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.
 
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
 
The Isle of Cats Late Arrivals  Expansion adds new content, and support for 2 additional players. The Late Arrivals expansion includes 2 new player boats allowing you to play with up to 6 people. With more cats, boats, and lesson modules, you can now enjoy even more options while playing The Isle of Cats.
 
Awards & Honors
2021 5 Seasons Best International Expansion Winner
2021 5 Seasons Best International Expansion Nominee
 
The Isle of Cats: Kittens + Beasts is an expansion for The Isle of Cats adding 3 new expansion modules to the game. It also adds a new lesson module (I) to the game and 6 new family cards.
Each of the 3 expansion modules can be used independently with The Isle of Cats or combined in any way you wish.
Kitten module
Complexity: Easy
Compatible with: Standard mode, solo mode, family mode, and up to 6-players
The Kitten module adds more importance on being the fastest player each day and introduces new options in the form of kittens, without adding much complexity to the game.
Beast module
Complexity: Medium
Compatible with: Standard mode, solo mode, family mode, and up to 6-players
The Beast module adds ancient beasts to the game which provide early game goals while you search for lesson cards. Each beast will only be happy if it is near its friends and you will need to carefully position cat families around these creatures if they are to form friendships and score points.
Event module
Complexity: Hard
Compatible with: Standard mode, solo mode, and up to 6-players
The event module adds rule changing events to rounds 1 and 5, and ways to score points to rounds 2, 3, and 4. This provides another layer of challenge as you will need to adjust your strategies each round, and plan how to best use the rule changes to your advantage.