{"product_id":"cat-blues-the-big-gig","title":"Cat Blues: The Big Gig","description":"\u003cp\u003eBid for the hottest blues bands and book your big gig as you compete for the most mouse tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBid with your hand of cards to assemble a better hand and book quartets of cool cat musicians.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJokers can fill-in for missing musicians, but be careful — these erratic entertainers can hurt your reputation!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompete to book the widest variety of bands across three connected games.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpice up your venue with the included Serenading Sevens expansion. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCat Blues: The Big Gig is an evolved edition of Reiner Knizia’s classic card game: Cat Blues (also known as Katzenjammer Blues). It is the second title in Bitewing Games’ Crown Jewel Selection line (the first being Zoo Vadis). The additions and changes to the original game (all designed, developed, tested, and approved by Reiner Knizia) include the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe game has returned to its original intended range of 2-4 players.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayers can replenish their hands up to four cards after melding quartets — creating interesting new tactics while preventing overly punishing rookie mistakes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach session takes place across three sets (instead of one), allowing players to enjoy evolving strategies while competing for new Quartet Tokens and valuable Big Tips.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new Serenading Sevens expansion has been introduced that will no doubt have players swooning for their lucrative bidding and melding power.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach card value features 15 cool cats illustrated by the talented Alisha Giroux, meaning that every quartet you meld will boast a uniquely charming combination of musicians (unless you desperately drag more than one erratic Joker on stage).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/08NwCOg_3zg?si=qWzhHi6yUNKUPb5T\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bitewing Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42896128934003,"sku":"CATBLUES_BIGGIG","price":28.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/7330\/files\/CatBluesTheBigGig_01.jpg?v=1759291557","url":"https:\/\/www.gameology.com.au\/products\/cat-blues-the-big-gig","provider":"Gameology","version":"1.0","type":"link"}