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3D render of the boxart, from initial reveal on Red Raven Games' website
Pirate and sea serpent tokens. Use them to attack!
Components of Islebound with Kickstarter stretch goals removed.
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Such a BEAUTIFUL game!!
Near and Far ... and Friends
Upgraded Ships
Freshly Opened

Islebound (2016)

Players
2–4
Best: 3, 4
Playing time
60–120 min
Age
13+
7.14
Average rating
3,817
Ratings
2.74/5
Weight
#1348
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Designer:Ryan Laukat
Artist:Ryan Laukat
Publisher:Red Raven Games
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 9, Luck 7, Interaction 7, Complexity 5.5, Theme 6
Strategy9.0
Luck7.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity5.5
Theme6.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

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Overview

Set sail in a mystical archipelago filled with bustling towns, sea monsters, pirates, and gold! Compete to build the best sea-faring nation with up to three friends by collecting treasure, hiring crew, and conquering or befriending island towns.

In Islebound, you take command of a ship and crew. You sail to island towns, collecting resources, hiring crew, and commissioning buildings for your capital city. Each building has a unique ability, and your combination of buildings can greatly enhance your strength as a trader, builder, or invader. You also recruit pirates and sea monsters to conquer towns, which, once conquered, allow you to complete the town action for free, and charge a fee to opponents if they want to use it. Alternatively, you can complete events that give influence, which can be used to befriend towns.

There are many routes to success. Will you be a ruthless conqueror, careful diplomat, or shrewd merchant in your race to the top?

The player with the most wealth and most-impressive capital city will win the game!

Expansions

Islebound: Metropolis Expansion
Islebound: Deep Fog
Islebound: Masked Pirate Ship
Islebound: Festival of Ivories
Near and Far / Above and Below / Islebound: Secret Cabal Character Tiles
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