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Exploding Kittens Puzzle Cats Playing Chess 1,000 pieces
Series: Exploding Kittens Puzzles
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Exploding Kittens Puzzle Cats Playing Chess 1,000 pieces is perfect for adults, teens, and kids as part of a delightful collection featuring your favourite characters from the Exploding Kittens Universe. This premium puzzle is made of high-quality blue board jigsaw pieces that snap together seamlessly without...
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Exploding Kittens Puzzle Cats Playing Chess 1,000 pieces is perfect for adults, teens, and kids as part of a delightful collection featuring your favourite characters from the Exploding Kittens Universe.
This premium puzzle is made of high-quality blue board jigsaw pieces that snap together seamlessly without torn edges or puzzle dust.
Crafted with 100% recycled materials and printed with vegetable or soy-based ink, these puzzles make fun gifts for anyone who loves chess, games, and cat puzzles.
Forget your queen, this is the Cat’s Gambit! Enjoy a whimsical depiction of cats engaging in a high-stakes, underground chess tournament filled with balloons, lasers, fish martinis, and many knocked-over pawns.
The puzzle's full dimensions are 19.25” by 26.63” (48.9cm by 67.6cm), making it the perfect coffee table centrepiece for your family puzzle night. It includes a full-colour reference sheet with illustration by Matthew Inman.
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Barcode: 852131006846
Publisher: Asmodee
Piece Count: 1000 Pieces
Color pattern: Animal
Puzzle theme: Humor, Animals, Other
Toy game material: Cardboard
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Weight: 590g
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