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Information

Designed By: Friedemann Friese
Published By: Rio Grande Games
2F-Spiele
999 Games
Filosofia Editions
Mfg suggested # of Players: 3 - 5 players
User suggested # of Players:
Best with 4, 5 players
Recommended with 4, 5 players
(35 voters) [poll]
Playing Time: 20 Minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages: 8 and up
User Suggested Ages: 8 and up
(7 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence: No necessary in-game text
(10 voters) [poll]
Category: Animals
Bluffing
Card Game
Mechanics: Auction/Bidding
Betting/Wagering
Other Names:
Filou - Die Katze im Sack
Minoes - Kat in de zak
Filou - Le chat dans le sac
菲力袋中貓

Description

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Overview: Who does not know the colloquial expression "Buying the cat in the sack" ("Buying a pig in a poke")? In this game you can experience the meaning of this expression yourself. A group of cats wants new owners, but these lucky people do not know if they get some sweet pussycats or one or more mean old cats. Sometimes only a dog is helpful, who chases the unwanted cats away. But then too many dogs are worse, too, because they only think about chasing themselves away. A clever auction game with many interesting decisions.

Idea of the game: With their mice, the players attempt to grab the famous cat in the sack. In the sack, there are both good and bad cats. Each player can also put a dog or rabbit into the sack instead of a cat, allowing players to bluff one another. At game end, all positive cats and mice count plus points, but negative cats count minus points.

Contents: 50 game cards, 4 mouse cards, 1 "cat in the sack" card, 1 start player marker, 76 mice money

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0 Regolamento in italiano
felix.doc
Italian rules.
2 Felix: The Cat in the Sack Quick Reference
felix quick.doc
1-page quick reference in English, a la Liumas. Contains most rule queries.
2 Felix Tuckbox
Felix the Cat in the Sack Tuckbox.pdf
Tuckbox to hold all 55 cards from Felix: the Cat in the Sack. Tuckbox generated at http://tuckbox.gameupdates.com/
5 Felix's Mice Money Stash
Felix's Mice Money Stash.pdf
An important part of playing "Felix: The Cat in the Sack" is hiding your money from your opponents. To help with this, I've create "Felix's Mice Money Stash".
1 Concise reference sheet by hecose
ConciseRefSheet04 - Felix the cat in the sack.ppt
Concise reference sheet for teaching the game and easy reference
0 Nederlandse vertaling Filou
Filou spelregels.doc
Dutch Rules of Filou
7 Reglas en Español
filou_esp_v1.0.pdf
Reglas en español con el mismo formato que las reglas originales. Posted with Friedemann Friese's permissión.
1 Filou rules in Hungarian
filou_hu.pdf
My Hungarian translation of the rules. Posted with permission of Friedemann Frise.