Cats and Mice Logic Puzzle — Single Player

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1. Set the pieces up as the challenge shows.
2. Look at the whole board before moving anything.
3. Try a placement and see what it rules out.
4. Adjust and try again — a wrong attempt narrows the options.
5. Keep going until the challenge is solved, then move to the next.

• Logical elimination — using a failed attempt as information
• Thinking a move ahead instead of trying at random
• Working alone at something without an adult to check every step
• Persistence, since the answer does not arrive on the first go

• Talk a challenge through out loud so the reasoning gets said
• Come back to a hard one the next day rather than pushing through
• Let your child set a position and try to solve it yourself