Kat en Muis [Cat and Mouse]

A cat and mouse race to Number 66!

This fun little game board was published near the turn of the century by Jan Vlieger and printed in Amsterdam by Senefelder. It was distributed as a premium for newspaper subscribers in the Netherlands and advertised as a ‘cozy winter evening game’ on the accompanying envelope.

Using dice (not included), players would attempt to navigate the board as either a cat or a mouse in an attempt to reach the final square and take the pot. Landing on certain squares or jumping over one’s opponent results in varying effects – usually the exchange of tokens or chips. A list of fourteen different rules is provided (in Dutch) near the bottom of the board.