Objective: The goal is to be the first player to form a line of three adult cats of your color.

Components

• 1 Game Board (quilt)

• 8 Kitten Tokens (4 of each player’s color)

• 8 Adult Cat Tokens (4 of each player’s color)

• 1 Rulebook
  

Setup

1. Game Board: Place the quilt game board in the center of the play area.

2. Tokens: Each player takes the kitten and adult cat tokens of their chosen color.

3. Starting Player: Determine the starting player by any random method (e.g., flip a coin).
   

Gameplay

The game is played in turns, with players taking the following actions on their turn:

1. Place a Kitten:

   • Place one of your kitten tokens onto any empty space on the quilt.

   • After placing a kitten, push all adjacent tokens (orthogonally and diagonally) one space away from the placed kitten if the space is empty. If the space is occupied or outside the quilt, the pushed token stays in place.

2. Push Mechanics:

   • Each kitten push only affects adjacent tokens once.

   • Tokens cannot be pushed off the quilt. If a push would move a token off the quilt, it stays in place.

3. Forming Lines:

   • Players aim to form a line of three kittens of their color, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

   • Once a line of three kittens is formed, those kittens are immediately promoted to adult cats and cannot be pushed anymore.

4. Adult Cats:

   • After kittens are promoted to adult cats, replace the three kitten tokens with adult cat tokens of the same color.

   • Adult cats remain fixed in their positions and are immune to the push mechanics.
     

Winning the Game

The game continues until a player successfully forms a line of three adult cats of their color. The first player to do so wins the game.

Tips and Strategies

• Positioning: Strategically place kittens to set up future pushes and block your opponent.

• Promotion: Focus on forming lines of kittens to promote them to adult cats, which solidify your position on the quilt.

• Blocking: Keep an eye on your opponent's moves and try to disrupt their plans by pushing their kittens out of alignment.