The cats have been captured. Escaping alone is not an option.
Standalone cooperative puzzle adventure 14 players Ages 14+ 6090 minutes
Escape a ship from Vesh's fleet, solve clever puzzles and rescue a group of stubborn captive cats in this standalone adventure set in the world of The Isle of Cats.
Product Description
Side Quest: The Isle of Cats is a standalone game. You do not need to own The Isle of Cats or any other game to play.
The last thing you remember is being on a tropical island, trying desperately to round up a collection of adorable, mischievous and spectacularly uncooperative cats.
Then everything goes dark.
You wake inside a cage in the hold of a ship almost certainly one belonging to Vesh's fleet. You cannot see much, but from the sounds around you, you are not the only captive. The cats have been taken too.
In Side Quest: The Isle of Cats, you must investigate your surroundings, connect clues and solve a series of puzzles as you search for a way out of the ship. Your mission is not only to escape yourself, but to earn the cats' trust and help them escape with you.
Created by the authors of the Escape Tales series, this cooperative puzzle adventure tests observation, creativity and your ability to look at a problem from an unexpected angle. Cards, physical puzzle elements and a three-dimensional environment bring the adventure to the table as the story unfolds around you.
The cats may not be particularly interested in cooperating at first because, well... cats but if you can solve what lies ahead, you might just get everyone home safely.
Find the clues. Win their trust. Escape the ship.
Board&Dice confirms that the game is a standalone cooperative puzzle title for 14 players and does not require previous experience.
Why You'll Love It
- A complete standalone adventure: No copy of The Isle of Cats is required.
- Rescue the cats: Your puzzle-solving mission revolves around escaping captivity and helping the captured cats find their way home.
- Work together: Share observations, test ideas and combine your thinking as the mystery develops.
- Escape-room-style puzzles: Challenges reward creativity, perceptiveness and thinking outside the box.
- Physical puzzle components: Cards, Answer Tiles and other pieces form part of the problem-solving experience.
- A 3D environment: Included sheets and game components help create the setting you must investigate.
- Play solo or cooperatively: Take on the adventure by yourself or with up to three fellow puzzle solvers.
- A lighter Side Quest theme: Enjoy the Side Quest puzzle format with colourful cats, treasure and a tropical adventure setting.
Quick Details
- Players: 14
- Recommended Age: 14+
- Playing Time: 6090 minutes
- Game Type: Cooperative narrative puzzle game
- Format: Escape-room-style adventure
- Complexity Level: 1/4
- Designers: Jakub Caban and Bartosz Idzikowski
- Illustrators: Magdalena Klepacz and Paweł Niziołek
- Publisher: Board&Dice
- Puzzle Design: LockMe
- Universe: The Isle of Cats
- Standalone Game: Yes
- The Isle of Cats Required: No
Good to Know
- Side Quest: The Isle of Cats can be played completely on its own.
- No copy of The Isle of Cats is required.
- The game focuses on cooperative puzzle solving, observation and creative thinking rather than the gameplay system of The Isle of Cats board game.
- Players begin trapped aboard a ship from Vesh's fleet, with the captured cats somewhere nearby.
- An Answer Matrix, Answer Tiles and Hints Sheet are included to support the puzzle-solving experience.
- The game includes components used to create part of a three-dimensional environment.
- The physical box lists the complexity as 1 out of 4, making this the most approachable of the Side Quest titles we have listed so far.
- Avoid looking up solutions or puzzle discussions before playing if you want to preserve the discoveries.
Components
- 29 Game Cards
- 1 Answer Matrix
- 1 Hints Sheet
- 1 Ship Sheet
- 1 Storage Deck Sheet
- 1 Floor Sheet
- 8 Answer Tiles
- 15 Fish Tokens
- 8 Cat Tiles
