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Base game
The Isle of Cats
Kritiku rating
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- Published
- 2019
- Reach
- Well known
- Players
- 1–4
- Play time
- 60–90 min
- Weight
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- Animals
- Fantasy
- Nautical
- Pirates
How it plays
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Main mechanics
- Drafting
- Spatial puzzle
- Engine building
- Tile laying
- Set collection
- Drafting: You pick from a shared pool and pass the rest along.
- Spatial puzzle: Fitting shapes together efficiently is the challenge.
- Engine building: Small early moves compound into a machine that does the work later.
- Tile laying: You build a shared or personal board tile by tile.
Full publisher description
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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