{"product_id":"mushroom-cats","title":"Mushroom Cats","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGather your foraging gear for a delightfully whimsical card hunt featuring a charming, tarot-sized art layout and a cutthroat pick-and-pass engine for the ultimate table-top drafting showdown.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMushroom Cats! A Card Game of Mycological Mischief (designed by Ben Lindstrom and illustrated by PaperPuffin) takes the classic, simultaneous card-drafting genre and injects it with a healthy dose of feline chaos. Moving away from standard, plain card decks where players simply hoard matching sets in isolation, this title focuses on a magical foraging trip gone entirely awry. The core objective is a fast-paced test of predictive strategy: players are dealt a secret hand of cards and must simultaneously reveal a card to either score diverse mushroom types or actively interfere with their opponents' baskets before passing their remaining cards to the left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe primary hurdle lies in balancing lucrative, high-reward point combos with the sudden sabotage of specialized action cards. While grouping sets like Blue Oysters or Apricot Jelly mushrooms rewards massive multipliers, players must constantly watch out for the dreaded Death Cap cards, which inflict heavy negative point penalties unless neutralized by a rare Antidote. The real table friction triggers when opponents deploy the Mischievous Cat, which forcefully steals an established scoring card out of your zone, or an Enchanting Cat that completely resets a player's hand options. It is a masterclass in high-interaction, gateway casual design, blending beautiful Pacific Northwest folklore illustrations and snappy, laugh-out-loud table mechanics into a brisk 15-minute session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGame Specs at a Glance:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAge Range: 8+ Years\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: PaperPuffin \/ Tanuki Games\u003cbr\u003ePlay Time: 15 Minutes\u003cbr\u003ePlayer Count: 2-5 Players\u003cbr\u003eComplexity: Low (Simultaneous Card Drafting, Set Collection, Take-That)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's in the Box?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e52 Full-Color Linen Finish Tarot-Sized Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Gold-Highlighted Storage Box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Instructional Booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gnome Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52624856252703,"sku":"PPF MCGCS8","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/9080\/5791\/files\/mushroom-cats-card-game-box-display.jpg?v=1781889126","url":"https:\/\/gnomegames.com\/products\/mushroom-cats","provider":"Gnome Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}