The Isle of Cats cover
2019BGG rank #197

The Isle of Cats

by Frank West · The City of Games

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Players1–4
Time60–90m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age8+

About the game

What is The Isle of Cats?

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.

How it plays

Mechanics

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

On the shelf

Categories

AnimalsFantasyNauticalPiratesPuzzle

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