Cat Crimes

"A feline crime has been committed and it's your job to identify the culprit!"

Grade Band: 6-8, 9-12

Time to Play: Varies

Number of Players: 1 (2+ cooperatively)

Game Style: single player, cooperative

Complexity: Level 1

This game can be explained quickly without a full round demonstration, and students will be able to play independently.

Price:

• Ravensburger - $17.99

• Amazon - $17.95

Mathematical Skills:

• Deductive Reasoning

Description of Game:

Cat Crimes is a logic puzzle game targeted at younger children. It is designed to be played solo but can also be played cooperatively. There are six standee cats and six tokens of various items placed on a central board to visualize thinking. There are 40 challenges, of 4 difficulties, included in the game. As a puzzle game there is not official Board Game Geek page but one user posted a review linked here.

Rules:

Rules PDF (English)

Teacher Resources:

Teacher Tips:

• If your students have completed all of challenges, or want a new game mode, you can try asking them to make up their own crime scenario and clues! This can be a great exercise for learning backwards reasoning.

• There is also a dog themed version of this game named Dog Crimes by the same company, their product listing can be found here.