Food choices are causing trouble in the rat colony, so Doctor Rat has been called in to investigate. This clever family deduction board game challenges players to uncover hidden dietary restrictions through teamwork, careful observation plus a healthy dose of guesswork. The catch? Doctor Rat cannot reveal exactly what each rat group can or cannot eat.
 
One player takes on the role of Doctor Rat, while everyone else becomes a mysterious rat group with their own dietary restrictions. Each round, Doctor Rat places food items into the play area before the rat groups discuss their options. Each group secretly chooses something to eat, then Doctor Rat reveals whether the meal was suitable. Every result provides another clue to help identify the rules governing each group's diet.
 
As the days pass, players must compare discoveries, remember previous meals plus work out the patterns hiding behind the restrictions. A seemingly harmless food could expose an important clue, while a poor choice might leave the whole team scrambling to rethink its deductions.
 
The challenge continues across eight rounds, with everyone sharing the same fate. Successfully identifying the dietary restrictions could see the rat groups graduate with flying colours but too many mistakes may bring the experiment crashing down.
 
Doctor Rat is a fun cooperative deduction game for families, combining logic, communication along with hidden information in a wonderfully unusual setting. Easy to understand yet full of opportunities for clever deductions, with it making every food choice part of the mystery.