"Cat slave" is one of the labels that contemporary young people are keen to put on themselves. Playing cats and sucking cats are like their "mental opium". Once they are addicted to it, they cannot extricate themselves. Humans have the pride of standing at the top of the food chain, and cats, as human pets, seem to have a kind of magical magic that makes people who like it willingly bow down and call them "servants."
And the development of this kind of atmosphere did not happen overnight. If you trace it back in earnest, there are already "cat slaves" in the ancient Egyptian murals of several centuries BC.
The ancient Egyptians worshipped cats as well as the sun god. Not because they came from the "cats", but the ancient Egyptians believed that cats were the righteous incarnation of the sun god Ra (Ra) , they were also the courageous representations of the war goddess Sekhmet , and the goddess of joy. Bastet (Bastet) the most vivid representative of . How is the
cat related to these gods?
Ancient Egypt was a developed farming country. People found rodent infestations in granary when they were collecting grain, so they domesticated a group of wild cats to hunt rodents. By the way, they can also help catch venomous snakes such as cobras. They are docile relatives and are simply gods sent by heaven to protect human lives and property!
Because cats like to nap under the sun during the day and can see things clearly at night, they think that the sun’s rays are hidden in the cat’s eyes at night. Legend has it that the sun god Ra once used the form of a male cat to kill the poisonous snake that prevented the sun from rising and setting in the underworld.
The male cat is a male god, and the female cat is naturally a goddess. The oldest cat head goddess is Mafdet (Mafdet) , its original image is a lioness, and later evolved into the same sphinx war goddess Sekhmet, on this basis was born Basi special.
Bastet is the daughter of the sun god Ra. She is in charge of the moon, harvest and joy. It is believed that her avatar in the world is a female cat with the head of a cat. Because the cat likes to walk at night, her pupils will change with the light, which symbolizes the moon’s fullness. The
cat is endowed with various divinities, has a lofty status in life and is protected by law, and will be made into " 喵乃伊" after death and placed in a pyramid to sleep with others. The cats enshrined in the temple will be worshipped by thousands of believers. Even the rulers of Egypt were once followers of the cat god.
Cleopatra VII (Cleopatra VII), the last female pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt, who fascinated Caesar's Cleopatra VII, was very fond of cats. In addition to raising cats in the palace, she also presided over the restoration of many temples dedicated to the Bastet cat god, allowing people to celebrate the Bastet Festival, and created many reliefs and artworks related to cats.
This may have something to do with her attractive appearance, cat-like eyes, and a fond of using cat-like eyeliner. She was considered the incarnation of the cat god since she was a child.
The protector of the Egyptian pharaoh was supposed to be snakes, and snakes were afraid of cats, which may be one of the reasons why this female pharaoh liked cats. In the patriarchal and intriguing palace, she hopes that she can stand on a high wall and look down on the nobles, like a cat goddess, with convincing power.
board game "Cleocatra" turns Cleopatra into "Egyptian cat queen", showing how a "cat slave" loved cats a thousand years ago.
When she reigns in Egypt, she will commission someone to protect and rescue cats everywhere, and the royal cat supervisor is responsible for reporting and rewarding them. The cats all over Egypt are dozing happily and safely in the sun-of course, there are some unfortunate cats who were locked up in the pyramids while they were alive.
In the game, the player acts as a cat rescuer from ancient Egypt. The goal is to rescue the cat trapped in the pyramid. You get 1 point for each unique cat rescued, and 1 point for every assistant on the board adjacent to the scoring board. When a player reaches or exceeds 23 points, after the end of the current round, the player with the highest score wins.
The cats are "trapped" in the triangular pyramid plates. The pyramid tiles are divided into four colors, three of each. The cat in the purple plate is Mut, blue is Mafdet, green is Bastet, orange is Princess Princess, plus a yellow Egyptian cat Cleocatra, totalThere are 13 sections. As a cat god, cats in all sections have their own special abilities.
Before the game starts, these plates will be shuffled and stacked face down to form a pile of plates. Then each player chooses and takes a color of the rescuer Mi Bao to represent himself, starting with the player who has hugged the cat recently Players.
The starting player takes out one piece from the plate pile, puts it face up in the center of the table, and puts a rescuer Mi Bao on it. The rest of the players take one piece in a clockwise direction and place it next to other plates on the field. They also place their own rescuer Mi Bao on it. Remember, each section can put up to two rescuers of different colors.
In each round, each player must perform two actions: one plate action + one rescuer action; or two rescuer actions. Plate operations are divided into two types: investigation and search. Rescue operations are divided into three types: dispatch, team formation and rescue scoring.
If the current player cannot perform any action at the beginning of the round, he can first place a rescuer on a section with less than two rescuers, and then perform a rescuer action. If it is found that the second action cannot be carried out, the first action must be modified in time to complete the second. What
needs to pay attention to is that when moving plates, you cannot split the entire plate on the field, nor can you move a completely enclosed plate.
This is a very simple zone control + board placement small-level game, with few accessories and small size, very portable, supports 2-4 people to play, but the sparrow is small and complete.
"Cleocatra" not only has the cute style of cute cats, but also has clear game logic, the process is simple and easy to use, and the "mutual card" of plate movement also ensures good interactivity. It seems simple, but if you really want to be proficient, you have to practice a few rounds. In addition to the final scoring process, it is very suitable for promoting new girls and newbies, except that it is easy to make newbies busy.
Even if you can resist Cleopatra, you will never stop the temptation of "Cleopatra". The ingenious combination of the pyramid and the cat in the background of the game gives players a sense of mission as a "cat slave". It is urgent to save the trapped cat god, after the cat is watching you! "Cleocatra" is currently in Kickstarter crowdfunding, interested players should not miss it.
