
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,042
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Otter
- 1–4 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2025

2025
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Doom Cat is a board game released in 2025 for 1–99 players, 10–60 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Dylan Coyle and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Variable Set-up, and Paper-and-Pencil.
You're a young witch learning the ropes of magic. Unfortunately, your mischievous cat found your spell book and summoned demons! In Doom Cat, you must learn how to draw sigils. You start with 2 magic circle pages filled with numbered candles. Roll 3 dice and draw a line between 2 of the candles matching two of the dice. The cat steals the other die and knocks over a matching candle, making it unusable in future rounds. The game ends after 14 rounds. Highest score wins. Solo players must score 70 or more points per sigil card to win. Doom Cat comes with many goal cards that immerse you deeper into the world of sigil magic. Shuffle and play with a few random ones, or play them in order, progressively increasing the difficulty. Each scoring criteria incentivizes emergent beauty, giving each player a unique sigil each time! —description from the publisher
Doom Cat supports 1–99 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Doom Cat is 10–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Doom Cat for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Doom Cat has a complexity rating of 1.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Doom Cat belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Print & Play, and Dice. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Variable Set-up, and Paper-and-Pencil. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Doom Cat are: Dylan Coyle. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Doom Cat as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.