Coppit

Catch the Hat ( in Switzerland also: shell game, in English: Coppit ) Pachisi is a descendant of Ravensburger for two to six, ideally four players. The Otto Maier Verlag, Ravensburg published invented by the German emigrants C. A. N. Neves game already 1927.

Expiration

Catch the hat is a simple dice and running game that incorporates elements of Pachisi. That it was able to prevail worldwide, although it was not invented until the 20th century, it has also the fact owe that to move the first time the game characters free, that is, in any direction on the cross - and star-shaped Schedule of like a wheel with four spokes looks thick, could migrate.

The pieces are now plastic cap (at the beginning they were made of cardboard) that can be stacked. In contrast to the Pachisi other characters will not be beaten, but captured by the slipped over hat. The captured prey should then be rapidly brought into our own house. The figure can be naturally captured by alien hat again.

The winner is in the end still own action figures has left or in a variant of the one who captured the most cones.

Variants

• In a new edition in 2002 by Ravensburger the game contains additional cards that influence as a kind of event cards the game.
• In a cooperative variant, it is also allowed to join together in a team.
• In another variant, there is a " golden hat ", which is first on the midfield. Once a player captures him and brings in his house, he controls it. The mighty golden hat can take about opposing hats caught in passing, change train direction or capture opponent's pieces also applies to any existing security fields. He changes hands when bringing another player in his house.
• In another game form, it is not possible to return to his house. The winner is the one who has only one left not captured hats at the end; to free trapped hats is not possible. It remains in the end may only be a tall tower from all hats left.
• Another way to let the game run fast is the rule that the player who brings the golden hat in his house first wins immediately.

Origin and design

The German emigrants CA Neves brought the game from South America. It is not known whether he has in eventually an Indian model followed ( Glonegger Quote: "Maybe was one of the old Indian games ( Patolli ) .... godfather. ", The Games Book: Board and placement games from around the world; origin,. rules and history Uehlfeld: Three magicians Verlag, 1999, page 24). Graphically, the game was designed by Fritz Ehlotzky, a designer who was heavily influenced by the New Objectivity of the Bauhaus style. It came out in 1927, and only the original cardboard hats were later replaced by plastic. 1960 it appeared with some game variants.