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Black Cats and Pointed Hats

Black Cats and Pointed Hats is suited for children from three to ten. Unlike most other educational games, there are no math or logic puzzles to solve.

1 January 2000

Black Cats and Pointed Hats is a point-and-click, released 1 January 2000 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Black Cats and Pointed Hats is

Black Cats and Pointed Hats was released in 2000. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Prince Frederick of Frivolia has been turned into a frog by the witches of Witchville. To reverse the curse, you have to sneak into the town and give the seven witches responsible for this tragedy a gift. Each part of the town, such as the market place, the barber shop, and the pub, has hotspots which trigger events. The witches will only appear if you find the correct locations.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are educational and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Black Cats and Pointed Hats launched on 1 January 2000, within three weeks of Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead and Little Fighter 2.

Released around the same time: Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead, Little Fighter 2.

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When did Black Cats and Pointed Hats come out?
Black Cats and Pointed Hats was released on 1 January 2000 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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