Maus im Haus

One player pulls a string around some pins at the bottom of the board (without the other player watching). The string is attached to a little mouse. The other player then starts pulling out pins. If he or she pulls out a pin with the string around it, the mouse moves; if he or she removes the last pin, the mouse moves into the house. Then the roles are reversed. Whoever needs less pins to let the mouse move home is the winner.