Take turns building the Mouse Trap as you move around the gameboard. Then use the Mouse Trap to try to capture your opponents' mice. Include gameboard, 4 mouse pawns, marble, 24 Mouse Trap contraption parts, rubber band, 24 cardboard cheese wedges, die, and instructions. On your turn, roll the die and move your mouse the number of gameboard spaces shown. Then follow any instructions printed on the space you land on. Two or more mice may be on one space at the same time. ZANY ACTION & CHAIN REACTION GAME: Remember playing the Mouse Trap game as a child? Create special moments by introducing your kids and grandkids to classic Mouse Trap gameplay The first player to collect 6 cheese wedges wins. While kids are engaged in playing the Mouse Trap game, they can practice valuable skills in construction, cause and effect, and decision-making. As they interact with the trap, a working multi-part machine, kids can practice construction skills.

WATCH OUT FOR THE TRAP: Scurry around the gameboard, but watch out for the trap! Players set off a chain reaction to catch other players' mice. Be the first to collect 6 cheese wedges to win The Mouse Trap board game, a longtime family favorite, is always good for zany action and lots of laughs - and this edition is easier to set up than previous versions! Build Spaces. The Build spaces have numbers printed on them (2, 2-3, 2-3-4). When a mouse lands on a Build space and the number of players in the game matches any one of the numbers on the space, build one part of the Mouse Trap and collect one cheese piece from the cheese pile.

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Versions of the game have entered popular culture over the years. A giant version featured in ITV’s Saturday morning children’s TV show Motormouth from September 1990 to April 1992 where children took the place of mice. This isn’t the only giant version to be built for entertainment – at the time of writing a huge version, created in 2005 by San Francisco based Mouse Trap fan Mark Perez, is still touring the USA as an educational show demonstrating the physics behind the designs of the simple machines. KIDS GAMES FOR 2-4 PLAYERS: The Mouse Trap family game for kids is a lively indoor game for playdates, sleepovers, and rainy days. Take Cheese Spaces. When a mouse lands on one of these spaces, take the indicated number of cheese pieces from the cheese pile. If the cheese pile is empty, take the cheese pieces from the player with the most cheese pieces. If two or more opponents are tied for the most cheese pieces, the player whos' turn it is can take them all the cheese pieces from one opponent or divide the amount between them. If a mouse lands on the space marked Take Three Pieces of Cheese From Rival With Most", do as it says, even if there are cheese pieces in the pile. If the player with the most cheese has less than three pieces, just take the number of pieces the opponent does have. If two or more opponents are tied for the most Cheese pieces, the player whose turn it is may take them all from one opponent or divide the amount between them. If the trap fails to capture the mouse, the opposing player immediately moves his or her mouse to the Safe space. If more than one mouse is on the Cheese Wheel space, they may all be captured (or missed) together.

Scurry around the board collecting cheese and stealing cheese from other players … but watch out for the trap! Remember: You may only turn the crank after the Mouse Trap is complete and when your mouse is on the Turn Crank space and an opponent is on the Cheese Wheel space. Moving Opponents' Mice These are the six spaces at the end of the path beginning with the Safe space and ending with the Cheese Wheel space. This section of the path is called The Loop and it is where mice are captured. Whilst we will do everything we can to meet the delivery times above, there may be factors outside of our control and we cannot guarantee delivery within this time frame.The weight of the metal marble catapults the diver M through the air and into the washtub N, causing the cage O to fall from the top of the post P and trap the unsuspecting mouse. When you land on one of these spaces, take the indicated number of Cheese pieces from the Cheese pile. If the Cheese pile is empty, take the Cheese pieces from the opponent with the most Cheese pieces. Example: If you are the first player to land on a Build space, you would place part #1 (Base A) on the game- board. The next player to land on a Build space would position part #2 (Gear Support) in place and so on until the Mouse Trap is completed. Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands) may take longer to reach you.