Back to Games
The Isle of Cats box art

Base game

The Isle of Cats

Kritiku rating

Not rated

Published
2019
Reach
Well known
Players
1–4
Play time
60–90 min
Weight
Not enough ratings yet
Ratings
0

How it plays

No rules summary yet for this game.

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.

Criterion breakdown

ComplexityDepthSkillInteractionTable ExpProduction

No ratings yet — be the first to shape this game's profile.

  • Kritiku average
Criterion
Kritiku
Complexity

Not rated yet

Depth

Not rated yet

Luck vs Skill

Not rated yet

Player Interaction

Not rated yet

Table Experience

Not rated yet

Production

Not rated yet