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Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue

Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue

2026·Jeff McArthur

Videos
5
Creators
3

Mainly how-to-play. Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.

2 - 4 players
60 - 120 min

From BoardGameGeek

CATS. They're adorable, they're playful, they're our little fur babies. And now you get to rescue them! Players take charge of sanctuaries, gathering resources and taking cats out of the city shelter. They then match those adorable pets with adopters who are searching for their unique traits. A turn consists of three phases. In the first phase, each player first taking three actions. These actions include pulling cats from the city shelter, drawing more goals or subsidies cards, gathering food to feed the cats, building out their sanctuaries, etc. In the second phase, each player tries to adopt up to two cats to adopters. Each adopter has an adoption number which must be reached. The player rolls a d4 and adds the cat's adoption bonus, as well as +1 for every trait symbol it has which matches a trait symbol the adopter has. If the total is the adoption number or higher, the adoption succeeds and the player gains victory points. In the third phase, the players check to see if the city shelter is overcrowded and any cats inside are put down, they can trade cats among each other, they feed their cats, and they roll to see how many more cats go into the city shelter and how many more adopters are drawn. The game continues for 4-6 turns, depending on the number of players. At the end of the last turn, players see who has accomplished several achievements. The rescuers who find the most homes for cats, and who achieve other goals, will win the game. But if city shelter fills up beyond capacity, everyone loses. -description from the publisher

Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue

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Learn to play

SANCTUARY: The game of Cat Rescue | LIVE PLAYTHROUGH2:39:15

SANCTUARY: The game of Cat Rescue | LIVE PLAYTHROUGH

Get Gaymin'

Get Gaymin'

Review

Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue - DT Preview with Mark Streed5:41

Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue - DT Preview with Mark Streed

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Watch it played

I Will Find The Felines Homes! - Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue Solo Play16:23

I Will Find The Felines Homes! - Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue Solo Play

Merry Married Meeples

Merry Married Meeples

Which Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue video should I watch?

Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue has 5 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from 2025 to October 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "SANCTUARY: The game of Cat Rescue | LIVE PLAYTHROUGH" by Get Gaymin', which runs 2 h 39 min. For a quicker teach, "Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue - 2 Player How to Play" by Merry Married Meeples runs 14 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue - DT Preview with Mark Streed" by The Dice Tower. To see it played, watch "I Will Find The Felines Homes! - Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue Solo Play" by Merry Married Meeples.

If you like it, try Holotype: Mesozoic North America, Aquaria, Disney Animated or Explorers of Navoria, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue - DT Preview with Mark StreedReview5:41

Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue - DT Preview with Mark Streed

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

SANCTUARY: The game of Cat Rescue | LIVE PLAYTHROUGHHow to play2:39:15

SANCTUARY: The game of Cat Rescue | LIVE PLAYTHROUGH

Get Gaymin'

Get Gaymin'

I Will Find The Felines Homes! - Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue Solo PlayPlaythrough16:23

I Will Find The Felines Homes! - Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue Solo Play

Merry Married Meeples

Merry Married Meeples

Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue - #unboxingUnboxing2:20

Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue - #unboxing

Merry Married Meeples

Merry Married Meeples

Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue - 2 Player How to PlayHow to play13:54

Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue - 2 Player How to Play

Merry Married Meeples

Merry Married Meeples

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Merry Married Meeples
Merry Married Meeples
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Get Gaymin'
Get Gaymin'
1 video of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
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About Sanctuary: The Game of Cat Rescue

From BoardGameGeek:

CATS. They're adorable, they're playful, they're our little fur babies. And now you get to rescue them! Players take charge of sanctuaries, gathering resources and taking cats out of the city shelter. They then match those adorable pets with adopters who are searching for their unique traits. A turn consists of three phases. In the first phase, each player first taking three actions. These actions include pulling cats from the city shelter, drawing more goals or subsidies cards, gathering food to feed the cats, building out their sanctuaries, etc. In the second phase, each player tries to adopt up to two cats to adopters. Each adopter has an adoption number which must be reached. The player rolls a d4 and adds the cat's adoption bonus, as well as +1 for every trait symbol it has which matches a trait symbol the adopter has. If the total is the adoption number or higher, the adoption succeeds and the player gains victory points. In the third phase, the players check to see if the city shelter is overcrowded and any cats inside are put down, they can trade cats among each other, they feed their cats, and they roll to see how many more cats go into the city shelter and how many more adopters are drawn. The game continues for 4-6 turns, depending on the number of players. At the end of the last turn, players see who has accomplished several achievements. The rescuers who find the most homes for cats, and who achieve other goals, will win the game. But if city shelter fills up beyond capacity, everyone loses. -description from the publisher

Designer

Jeff McArthur

Publisher

Bandwagon Games

Categories

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