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2023 Ranked #3,578

Race To The Raft

This cooperative path-building tile game has lost island cats seek a raft through smoke. Shared puzzle solving must create safe routes before danger closes in.

Animals Fantasy Grid Coverage Grid Movement

Players

1-4

Play time

40-60 min

Age

8+

Complexity

2.33/5

Rating

7.64

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Race to the Raft is a co-operative, path building, tile placement, social puzzle board game for 1-4 players. In the game, you play the role of the disorientated island cats who are lost on the smoke-filled island.

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Race to the Raft is a co-operative, path building, tile placement, social puzzle board game for 1-4 players. In the game, you play the role of the disorientated island cats who are lost on the smoke-filled island. Nothing seems to be where it once was, and you must find a safe route to the raft by placing pathway cards. As you build pathways, fire — which is represented by different shaped tiles — will spread across the island, limiting your options. You need to find the balance between creating long pathways and keeping the cats ahead of the flames as you move towards the raft. The game includes 81 scenarios from which to choose, including a simple tutorial that gradually introduces you to new rules and an advanced tutorial for when you're ready for a far greater challenge. Choose cards, build pathways, and control the spread of the fire as you work together to guide all the cats in their race to the raft! —description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–4
Play time
40–60 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Frank West

Artists

2
Miguel Da Silva Frank West

Publishers

1
The City of Games

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