Packrat...gathering cheese

So I've managed to become addicted to this Facebook game called Packrat. The cards are so cute and I can't help but wonder if the next pack might have something I need in it or more credits I can spend. The game is generally simple. You want to collect all the sets of cards available. You can have up to 15 cards in your pack and then once you have a set of 5 or more of either the same card or different cards from the same set, you can vault them. You get points for vaulting things, stealing things and making things. You can make things by getting the right combination of three cards and then combining them to make a new, single card. Besides the general appeal of the cuteness of the cards and the fact that it's a collecting game (which is why I always liked games like Animal Crossing), how can you not be entertained by friends you can steal from with names like Shakirat, Rat Cassidy, Ratty Crocker, Captain Ratbeard, and Rattori Hanzo.

When I get home from work, I plop down in front of the computer and start clicking away, hoping to complete more sets. Each set has a theme. One of the sets I've completed is below. Obviously I like it because it's got a penguin. But I do think the abominable snowman is cute. The nice thing is that if you have a cute card, you can open it in a "bigger" version to see the detail on the card. And they keep adding more cards, because the team that created the application is a team of designers.

If anyone decides they want to play, let me know and I'll send you an invitation. I get more credits I can spend if you accept. ;-)

Besides the game being fun, I've found that they're also entertaining when the application is down. Over the weekend, the servers were down for an upgrade and they put up a notice saying they'd be back soon. I have to say it's one of the more entertaining upgrade notices. Ha! Gathering cheese...so cute!

All in all, a good (and addicting!) game. But I have to get back to clicking. I need more credits!