Smirk & Dagger BOOP: Adorable 2 Player Strategy Board Game, with 32 Cat and Kitten Pieces, Makes a Great Gift for Couples, Family, Adults and Kids Ages 10 and Up

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Finding the perfect two player game doesn't have to be a challenge in and of itself when you use Marusic's tips for what to look for. 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...

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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. 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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Also nominated in this category was Nathan Thronton’s party game Green Team Wins and Downtown Farmers Market, a rural tile placement board game from Johan Benvenuto and Alexandre Droit. The judges recommended the slippery card game Kites, designed by Kevin Hamano, and Exploding Kittens’ competitive party game Mantis. Where Shobu played the serious part of a traditional chess-a-like, Boop hides its diamond-hard tactical gameplay under a soft, fluffy dressing.

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This idea of one piece affecting everything directly around it became an experiment of different outcomes, especially if the theme were different. Maybe things are magnetic, and some would push and some would pull. Or maybe only one would push. Maybe they would flip. I ran through at least a dozen variations over the next month or two before settling down with a played piece simply pushing all adjacent pieces — unless there was a piece next to it that prevented its movement. I would run with that and keep it themeless (for now). Manage cookie settings Maddie gives her thoughts on playing Boop at this year's PAX Unplugged Watch on YouTube Manage cookie settings The Dicebreaker team saw and subsequently fell in love with Boop. at PAX Unplugged 2022. Watch on YouTubeBecause the games are sourced worldwide, if there is an issue with a missing component you will have to reach out to the specific publisher. If you are having issues reaching the publisher directly, please reach out to us.