Gamewright Forbidden Island|Science Fiction, Kids

Great game! Excellent game mechanics will keep it fresh for a while. Arrived earlier than expected, pieces and cards are good quality. My wife and I enjoy it thoroughly. Tension build up as the island starts to sink and we still have to get treasures to escape. Great to cooperate.... Our first cooperative game, didn't think it would be fun. The game layout and play is excellent..... Loads of videos online showing and explaining the game. One of my top 4 games that i believe one should own. Others I'm getting... Lost cities card game. Settlers of Catan. Istanbul. Already ordered lost cities on Amazon, so will compare when i get it. But forbidden island was second on my list, got it first and very happy with it. Tin box did have a very minor dent though, nothing else was wrong with it. The dent was just popped back in place. The box itself is beautiful and complements the pieces and cards.

Recived original version ,.well packaged and quality is also good.

Forbidden Island and the next in the series, Forbidden Desert, are spectacular multi-player games. Both are must-own and play regularly games. With a game board that constantly shifts (in Forbidden Desert), and the spectacular speed at which both games unfold, each are riveting adventures, where all players combine forces against the game. Really, really good. We usually play 3 rounds back-to-back, and at the 'elite' difficultly level (one short of the highest legendary level), sadly, still lose (die) twice out of three times. It takes a little patience to let the rules soak in. I have a few doubts on interpretation of roles / special powers, I'd like to check on with the designers. Will do some day. Can't stop gushing about Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert. And while not asked for, the two games we currently play most between sessions of Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert, are 'Ingenious' and Quirkle'. Very different category. Totally absorbing.

Good game

Ordered for my nieces. They enjoyed it with their friends.

great game!!!!!

My daughter is 11 and she went through the instructions herself (took her an hour) and she could explain the game to her friends. She and her friends enjoy it a lot.

This was played by a group of three 30+ y-os and this engaged us for hours. We played all levels of difficulty and found the most difficult one to be the most engaging. Rules are fairly straightforward with instructions also on character cards. After one or two rounds, you remember all the rules. Graphics are also beautiful, and we loved that this was a collaborative game (vs a competitive one) and we had lots of fun discussing our strategy and working together. In all, I’d highly recommend getting this game.

If you like Pandemic........

Perfect.

As described, great game my family love it.

The game is great and really fun to play. What I like about the game: The game mechanics is simple to learn, but it has enough depth that it's fun to play. Playing cooperatively makes it enjoyable to play with others. It's not a long game to play and it doesn't drag on. I just recently found out the board can be setup in various ways for a different game experience. The only thing is, there are 6 game pieces, but the max player is 4. I know you can play with 6 people, but have to modify the rules. Why not originally design it to be a max 6 players game? Aside for that, no other issues with the game. Overall great game. My wife who isn't a huge 'strategy' board gamer enjoys playing it, so it speaks well to how enjoyable this game for all types of players. I recommend this game to anyone.