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Caged Rat

Players are dealt cards by suit (red vs black). Each player places two 'rat' cards that determine how many captures in that suit will satisfy them. Players take turns offering capture cards and bidding to win them. The objective is to satisfy each rat with exactly the right number of captures.
2 players
20-30 min
Hard

What You'll Need

🃏 Standard 52-card deck

About This Game

Players are dealt cards by suit (red vs black). Each player places two 'rat' cards that determine how many captures in that suit will satisfy them. Players take turns offering capture cards and bidding to win them. The objective is to satisfy each rat with exactly the right number of captures.

How to Play

  1. Use standard 52-card deck
  2. Separate and deal by color (red to one, black to other)
  3. Each player places 2 rat cards face-down
  4. Rat cards define capture goals for each suit
  5. Take turns offering capture cards
  6. Bid with higher cards to win captures
  7. Feed captures to rats of matching suits
  8. Score based on meeting rat requirements exactly
  9. Play to 120 points for rubber victory

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