Operation Garden

The world

• PlaceThe BasketThe big wicker basket by the radiator is the Gang's secret base, always lukewarm. Plans are scratched out on the cushion, and stolen treasures are hidden under the blanket: a bottle cap, a sock, a crumb of biscuit.
• PlaceThe KitchenThe tiles are slippery, the fridge hums loudly, and Biscuit's cat flap is locked every evening with a red latch. A nudge of the nose underneath lifts it, but it clacks so loudly that the whole house hears it.
• PlaceThe French DoorThis large glass door opens onto the garden and only opens in the evening at eight o'clock, for ten seconds, when Dad takes out the trash. Dad looks at his feet as he goes out, but the slightest noise makes him turn around.
• PlaceLou's BedroomA room full of plush toys and crumbs, whose door Lou often forgets to close. Jingle toys on the floor ring as soon as a paw touches them, and a big wardrobe hides the back wall.
• PlaceThe Blue Tits' GardenA lawn, a hedge and a wooden bird feeder where the blue tits peck, right next to the shed. In the evening, the Big Ginger slips under the hedge: his big paw prints in the soil show his path.
• FactionThe HumansMom, Dad and Lou love the kittens but close every door, especially in the evening. Mom checks the latches, Dad is always in a hurry, and Lou scatters crumbs and leaves her bedroom open.
• FactionThe Basket GangThe kittens played by the players, each with a talent: climbing, making noise, hiding, being cute, or spotting the schedule. Alone, they fail, but together they can attempt anything.
• FactionThe Guardians of the HouseBiscuit the old dog and Granny Whiskers, the old cat, know every corner and every habit of the humans. They can help the Gang… or slow it down on the sly.
• FactionThe Blue TitsA small flock of blue and yellow birds who peck at the feeder and tease the kittens through the glass. As soon as danger approaches, they whistle very loudly, and this signal can save the Gang.
• CharacterLouA seven-year-old girl who talks to the kittens as if they were friends and gives a biscuit to whoever makes big eyes at her. She often forgets to close her door, and her slippers sometimes bring back grass.
• CharacterDadHe takes the trash out every day at noon, always in a hurry and in socks. He hardly notices anything, except a noise, like a jingle or a latch clacking, and then he locks everything up.
• CharacterBiscuitA kind, very slow old dog who sleeps in front of his blocked cat flap, with a bone hidden under his mat. He lets anyone who scratches behind his ear pass, and he has noticed that Granny Whiskers talks a lot to Mom.
• CharacterThe Big GingerThe neighbor's cat, huge, with a torn ear, who prowls under the hedge every evening. He is a friendly cat, but he has a reputation for hunting anything that moves, blue tits and kittens alike. He never climbs onto the shed roof, which is too fragile for his weight. Kittens are wrongly afraid of him.
• CharacterPirouetteA cheeky blue tit who taps her beak on the glass to mock the kittens. If you win her trust with a crumb, she whistles to warn the Gang when the Big Ginger arrives.