Space Kittens is a cooperative board game for 1-4 players from the creators of Alien Puppies. Colonize Kittengard without losing 9 lives. Each player is assigned a character that has unique abilities and powers to help you win the game. Your objective is to colonize the planet by setting up five bases that consist of three elements - Dome, Cat Tree and Farm. Set up: Place the Board in the center of the table within easy reach of all the players. Shuffle the Character cards and deal 1 to each player. Shuffle Area Tiles FACE DOWN, draw 5 tiles and randomly put them FACE UP on the Board in the respective circles on Kittengard planet. Separate the tokens by type (Domes, Cat Trees, Farm, Cat) and place them near the board in separate piles. Place the Cat Token at at the bottom part of Lives section. Shuffle the Environment Deck and place it FACE DOWN on the space indicated on the Board. Shuffle the Resources Deck and deal 5 cards to each player, then place Resources Deck FACE DOWN on the space indicated on the Board. If any player has Distraction cards, return that card to the Resources Deck and give that player another card from the top of the deck. Then Re-shuffle the Resources Deck and put it FACE DOWN on the space indicated on the Board.