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Side Quest: The Isle of Cats
2024
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- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.0/5
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Side Quest: The Isle of Cats is a board game released in 2024 for 1–4 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Bartosz Idzikowski and Jakub Caban and its main mechanics are Deduction, Storytelling, and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
The last thing you can remember, you were on a tropical island, desperately trying to corral all of those adorable, mischievous, and frankly difficult cats. Now you wake to find yourself locked in a cage in the hold of a ship, almost certainly from Vesh's fleet. You can't see much down here in the dark, but from the sound of things, they captured the cats, too. Side Quest: The Isle of Cats is a puzzle game set in the world of well-known board game The Isle of Cats. The game tests your creativity, perceptiveness, and ability to think outside the box. Solve the puzzles and escape the ship to save not just your own life, but the lives of these adorable creatures. They don't want to co-operate in the beginning, but you're sure you will gain their trust and together you will escape this horrible trap and find your way back home. —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Board&Dice
- Mirakulus
Questions and answers
Side Quest: The Isle of Cats supports 1–4 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 Side Quest: The Isle of Cats is 60–90 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 Side Quest: The Isle of Cats 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.
Side Quest: The Isle of Cats has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Side Quest: The Isle of Cats belongs to these categories: Deduction and Puzzle. Its main mechanics are Deduction, Storytelling, and Cooperative Game. 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 Side Quest: The Isle of Cats are: Bartosz Idzikowski and Jakub Caban. 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 Side Quest: The Isle of Cats 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.