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# Watch Cats Attempt to Play Candy Crush

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by 

[Kyle Chayka](https://time.com/author/kyle-chayka/)


## Kyle Chayka


May 13, 2014 5:27 PM UTC

by 

[Kyle Chayka](https://time.com/author/kyle-chayka/)


## Kyle Chayka


May 13, 2014 5:27 PM UTC

Cat videos and Candy Crush are two of the most addicting things in the world, so what happens when they come together? [This video](http://kotaku.com/cats-playing-candy-crush-saga-ladies-and-gentlemen-1574545125) compiles cats from all around the world trying their luck at the matching video game, and the results are hilarious.

The cats swipe madly at the candies—which might be as good a strategy as any for the game’s higher levels. The video is destined to join the same pantheon of animals-playing-video-games videos that includes [skateboarding dog plays video game](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdgO3cEYYTw) and this frog [trying to catch virtual ants](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfSJP8avHWI).

At least you don’t need to spend extra money to keep playing with cats. Unless you’re in a [cat cafe](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/27/me-wow-london-is-getting-its-very-own-cat-cafe/), that is.

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