Crouching Kitty, Hidden Boardgames

I have a long history of playing games with animals in the house. Sometimes it's uneventful, like when you have a dog snoozing under the table. Sometimes, though, we're playing with cats in the house. I remember regularly sliding my child hood cat, Spook, off the Monopoly board (he sat right in the middle where the Free Parking pot was). My mom and I would argue over who would have to get him off because sometimes he would retaliate. I had mostly forgotten about this until playing a game of Dungeons and Dragons in my friend's house. He has two cats. One is sweet and quiet. So quiet that his name is Whisper. The other is sometimes fun and friendly, and sometimes all claws and teeth. Anyway, we set up the game, complete with minis and maps and dice. While in a particularly intense battle, Summit the cat leapt from his perch, scattering the minis and dice. He looked very proud of himself. And when his dad shooed him off, the claws came out. Spook lives on!