Finally, in April 2021 I received notice that the mathematicians "loved it" and that the company felt it was a good abstract game — but they would be passing. Ouch. I think he was hooked right there and then, but if you know Curt, don't play poker with him. He doesn't project until he's sure. He asked to take the prototype home to test. I sheepishly agreed, knowing it was my only example. It was only a few weeks later when he called to tell me he wanted to move forward with it immediately! I shared my progress on BGG, but since we were still in the middle of Covid, there were no conventions to show off the game in person. I was working on other projects in the meantime and was deflated about the future of Gekitai/"Pounce House" after the Gigamic rejection. On your turn, place a cat/kitten which will in turn boop (push) any adjacent pieces (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) one space away as long as the space the booped piece would move to isn't already filled.

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If you have a set of all kittens or a mixture of cats and kittens, remove one of these sets from the gameboard and your supply gains 3 Cats. Note in case of a mixture all cats and kittens are still removed, with the kittens replaced by cats before being returned to your pool. If you have multiple groups of 3-in-a-row, only ONE group can be aged each turn Now that I had decided on a base mechanism around which to build the game, the real work began. At this point, I didn't know how many pieces I would use, the size or shape of the board, winning conditions, or even how many players were at the table! The next two months would see many attempts to play up to four people (didn't work), employ different ways to win (simpler was better), come up with an ideal board size (more on this), and number of pieces per person. Take turns placing one of your Kittens onto the bed, in any open space available (stitched squares). Graduate your Kittens into Cats by forming a 3-in-a-row line (horizontally, vertically or diagonally). Then line up 3 of your Cats to form another 3-in-a-row to WIN the game! But it isn’t that simple... Theme: Of course you'll also want to consider the theme and mechanics of the game. "What kind of theme are you interested in? There are two-player games set in all sorts of different worlds, from historical to fantasy to sci-fi," he continues, adding that you'll also need to consider just how competitive you really want to be with the other player.

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Cats are stronger than Kittens, so Kittens can't boop Cats but Cats can boop Kittens and other Cats

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My ulterior motive was to show him a couple of other projects I was working on and get his honest opinions. As we were chatting at the show about life, games, and more, he asked where I was with Gekitai. I remembered he hadn't seen the advanced version, Gekitai², nor the themed example. I pulled my only prototype out of my bag and began explaining the minor changes and the marketable theme.Each player starts with six kittens they can place, and must 'graduate' them into cats by making lines of three. | Image credit: Smirk & Laughter Games Much like the name, the theme needed to relate to the mechanism and not just be slapped on. I considered a number of options: meteors from space, sumo wrestlers in a ring, drops of water raining down. Then the obvious hit me: CATS! The first convention to resume was Gen Con in September 2021. While I did attend and had "Pounce House" (and other games) to pitch, I didn't. I wasn't 100% after my health scare and preferred to skulk around the demo hall watching people play Hues and Cues. This was the first time I had gotten to see retail versions being played in person. I sat in with a few groups without disclosing my relationship, soaked up the laughter, and took note of unique clues.