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Cat's Gambit and Cat Sudoku: Summer Festival

Created by Ta-Te Wu

Welcome to our Store on Backerkit! We're thrilled to open the preorder store for our two latest crowdfunded games—Cat’s Gambit and Cat Sudoku: Summer Festival—along with a selection of our other beloved titles. 🐾 Cat’s Gambit is a clever solo puzzle game where the elegance of chess meets feline mischief. Arrange chess piece cards to navigate tricky positions, outwit the devious Cat-kens, and avoid checkmate at all costs. Each puzzle is a step toward building your very own legendary cat kingdom. Will your strategy reign supreme? https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/ta-te-wu/cat-s-gambit 🎆 Cat Sudoku: Summer Festival is a fast, satisfying game for 1 to 4 players. Combine the logic of Sudoku with charming, numbered cards as you work to complete a perfect 3x3 grid—no repeats across rows, columns, or colors. It’s a breezy 20-minute experience that’s easy to learn but full of delightful depth. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tatewu/catsudoku-summerfestival If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me directly at [email protected]. Thank you for supporting our games and helping bring more cats and creativity into the world! With gratitude, Ta-Te Wu

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Cat's Gambit Is Now Available to Play Online!
19 days ago – Sat, Oct 17, 2026 at 12:14:30 AM

Hello everyone!

I have some exciting news to share! You can now play Cat's Gambit: Queen Aurelia online!

I've been working on a digital version of Cat's Gambit, and I'm happy to finally share it with you. Whether you already own the physical game or haven't had a chance to try it yet, you can now enjoy the solo chess-inspired puzzle right in your web browser!

PLAY CAT'S GAMBIT ONLINE

The online version follows the rules of the physical game. Your challenge is still the same: strategically place your cards, protect Queen Aurelia from the mischievous Cat-kens, and earn the highest royal ranking possible!

You can play on your computer or mobile phone, making it easy to enjoy a quick puzzle wherever you are.

This is also a great opportunity to introduce Cat's Gambit to friends who haven't played it before. Feel free to share the link!

I'd Love Your Feedback!

This is a new digital version, so there may still be a few bugs or things that could be improved. If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please let me know.

I'd also love to hear your highest scores and royal rankings!

Thank you again for supporting Cat's Gambit and helping bring Queen Aurelia to life. I hope you enjoy this new way to play!

Happy puzzling! 🐾

Ta-Te Wu
Sunrise Tornado Game Studio

We’re Heading to PAX Unplugged 2025!
12 months ago – Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 07:45:15 AM

Hey everyone!

Exciting news — we’ll be at PAX Unplugged 2025 in Philadelphia! Come visit us at booth GH-63B (Ninja Star Games) where we’ll have a limited number of copies of Cat’s Gambit and Cat Sudoku: Summer Festival available for sale.

We’ll also be showing sneak previews of two upcoming projects:

Boba Mahjong Grande — launching on Kickstarter December 2, 2025
I Think I Know Chinese — coming to Backerkit March 2026

If you can’t make it to the show, you can still order both Cat Sudoku: Summer Festival and Cat’s Gambit online here:

👉 cats-gambit.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Boba Mahjong Grande – Launching Soon!

We’re just a few weeks away from the Boba Mahjong Grande Kickstarter!
 There will be exclusive Day 1 rewards for return backers, so please check your email for details and make sure to follow the prelaunch page to get notified the moment it goes live:

👉 Kickstarter Prelaunch – Boba Mahjong Grande

Coming Next: I Think I Know Chinese



Get ready for something fun and fresh! I Think I Know Chinese is a lighthearted cooperative party game where players think they know Chinese — and that’s where the fun begins! Using six colorful Element Cards, players work together to give clever (or hilariously wrong) clues while guessing the meanings of Chinese words. It’s all about laughter, teamwork, and a touch of accidental learning through osmosis. Before you know it, you might actually recognize a few characters!

Thank you all so much for your continued support. We can’t wait to see many of you at PAX Unplugged and share these exciting new projects in person! 💛

Typo on the Rulebook
about 1 year ago – Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 02:26:17 PM

Dear Backers,

We’ve discovered a small typo in the Cat’s Gambit rulebook under the Component section. It incorrectly lists 36 cards, when the correct number should be 20 cards. This mistake happened because the rulebook template was originally based on Cat Sudoku: Summer Festival, and we missed updating that number before printing.

You can also confirm the component count on the campaign page.
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/ta-te-wu/cat-s-gambit#top

Rest assured, your copy of Cat’s Gambit includes the correct 20 cards, as intended. Only the printed text in the rulebook is affected.

We truly apologize for the oversight and any confusion it may cause. A corrected digital version of the rulebook is available for download below.

Rulebook

Thank you for your understanding and continued support! 🐾♛

Cheers,
Ta-Te

Campaign Update – We’re Shipping!
about 1 year ago – Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 07:41:16 PM

Dear Backers,

Great news! Cat’s Gambit has officially reached our fulfillment warehouse just before China’s National Holiday on October 1st! Unfortunately, we didn’t have quite enough time to start shipping before the break, but once operations resumed last week, we jumped right back in.

All international (non-US) pledges have already shipped out, and 95% of US backer information has been submitted to our fulfillment center. The remaining 5% will ship as soon as the next batch arrives in Los Angeles. So where does that leave us? You can expect to start seeing your pledges arriving through late October and early November. If you haven’t received your copy by November 15th, please message us or, better yet, email me directly at [email protected] so we can look into it right away.

Finally, a quick reminder: the pre-order store will close at the end of October, so if you’ve been thinking about adding anything, now’s the time!

Thank you all so much for your patience, excitement, and support throughout this journey. We’re almost there,  and we can’t wait for you to experience Cat’s Gambit!

Warm regards,

Ta-Te Wu
Designer of Cat’s Gambit – Queen Aurelia

Cat’s Gambit is Printed and Packed! 🐾
about 1 year ago – Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 02:10:53 PM

We’re excited to share some big news!

Cat’s Gambit is officially printed, packed, and ready to go!

In the next few days, the games will be shipped to our fulfillment center in China. From there, we’re on a tight schedule. China’s long holiday begins on October 1st, so we have a very small window to start fulfillment before then. If we miss that window, shipping will resume in mid-October. Either way, your copies are safe and ready. It’s just a matter of timing.

I’ll post another update in early October to confirm exactly when fulfillment begins. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly at [email protected].

We’re almost at the finish line for Cat’s Gambit, and I can’t thank you enough for your patience and support throughout this journey. I truly appreciate every one of you for helping bring this game to life.

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Ta-Te and the Cat's Gambit team