Get ready for a trick-taking experience that will blow your mind! Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition is a quantum card game for 2 to 5 players, where the color of your card isn't fixed, but rather something you define the moment you play it. Yes, you read that right: the color is your choice! At the start of each round, you make a bid on how many tricks you expect to win. As cards are played, you place tokens on a shared research board. The big twist? Connecting groups of tokens earns you extra points, encouraging strategic planning beyond simply winning the trick. But beware! You cannot declare a color for a card if another card with the same number of that color has already been played on the table. Doing so would create a paradox and be, shall we say, 'pawsitively catastrophic' for your score. The new Deluxe Edition elevates the experience with high-quality components, such as 'geekbits'-style plastic tokens, recessed player and central research boards to keep everything tidy, a score pad, and a custom plastic insert. It's the perfect combination of classic trick-taking mechanics with an innovative twist and a touch of quantum physics, all packaged in a premium production.