If you’re looking for a classic game that’s fun for all ages, Mouse trap is the perfect choice. Players go around the board collecting cheese, but the complicated trap built on the board may trap their mice. If you want to try this out with your friend or family, we’ll walk you through how to set up and play Mouse Trap, and answer some of your most common questions.
Mouse Trap Setup
1
Assemble the contraption pieces on the game board.
Take out the contraption pieces from the box and place the board on a table. Follow our assembly instructions to put the pieces together and build the trap.[1]
These instructions are for the current version of the Mouse Trap board game. The older version of Mouse Trap doesn’t start with the contraption on the board. Instead, players add pieces to it when they land on spaces on the board.
2
Give each player a cheese wedge.
Punch out the cardboard cheese wedges if it’s the first time you’re playing the game. Give 1 wedge to each player to start their cheese wheel. Set the rest of the cheese wedges in a pile known as the “stash.”
You can play Mouse Trap with 2-4 players who are 6 or older.
3
Place 2 cheese wedges and the player pieces on the start space.
Have each player choose a mouse pawn and set it on the starting space on the board. Then, fill the outlined spaces with 2 of the cheese wedges from the stash.[2]
The first player who goes all the way around the board and passes the start space again gets to take the 2 wedges from the space.
4
Choose a player to start the game.
Take turns rolling the die. Whoever rolls the highest number gets to take the first turn of the game.
Alternatively, choose a random player to start the game.