Cover art for The Isle of Cats

The Isle of Cats

2019 · BGG
Avg rating
7.67
Bayes rating
7.41
Weight
2.36 (Medium Light)
Players
1-4
Playtime
1 hr 30 min
Ratings count
22,935

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Description

The Isle of Cats is a competitive, medium-weight, card-drafting, polyomino cat-placement board game for 1-4 players (6 with expansions). In the game, you are citizens of Squalls End on a rescue mission to The Isle of Cats and must rescue as many cats as possible before the evil Lord Vesh arrives. Each cat is represented by a unique tile and belongs to a family, you must find a way to make them all fit on your boat while keeping families together. You will also need to manage resources as you: Explore the island (by drafting cards) Rescue cats Find treasures Befriend Oshax Study ancient lessons Each lesson you collect gives you another personal way of scoring points, and 38 unique lessons are available. Complete lessons, fill your boat, and keep cat families together to score points, and the player with the most points after five rounds wins. Note: The Isle of Cats: Kickstarter Edition is a compilation item consisting of The Isle of Cats base game and The Isle of Cats: Kickstarter Pack, each of which are available as separate items and listed individually in the BGG database.

Play mode

Solo

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Deduction & hidden information Drafting
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Resource & economic management Set collection & pattern building Tile, map & route building

Game type

Abstract / puzzle game Family / kids game Board game

What it’s about

Fantasy & myth Adventure & exploration Nature, animals & the environment

Publishers

Arclight Games GaGa Games Geekach Games Gém Klub Kft. Intrafin Games Lucky Duck Games MINDOK MIPL Maldito Games MeepleBR Skellig Games The City of Games YOKA Games Yayoi The Dreamer sternenschimmermeer

Designers

Frank West