Rat-A-Tat Cat Collectible Tin

by Gamewright

Product Features

• Ages 6 and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 5 x 6.2 inches ; 10.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GKAXVK
• Item model number: 204T
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 10 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,478 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

A game of suspense, strategy, and anticipation. Get rid of the high cards (rats) and go for the low cards (cats). Sneak a peek, draw two, or swap cards for an added twist. Low score wins the game. (A poker face helps!)

Product Description

We know it's not fair to play favorites but we have to be honest - Rat-a-Tat Cat is the most loved card game at Gamewright HQ. Ever since its debut in 1996, we have been amazed how it has continually won over new players of all ages. So it was with great trepidation that we ventured to improve upon an already "purrfect" thing. Hopefully, you will agree that the enhancements -- brand-new art, more power cards, and the addition of a "Super Peek" power -- make the game even more fun. As always, try to keep a straight face when drawing cards, and most importantly, stay away from the Rat King! Reinforces math and memory skills. Contents: 65 cards, "cat vision" decoder and rules of play. For 2 - 6 players. Multiple award winner.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great game, however consider the original version, February 1, 2009

By 

Pandora "Mary Mary Quite Contrary" (Twin Cities, MN) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Rat-A-Tat Cat Collectible Tin (Toy)

My nine year old loves this game and I enjoy it, too. However, this version has "super peek" which allows you to look at the back of the cards in play with a red plastic film and learn what they all are if you draw the "super peek". We have found that manufacturer did not do a good enough job in disguising the hidden identities on the card backs. Thus, even without the super peek decoder, it is possible to determine the identities of the cards. This makes it hard not to cheat.

I would recommend the original version which does not include the super peek. My advice to the manufacturer would be to come up with a better obscuring technique if you wish to keep the super peek.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Math and reasoning disguised as a fun game!, July 14, 2007

By 

S. Montgomery (Lubbock, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Rat-A-Tat Cat Collectible Tin (Toy)

We gave Rat-a-Tat Cat to my daughter for her 6th birthday. It only took a couple of hands for her to have the basics figured out, and since then it is the only game she wants play and we've been playing about 12 hands every day. It practices counting, memory and also reasoning, as you have to decide when to switch cards and when you think you have the lowest score and want to end the hand. Each player has 4 cards, and we're playing the easier version with two showing and two hidden. Add power cards, like Swap, Peek and Super Peek (which elicits a high-pitched squeal every time!) and you add irresistible elements of fun. We taught it to her 6-yr-old friend and she announced that she loves this game, too! Because it combines luck of the draw and calculated guessing with some skill, it should level out the playing field somewhat for families with both younger and older children, and it's fun for adults, too. It's small enough to pack for travel -- not for use in the car, but at the hotel, etc.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NO rats about it - this game is FUN and mind stimulating!, March 28, 2008

By 

Michaele L. (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Rat-A-Tat Cat Collectible Tin (Toy)

Albeit quite a simple game, this game is more fun than one might possibly imagine.

Very simple concept, four cards face down to each player. No one looks at the cards, player cannot even look at their own cards. The object is simple, you want a low sum when adding your four cards when all is said and done. The game simplies even this concept a bit by using cats and rats. RATS - high numbered cards, CATS - low numbered cards. Designed to work on memory and adding skills, the game is ingenous.

For younger children, there is even a set of rules for playing with two cards face up and two cards face down in the hands, a little less to remember this way. Nevertheless, the game still has all the components including some memory, math and even some strategy (don't "knock" too soon!!)

FIVE STARS on fun - this one is a winner. As other reviewers have stated, I think it's good for young minds as well as older minds. Of note, I bought only the card game and not the collector tin and I'm kind of sorry; the collector tin would be good for storing - my children have a habit of just throwing cards back into the drawers and are getting a LITTLE better about rubber banding them.

Just one caveat - be GENTLE with the cards!! Little hands like to bend them - we have a few that are a little too obviously bent and we know without even looking what their face values are because of the bends.

ENJOY and have fun. Great for family fun nights.