The Isle of Cats

Description

"The Isle of Cats" is a competitive, medium-weight card-drafting polyomino game where players rescue cats, manage families on boats, and score via lessons before Lord Vesh arrives. Key mechanics include: - *Card-drafting* Players explore the island by drafting cards to acquire resources and cats. - *Polyomino placement* Unique cat tiles must fit on personal boats while keeping families together. - *Resource management* Actions include rescuing cats, finding treasures, befriending Oshax, and studying ancient lessons. - *Personalized scoring* 38 unique lessons provide diverse ways to earn points. - *Multi-round competition* 1-4 players (6 with expansions) play over five rounds; highest score wins. The Isle of Cats is a competitive, medium-weight board game blending card-drafting and polyomino cat-placement for 1-4 players (expandable to 6). Players act as Squalls End citizens on a rescue mission to save cats from Lord Vesh, represented as unique family tiles to pack efficiently onto boats. Gameplay involves drafting cards to explore, rescuing cats, gathering treasures, befriending Oshax, and collecting from 38 unique ancient lessons that offer personalized scoring opportunities. Points accrue from completing lessons, filling boats optimally, and maintaining cat families intact across five rounds, with the highest scorer victorious. The Kickstarter Edition compiles the base game and Kickstarter Pack.