‘FLIP’ the Bird & Cat Game…

the basics

Three birds (for a 3 and 4 player game) are flipped off the deck and placed around the locale card.

Small birds (like Abacas Finch) can be caught without being Stalked. Steven needs to be Stalked once and Edgar must be Stalked twice before being caught.

Each Cat has 4 targeting cards. 2 with Locales and 2 with other cats.

Otis is selecting to Target the Tree. The cards are flipped side to side and the locale that is facing the center of the table is the target.

This Targeting card is selected in secret and is placed face down.

An action card is secretly selected and placed face down. Otis is Stalking the Bird by the Tree (in this case it is Steven Seagull).

Simone targets Carl and her Action Card is a Steal.

Carl targets The Grass and his Action Card is a Catch.

All of the Cats reveal their choices simultaneously.

Actions are resolved in the following order:• Stalk• Catch• Eat• Steal• Play

1 - Otis places his Stalk next to Steven Seagull.

2 – Carl catches Abacas Finch.

3 – Simone steals Abacas Finch from Carl.

New birds are drawn from the deck to replace empty spots around the Locale card.All players pick up their cards (except for the placed Stalks) and move to the next turn.

SECOND TURNAll players once again secretly select a Location and an Action card.• Otis is attempting to

catch the bird by the Tree (Steven Seagull)

• Simone plans to eat Abacas Finch

• Carl is going to attempt to steal Abacas back from Simone.

THE RESULTS • Otis

successfully Catches Steven Seagull

• Simone Eats Abacas Finch

• Carl’s Steal does not work because Simon’s Eat occurs before Carl’s Steal.

A new bird is placed by the Locale card to replace the captured Steven Seagull.

THIRD TURNAll players once again secretly select a Location• Carl is attempting to

catch the bird by the Tree (Elijah Woodpecker)

• Simone is attempting to catch the bird by the Tree (Elijah Woodpecker)

• Otis is going to attempt to play with Steven Seagull to double his value before eating him next turn.

THE RESULTS • Carl and

Simone have attempted to catch the same bird, so the bird flies away.

• Otis was able to play with Steven, he flips the card around to indicate that the value is now double.

Play continues until all of the birds have been eaten or have flown away.

The cat with the most enjoyment points, wins.

In the Advanced game, cats may Taunt other cats to block their actions and each turn consists of two rounds of pre-programmed moves. Adding even more replay-ability to this game.