That sums up the story behind the lovely little board game my husband brought me for Christmas Sure I was expecting the Buffy Season 8 trade books, but this was a great surprise- only slightly spoiled by the fact that my dad told me the day before Christmas what it was!
Beloved husband brought me Forbidden Island for Christmas- he knew I enjoy playing co-operative board games like this and we'd played it before at the wonderful Chapter Arts board gaming sundays when we could wrangle a babysitter. It's a beautiful little game, lovely art work and I love the fact that the box is in fact a beautiful tin, with a place for all the bits! The fact that this was the first thing I thought when I tore open the wrapping paper told me that I am now starting to be a serious board gamer!
You generate the island randomly with some gorgeous tiles. There are 8 tiles where you can collect treasure across the island and a heli-pad- then the island starts to flood. Flooded tiles are flipped and if you draw ta flipped tile's card for a second time that tile is removed- it's sunk. If the treasure squares flood before you have that bit of treasure you drown, if the heli-pad gets flooded it's game over- and the island sinks fast.
As far as game play goes, it's fast- you can play a full game with 2 people in 20 minutes, less with more players. It's also very easy to pick up and play, taking only a moment to explain the game mechanic to new players. The other thing I love about the game is that it's truly co-operative- there's no sabotage mechanic here, you either all get off the island, or all drown! What's not to love!
The game can be purchased here via my amazon affiliate account
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