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Pros
Islebound provides so much to do with so many ways to score, that no one at the table whether is left without a fun option for their next turn. With 16 open locations to travel to at any time, and plenty of resources to go around, it's easy to feel li... Read More
Like some of his other games, building a party and going adventuring is central to the gameplay. Ge is a thinker and loves to play games that require some thought.
Islebound has a high degree of replay value since the islands can be re-arranged and there are so many buildings that only a portion will be used in each game. Every player has a ship board where they keep their three starting crew members on deck, pl... Read More
Islebound is a beautiful and well designed euro hybrid that is a middleweight game that everyone in my game group has really enjoyed. It uses a more traditional resource management and action selection system with some interesting gameplay elements me... Read More
The rules are excellently written. They're well detailed in the accompanying rulebook.
Cons
The 3 of them are quite long and complicated.
Highlights
Quality
And as always, component quality is great.
Set it up ahead of time and familiarize yourself with the rules first.
It's not a critical complaint, as it did not interfere with the game, but the quality of the board certainly could be improved.
The player with the most renown at that point wins the game.
Price
The last three cost one, two or three books in addition to their listed cost.
Shipping
I just wish the ships were not cardboard.
Competitiveness
A little complicated to learn, but once you get it down it's really fun and a lot of different strategies so with every new com... Read More
It's a mid-weight, leaning toward the heavy side, with multiple ways to score points, 16 island ports that all provide unique b... Read More
And in both games, the competition was close all way up through the very last round.
You win by gaining fame and from the value of buildings you've purchased.
Overview
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above, each, played, first and different. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is high deception involved.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 58.1% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 85 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 17 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
How to playi’m not going to exhaustively rewrite the rule book here so there will be a few things missing from this section
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You should be able to get a real feel for setting up and playing though
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
On first setup the game looks a bit complicated and does take up a decent amount of table space
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The first two can be built for the price in gold and cost in goods listed on them
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The last three cost one two or three books in addition to their listed cost
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Okay adding in the game play and you’ve got some actual meat in there but really if you can get that you do those things you have the basics of this game down
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Here’s where the meat of the game is found
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Some towns are susceptible to attack while others can only be allied with through diplomacy
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