You live in a House. You share this House with your pet Hoomin. The aim of Cantankerous Cats is to smother your Hoomin with Affection, then score points for manufacturing Mischief in your house.

You must accomplish this while deftly deflecting the malicious machinations of other Cats in the neighborhood. The first Cat to score NINE Mischief Points is declared the winner!

- description by Mentha Designs, publisher

You are a cat. You live in a house. You share this house with your pet Hoomin. You goal is to lavish this Hoomin with Affection while causing Mischief elsewhere in the house. The first cat to score 9 Mischief points wins the game!

Cantankerous Cats is a light weight, competitive card game centered around the feline propensity for mischief, cunning, and Schadenfreude. Players follow a basic Draw 3, Play 2 format with the ability to attack and interrupt other players. While a game with new players tends to be very polite and rigid; seasoned players will find a faster, brutal game that rewards clever use of hand management, probability, and cunning.

Cantankerous Cats: Third Edition introduces a host of updates in a newly remastered version of our first tabletop hit:
-Simplified, streamlined rules for a faster, more furrocious game for the whole family.
-New full color rule book: ""A Cat's Guide to Manufacturing Mischief.""
-Includes the ""Kitten Catastrophe"" expansion with 12 new kitten themed cards.
-Upgraded components and remastered art. Our clowder of Cantankerous Cats has never looked better.

Features:
YOU ARE A CAT: Cats are not just casual window dressing in this rolicking romp through an Edwardian landscape. All of the gameplay and card abilities are directly inspired by our life living with and caring for everyone's favorite feline companions.
FAST, FUROCIOUS GAMEPLAY: Cozy up to your pet Hoomin by playing Affection cards into your House. Then score points by causing Mischief for your amewsment! The other Cats will be trying to ruin your efforts by playing Incident cards when they can.
TIMELESS VISUALS: Immaculate visual styling inspired by the early 1900s featuring traditionally painted, watercolor illustrations scanned to archival standards. Hand crafted with passion by impeccably talented, Hoomin artists.
ADJUSTABLE RULES: Use the "Basic Rules" to learn the core mechanics with a focus on polite, casual, and family environments. Step up to the "Advanced Rules" for a fierce PvP game with "Take That," "Player Elimination," and "Feral Cat" rules.
UPGRADED AND EXPANDED: Streamlined, rebalanced, and remixed rules based on countless playtests. Tested with serious gamers, casual fans, adults, and children of all ages to reduce downtime and focus on the enjoyment of being a Cantankerous Cat.

Contents:m102 Playing Cards, 7 Cat Tokens, 7 Cat Cards, 8 Pounce Tokens, 1 Cat Toy Token, 3 Reference Cards, 1 Score Board, & 1 Rule Book

- description by ACD, distributor