Forbidden Island (2010)

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Designer	Matt Leacock
Artist	C. B. Canga
Publisher	Cocktail Games Competo / Marektoy Devir FoxMind Israel Gamewright Lifestyle Ltd. REBEL.pl Schmidt Spiele uplay.it edizioni White Goblin Games Show More »
Year Published	2010
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 1, 2, 3, 4 players (98 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (70 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (40 voters) [poll]
Honors	2010 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee 2010 Golden Geek Best Children's Board Game Nominee 2010 Golden Geek Best Children's Board Game Winner 2010 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2010 Mensa Select Winner 2011 Deutscher Lernspielpreis "9 years and up" Nominee 2011 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee 2011 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2011 Vuoden Peli Family Game of the Year Nominee 2011 Vuoden Peli Family Game of the Year Winner Show More »
Subdomain	Family Games (122 voters) [vote]
Category	Adventure
Mechanic	Action Point Allowance System Co-operative Play Modular Board Set Collection Variable Player Powers Show More »
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Primary Name	Forbidden Island
Alternate Names	Den Forbudte Øya La Isla Prohibida L'Île Interdite L'Isola Proibita Salaisuuksien saari Het Verboden Eiland Die verbotene Insel Zakazana Wyspa Zakázaný ostrov Запретный остров האי הנעלם
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Dare to discover Forbidden Island! Join a team of fearless adventurers on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of this perilous paradise. Your team will have to work together and make some pulse-pounding maneuvers, as the island will sink beneath every step! Race to collect the treasures and make a triumphant escape before you are swallowed into the watery abyss!

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Awards

2011: Juego del Año en España. Winner

2011: Vuoden perhepeli (Finland)

2011: Spiel des Jahres Nominee

2010: Mensa Select Winner

2010: BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Best Children's Game

Contents

58 playing cards
24 island tiles
6 pawns
4 treasure figurines
1 water meter
1 water level marker
rules of play

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L'Isola Proibita

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Italian First Edition

Publisher: uplay.it edizioni

Artist: C. B. Canga

Year: 2012

Product Code: UPL004

Size: 8.75 x 6.50 x 2.75 inches

2.00 pounds

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Het Verboden Eiland

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Dutch edition

Publisher: White Goblin Games

Artist: C. B. Canga

Year: 2011

Size: 8.75 x 6.50 x 2.75 inches

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Запретный остров

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Russian edition

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Artist: C. B. Canga

Year: 2011

Size: 8.75 x 6.50 x 2.75 inches

0.66 pounds

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La Isla Prohibida

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Devir Spanish Edition

Publisher: Devir

Artist: C. B. Canga

Year: 2011

Size: 8.75 x 6.50 x 2.75 inches

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Zakazana Wyspa

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Polish edition

Publisher: REBEL.pl

Artist: C. B. Canga

Year: 2011

Size: 8.00 x 6.00 x 2.00 inches

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Family Game Rank:	44
Num Ratings:	6836
Average Rating:	7.04
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Users Owning:	9969
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