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BGG #193
The Isle of Cats
2019
Designed by Frank West
1–4Players
60–90 minPlay Time
8+Age
7.6BGG Rating
2.4 / 5Weight
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#193BGG RankAbout
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.
Mechanics
Closed DraftingGrid CoverageHidden Victory PointsIncomeOpen DraftingPattern BuildingSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire GameSquare GridTile PlacementTurn Order: Stat-Based
Publishers
The City of GamesArclight GamesGaGa GamesGeekach LLCGém Klub Kft.Intrafin GamesLucky Duck GamesMaldito GamesMeepleBRMINDOKMIPLSkellig GamessternenschimmermeerYayoi The DreamerYOKA Games
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