
- BGG rank
- BGG #384
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
- 2–5 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2022

2025
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Mission: Wild Life is a board game released in 2025 for 3–5 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Stefan Freund and its main mechanics are Trick-taking.
Mission: Wild Life - the trick-taking game with exciting challenges. Off you go on exciting missions! This trick-taking game is all about wild animals. They need certain conditions to thrive. In an exciting competition, you compete with the help of sun, water, plants and co. to provide the animals with a habitat. Whoever has the most animals at the end wins the game. With five different coloured cards from 1-8, you vie for the animals' favour. The giraffe wants the most 7s, while the desert fox is happy to have the fewest grey cards. Are you ready to set off on your adventure mission? —description from the publisher
Mission: Wild Life supports 3–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Mission: Wild Life is 30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Mission: Wild Life for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Mission: Wild Life has a complexity rating of 1.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Mission: Wild Life belongs to these categories: Card Game and Animals. Its main mechanics are Trick-taking. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Mission: Wild Life are: Stefan Freund. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Mission: Wild Life as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.