Roll the dice but don't lose your mice in a fast-moving table-scramble that utilizes a completely random probability engine for the ultimate pre-literate family race.
Feed the Kitty (published by Gamewright) turns simple roll-and-read mechanics into an accessible, laugh-out-loud table sprint for youngest gamers. Moving completely away from complex card drafting or shared spatial boards where advanced strategies dominate, this preschool-friendly filler focuses entirely on protecting a personal stash of wooden tokens. The core objective is a frantic test of pure survival: players start with a handful of mice and take turns rolling custom dice to determine whether they can protect their stock or if they are forced to surrender them to the central cat dish.
The primary hurdle lies in surviving the chaotic, shifting ownership of the board. Every side of the custom dice dictates an immediate action: rolling an arrow forces you to pass a mouse to the left, a sleeping cat lets you luckily squeak by with no penalty, while a bowl means it is dinner time and a mouse is sacrificed directly to the kitty. Because players who run out of mice can actually be passed tokens back from an opponent's arrow roll, the leader position flips constantly, keeping everyone fully engaged until the final moments. It is a masterclass in hyper-accessible, high-interaction early childhood design, blending fine motor skills, basic directionality, and zero-reading gameplay into a brisk 15-minute session.
Game Specs at a Glance:
Age Range: 4+ Years
Publisher: Gamewright Games
Play Time: 15 Minutes
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Complexity: Very Low (Dice Rolling, Pattern Recognition, Hot Potato, Elimination)
What's in the Box?
- 20 Wooden Mice Tokens
- 2 Custom Playing Dice
- 1 Plastic Kitty Bowl
- 1 Instructional Booklet