Do you have a cat-lover who needs more game time than you can provide? Or maybe they need something quiet to do that’s not on a screen? Cat Crimes is the perfect single-player logic game for them!
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Cat Crimes is composed of 40 challenge cards, 6 cat standees, a “table” with items at 6 spots, and 6 tokens to show the crime. Each of the cards contains clues about where each of the cats are. Use the clues to figure out “whodunnit”!
Challenge cards are beginner to expert, and each card is a little harder than the one before it. Once you think you have the correct arrangement of cats, check the answer on the back to make sure you’re right.
I love that this game provides physical items for you to manipulate. I’m a pretty logical person, but if we’re talking about locations, I need something to move around. If the cats weren’t provided, I’d be making my own out of paper to use.
If you prefer dogs to cats, check out Dog Crimes, also by Thinkfun!
These games are really nice. I’m looking for games that I can play over a webcam with an ESL student. Do you know anything that will work?
Hey Peter, I’m sorry, I kept meaning to look into this a bit more and haven’t had time.
There are 2 main routes you can take: both have a physical copy, or using a virtual tabletop.
Battleship is kind of the OG for both having a copy and playing over a distance (heck, you could play over the phone!). Something more like a single-player logic game (like Cat Crimes) might also work okay. I’m not sure what else could be played like this.
A virtual tabletop opens up your possibilities a ton. Many games are available virtually or in a virtual tabletop arena. If this interests you, check out my post on gameschooling through video games.
Peter,
I had another thought! If you want physical games (not a virtual tabletop), then a good thing to look for is when each player has their own deck and they don’t directly interact or trade cards. An excellent example of this is Villainous. You don’t even have to purchase the main game; the expansions are playable as standalones. I think you can even play a Marvel character against a Disney character (I only have Disney characters, though, so I can’t be certain).
I think Dungeon Mayhem might also work.