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The Happiest Cat in the World

Game ID: GID0458388
Game Info
Year
2026
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
30 min
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Description

A light family card game from Rebel Studio about pampering your cat to make it the happiest cat in the world

Description

A light family card game from Rebel Studio about pampering your cat to make it the happiest cat in the world

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Video Il_S1jF51fg Watch It Played Rules Teach at 0:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Satisfying scoring based on goal tiles and tile placement.
  • Engaging cat combo mechanic for bonus turns.
  • Charming theme of making a cat happy.
  • Varied end-game scoring opportunities with bonus tiles.
Cons
  • Discarding tiles for cat movement can be costly.
  • Bowl placement has restrictions (cannot be on another bowl or a tile with a mouse token).
Thematic elements
  • Making your cat happy by providing it with toys, shelves, beds, and bowls.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Action Point Allowance — The cat's movement has a cost, with the first two moves being free and subsequent moves requiring discarding tiles.
  • Combo-building — Creating a straight line of three tiles of the same color triggers a 'cat combo,' allowing an extra tile placement.
  • End-game scoring — The game includes final scoring based on tiles in hand, discard pile, and specific end-game goal tiles.
  • Hand Management — Players hold tiles in hand and must discard them to perform extra moves with their cat or use them for placement and buying amenities.
  • Resource Management — Players manage 'coins' earned from tiles to buy amenity tiles.
  • Set Collection — Players collect tiles of certain types or in certain configurations to score points based on goal tiles.
  • Tile Placement — Players place tiles to expand their apartment, with specific rules for different tile types (bowls, shelves, beds, mice).
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Is this a game or just more cat propaganda?
  • And now I love having a cat, but that little furball rules the house which I think was his plan all along.
  • Making theirs the happiest cat in the world.
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Video baO2vJ27v7Y Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Analysis at 4:10 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • deck-building — A deck-building game.
  • Tile-laying — A tile-laying game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • And today is our Gen Con vlog day zero
  • It's going to be great. I'm looking forward to giving you all of this stuff and I hope you enjoy it.
  • Basically, we're going to say that you have a board game in alphabetical order.
  • So, here's a taste. I'll start with A, Agricola.
  • Um Agricola, Bring, Cauldron Quest, Dominion.
  • I feel like every time we come to Gen Con, there's always a point where there's some kind of crazy traffic.
  • We are just walking to Gen Con.
  • There is someone with a Codenames rolling cart uh just pitching Codenames uh and that's pretty awesome.
  • Heard about Four Souls Smoky Mountain.
  • Dragon Overlord, kind of a lane battler.
  • There's just a ton of new releases coming out from Asmodee.
  • So much to look at.
  • Here we have a deck-building with a tile-laying tile-laying game.
  • There is a Love Letter Kpop Edition on Earth.
  • Apparently, it's a really cool trick-taking game where you're always trying to be in the second place.
  • I love the art on these Melodins cover, and the individual packets of cards.
  • I am here with Justin, our faithful uh videographer/tech guy.
  • A lot of different styles, like visual styles, and then just like simple games to complex complex ones.
  • I have never had Ethiopian food before
  • Highlight of Gen Con so far, even though Gen Con hasn't started yet.
  • Tomorrow we'll have lots more to show you at the dealer hall and that kind of stuff.
  • All right guys, have a great night. We'll see you in the morning.
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Video dI_ATl-j1W0 Tabletop Tolson Unboxing at 13:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • fun
  • building beautiful terrain for your cat
  • really, really cool and smart
  • way, way cool
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • cats, terrain building
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Deck Building — Described as 'like a deck builder but with tiles'.
  • Tile building — Players build tiles in front of them and activate them.
  • tile drafting — The host mentions tile drafting where you get to purchase tiles.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • So, it's just it's lovely. I love Columbus.
  • And the tabletop role-playing game I use, because I want to get into tabletop role-playing games more, is called Epitaph.
  • This is a really dynamite game.
  • I have plenty of copies of Things in Rings, which I already have used in the classroom, and many people were introduced to.
  • It takes this and it just makes it more research-based, and it really does essentially shift the focus to an educational setting.
  • So, I left with over 20 games, and I had to essentially check my bag.
  • Um and I think this is a dynamite game.
  • Um, we love Panda Royale. We have shared that with people.
  • I love the pity die. That's like the best feature of this game.
  • So, I'm probably going to have like a little double uh double header with these two uh review coming up soon.
  • And the really fun thing about Wizard Community College is you are all kind of like trainee uh wizards and things don't go right.
  • So, I'm excited to get this in my in my classroom and uh hopefully with a little bit more uh of a video with that one soon.
  • So, it is always action. You are always playing, you're always thinking and um it's just really cool.
  • So, for me, I was like, 'Got to take home Soothsayers.'
  • I got me a nice train game. I love a good train game.
  • This is like classic train game stuff, man.
  • Artwork looks amazing, honestly.
  • Oh my goodness. Okay, here we go.
  • My number one game that I demoed at the media event for Asmodee is called The Happiest Cat in the World.
  • It's like a deck builder but with tiles, but then you're spending them.
  • Now the cool thing about this one is you're in two different factions.
  • I am into all the duels. I want to try all the duels for every game that they have out there, or duets, or whatever, or duos. I want to play them.
  • I had a fantastic time. I had a delicious time.
  • I love the mood. I love the energy. I love the games. I love the people. I love gamers. I love gamers so much.
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Video Jnfpw1byZ9s Bower's Game Corner Review at 0:23 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Constant point churning is satisfying.
  • Cool combo abilities.
  • Good strategic variety.
  • Simple buying mechanism.
  • High variability due to tile interactions and scoring conditions.
  • Great artwork with many tiny details.
  • High replayability.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Building an apartment for a cat to love
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • action selection — Tiles function as action cards, with a coin value that can be spent on movement or other actions.
  • Deck Building — The core mechanic is deck building, where purchased tiles also provide income for future turns.
  • Set Collection — Chaining three color tiles in a row allows for combos.
  • tile laying — Players build an apartment by placing tiles, and can chain tiles of the same color for combos.
  • Tile Placement — Players build an apartment by placing tiles, and can chain tiles of the same color for combos.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • And in this game, you're going to be building an apartment for a cat to love.
  • It's much very euroe in that aspect during the game in the end game.
  • But it's actually a a a deck building game at its core because when you purchase these tiles, they have a cost on them to purchase, but then they will also give you money in the future.
  • It's like this delicate balancing thing active. Oh, this one's gonna give me a bunch of money. And if it gives you a bunch of money, you want to play it into your apartment because you can actively score points every single turn.
  • And that's one thing if you like games where you're constantly just churning points, this is the one to do it.
  • It felt like a real winner.
  • And honestly, that was the name of the game of the Asthma Day thing. Like, you could say I'm an Asma day shill, but every game I played, I was like, "Yeah, that's our good."
  • The amount of details, tiny details they put, which it really helped bring the game to life, I think.
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