continues until a player reaches 10 points (triggering final turns for others).
- scoring by fall distance and pattern bonus — Score points based on how far a toy falls onto a platform (1 point per short pillar distance, 2 points per tall pillar distance) plus a bonus if the landing platform matches the toy's motif.
- tower building / platform placement — On your turn you add a platform on top of one pillar or place a rectangular platform on two pillars, potentially using different pillar sizes to create an unstable but playable tower.
- tweezer-based placement — Move cats and their matching toys onto platforms using tweezers, with rules about not placing a toy on top of a cat and ensuring cats go on platforms without preoccupied cats.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- In Cats Knocking Things Off ledges, you'll be building towers for your cats to climb while also handing them toys, which they'll immediately knock off their ledges.
- If you knock anything over, your turn ends and you won't score anything that turn.
- No matter what happens, if the toy lands on the table, you score zero points.
- If the toy does land on a platform, you'll score one point for each short pillar distance and two points for each tall pillar distance the toy fell.
- If a toy lands on a platform that matches along with the points that you score for the distance it fell, you'll also score one bonus point.
- No matter what happens, if the toy lands on a platform, you score zero points. So, you never want that to happen.
- And that's everything you need to know to play Cats Knocking Things Off ledges.
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