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Trying to fit cats on to your boat is like trying to bake bread. They both take up a lot more room than you expect and involve excessive kneading
Explore & Draw game setup
I like to draw them as actual cats, the treasures with orange dots as are rare. Not a very impressive score though...
Sara's board mid-game!
Explore & Draw box cover
Ukrainian box
Very first game of Isle of cats
Playing With Lana
Back of English Box
@KaCoPlays Explore and Draw on the go

The Isle of Cats: Explore & Draw (2022)

Players
1–6
Best: 2, 3, 4
Playing time
30–45 min
Age
10+
7.31
Average rating
2,079
Ratings
2.20/5
Weight
#1777
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Alternate names:Die Insel der Katzen: Explore & Draw +4 more
Designer:Frank West
Artist:Frank West, Dragolisco
Publisher:GaGa Games +5 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 2, Complexity 4.4, Theme 4
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction2.0
Complexity4.4
Theme4.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

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Overview

The Isle of Cats Explore & Draw features gameplay like The Isle of Cats, but with players now choosing a set of cards each round instead of drafting, and then drawing their discoveries onto their boat.

Explore & Draw is a competitive, polyomino cat-placement board game for 1-6 players that is ideal for a quick break or taking to a friend’s house.

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 shape 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 find treasures, Oshax (special cats), and ancient lessons which give you another personal way of scoring points.

Complete lessons, fill your boat, and keep cat families together to score points, and the player with the most points after seven rounds wins.

—description from the publisher

Expansions

The Isle of Cats: Explore & Draw – Kickstarter Promo Cards
The Isle of Cats: Explore & Draw – Boat Pack
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