The Isle of Cats

The Isle of Cats is a competitive, medium-weight, card-drafting, polyomino cat-placement board game for 1-4 players (6 with expansions).

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.

Note: The Isle of Cats: Kickstarter Edition is a compilation item consisting of The Isle of Cats base game and The Isle of Cats: Kickstarter Pack, each of which are available as separate items and listed individually in the BGG database.

Awards & Honors

2021 5 Seasons Best International Strategy Nominee

2020 Meeples Choice Award Nominee

2020 Board Game Quest Awards Best Family Game Nominee

2019 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee

2019 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee

2019 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation Nominee

2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Game from a Small Publisher Nominee