Cat in the Box (Digital Eyes)
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Show Notes
It started as a thought experiment, sealed away from the certainty of observation. We sat at the table, hands of cards like particles suspended in probability. No suit existed until declared, collapsing the wave of potential into a single, immutable state. Every choice rewrote the shape of the universe we shared, while paradoxes loomed like black holes at the edge of play. The research board became our map of reality, and each token placed was another observation that could never be undone. In the end, all possibilities resolved into one truth, and what we finally observed was a Cat in the Box by Muneyuki Yokouchi from Bézier Games with art by Osamu Inoue.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/08/23/cat-in-the-box-digital-eyes/
Useful Links
- Cat in the Box: https://beziergames.com/products/cat-in-the-box-deluxe-edition
- Rulebook: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0740/4855/files/CATX_English_Online_Rules.pdf?v=1646343073
- Rules video: https://youtu.be/oZFK8iQZKTg?si=NaRTCzRvQem_ho5Y
- Bézier Games: https://beziergames.com/
- BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345972/cat-in-the-box-deluxe-edition
- Tricky tricks – trick-taking and other games article: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/10/18/tricky-tricks-trick-taking-and-other-games-topic-discussion/
- Trick-Taking it to the Next Level – my fascination with trick-taking games article: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/12/12/trick-taking-it-to-the-next-level-my-fascination-with-trick-taking-games-topic-discussion/
- Twist Taking – trick-taking games with a twist article: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/04/23/twist-taking-trick-taking-games-with-a-twist-topic-discussion/
Music
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Music: Fission by Ludwig Göransson
Music by https://www.bensound.com
License code: PQETYDVIU379UKVE
Artist: : Benjamin Tissot
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(Photo courtesy of Bézier Games)