# Circle the Cat **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 3, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-the-cat/508718 "2009-09-03T03:04:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-the-cat/508718/21 "2009-09-03T19:25:16Z")
> [@InvisibleWombat](#): > > Bah. Got it on the fifth try after figuring out that you have to click far away from the cat, and trick it into a dead-end. My mind is blown. That makes the game so much easier. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-the-cat/508718/22 "2009-09-03T19:26:39Z")
Did y’all notice that if you keep clicking once you’ve already lost, the cat runs off the screen? I stopped clicking once the cat was on the edge of the dots, because I figured by that point the game was already over. I do like how the cat cringes when you finally catch the bastard, though. I hate him. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-the-cat/508718/23 "2009-09-03T20:03:36Z")
Heh. I managed to trap him in a circle that wrapped around pretty much the whole field, and then created a little maze for him, and chased him around. After a few wins, it gets too easy. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-the-cat/508718/24 "2009-09-03T22:51:27Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Well, I thought it was mundane and pointless. Yeah, it’s a relatively simple geometry problem. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-the-cat/508718/25 "2009-09-03T23:37:13Z")
Oh, man, I finally got it. I know, I know, those of you who are super into math are probably thinking, “How obvious,” but it was SUCh a good feeling. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon\_Salt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@Bacon\_Salt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bacon_Salt)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-the-cat/508718/26 "2009-09-04T00:00:28Z")
Huh. Got it on my first try and I am not good at logic puzzle games (or geometry) at all. I used a similar strategy to **Munch** - big circle, pin the cat into a corner. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-the-cat/508718/27 "2009-09-04T00:19:24Z")
Got it on my third try. Neat game. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-the-cat/508718/28 "2009-09-04T13:24:04Z")
And this is what happens when I share things with the spouse. He sends it on to his friends, and we eventually end up with [this](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e266/WryOnRye/Cat.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-the-cat/508718/29 "2009-09-04T13:30:45Z")
[I did it!](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjconnor10/3887199234/sizes/l/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-the-cat/508718.md?page=1)