The Isle of Cats

The Isle of Cats

Animals, Fantasy, Nautical

by Frank West

Score

7.4

Ratings

25,364

Published

2019

Players

1–4 players

BGG community rating

Ranked #198 on BoardGameGeek

Complexity

2.4

Light-Medium

Best with

3

players

Play time

60–90 min

Age

8+

Information

Players

1–4 players

Best with

3 players

Play time

60–90 min

Age

8+

Complexity

2.4 / 5 · Light-Medium

BGG Rank

#198

Published

2019

Designer

Frank West

Artists

Dragolisco, Frank West

Publishers

The City of Games, Arclight Games, GaGa Games

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About

The Isle of Cats is a competitive, medium-weight, card-drafting, polyomino cat-placement board game. 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.

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Categories & mechanics

AnimalsFantasyNauticalPiratesPuzzleClosed DraftingGrid CoverageHidden Victory PointsIncomeOpen DraftingPattern BuildingSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire GameSquare GridTile PlacementTurn Order: Stat-Based

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