(Game Review) Forbidden Island

Time to read: 1 min read

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Platform played on: Physical

Review

In this cooperative game, players have to work together to retrieve treasures and escape the island. The players take turns moving their pawns around the island; each player has special abilities and everyone has to cooperate together in order to survive the island sinking while going for the objectives.

I really enjoy the cooperative element of the game as players have to strategize together and discuss ahead of time in order to avoid pitfalls and optimize the chances of success. The gameplay itself is relatively simple and is easy to learn. I like how players can alter the difficulty of the game. The physical game itself is also pretty high quality; I especially like the physical treasure mini-figures and how the game comes in a metal tin.

Conclusion

A good beginner board game.

Overall rating: 7.4

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