SmartGames Cats & Boxes Travel Game Instruction Manual

Product Overview

The SmartGames Cats & Boxes Travel Game is a single-player logic puzzle designed to challenge players aged 7 to adult. This compact and portable game features 60 unique challenges, encouraging the development of concentration, problem-solving, and deduction skills. The objective is to strategically move the game pieces to hide all the cats inside the boxes.

Image: The complete SmartGames Cats & Boxes Travel Game set, showcasing the game board, various cat figures, box pieces, and the challenge booklet.

What's in the Box

• 1 game board with lid
• 5 cat figures
• 4 puzzle pieces (boxes)
• 1 challenge booklet with 60 challenges and solutions

Safety Information

WARNING: Choking Hazard - Small Parts. Not for children under three (3) years.

Setup

To begin playing, select a challenge from the provided challenge booklet. Each challenge illustrates the initial placement of the cat figures and the four puzzle pieces on the game board. Carefully arrange the components according to the chosen challenge's diagram.

Image: A close-up of the game board with cat figures and box pieces set up for a challenge, as indicated in the challenge booklet.

The orientation of the cats does not matter for gameplay, only their position on the board. The puzzle pieces (boxes) must be placed back on the game board after being moved, and they can be rotated to fit the available space. Only the boxes will fit on top of the cats.

Image: A visual guide demonstrating the initial setup of the game pieces based on a challenge, and the subsequent steps to solve it by moving the box pieces.

Gameplay

The objective of Cats & Boxes is to move the four puzzle pieces (boxes) around the game board until all five cat figures are hidden inside a box. You can only move one box piece at a time. The cats themselves cannot be moved directly.

The challenges are designed with increasing difficulty, from Starter to Wizard, requiring a minimum number of moves to solve. The challenge booklet provides the solution for each puzzle, indicating the sequence of moves required to hide all the cats.

Each challenge has a unique solution. While the booklet indicates the shortest path to the solution, players are encouraged to experiment and find their own ways to solve the puzzles.

Challenges and Difficulty Levels

The game includes 60 challenges categorized into five difficulty levels:

• Starter: Introduces basic concepts and simpler moves.
• Junior: Slightly more complex, requiring a few more strategic moves.
• Expert: Challenges that demand careful planning and foresight.
• Master: Advanced puzzles with longer sequences of moves.
• Wizard: The most difficult challenges, requiring significant logical deduction and many moves to solve.

The challenge booklet provides diagrams for each setup and the corresponding solution. The number of moves required for each solution increases with difficulty, with the hardest challenges requiring up to 33 moves.

Image: An open challenge booklet displaying various puzzle configurations and their corresponding solutions, organized by difficulty.

Specifications

Manufacturer Information

The SmartGames Cats & Boxes Travel Game is produced by Smart Toys and Games, a worldwide leader in multi-level logic family games. They are known for creating award-winning games that offer enriching, skill-building experiences for all ages.

For more information or support, please visit the official SmartGames website or contact their customer service.