@CWO:
Apparently none of you has a cat…
Yes, the cat issue is something that’s come up a few times on this board, as the picture below will illustrate. I can’t recall if the suggestions were made seriously or not, but some board members have thought about protecting their games-in-progress from one weekend to the next by using a system of overhead pulleys to either raise the table to the ceiling or lower a protective hood over the map. Feasible for a dedicated gaming room in the basement, but not likely to be approved for the living room by the lady of the house.
That is SO CUTE!!!
How well does the cat play? Does he attack the US on turn one? :-D