ISLEBOUND
Thomas Pike sets sail anticipating shallows but encounters unexpected depth in this naval strategy title
Red Raven Games | £ | Area control | 2-4 players | 60-120 minutes | age: 13+ | redravengames.com
BOX CONTENTS
◗ Victory board
◗ Four ships
◗ Four port boards
◗ Four sea boards
◗ 28 coin tokens
◗ Eight silver coin tokens
◗ Four ship boards
◗ 16 renown tokens
◗ 15 pirate mini cards
◗ 15 serpent mini cards
◗ 28 fish tokens
◗ 12 book tokens
◗ 24 lumber tokens
◗ 35 building cards
◗ 10 dice
◗ 80 wooden cubes
◗ Three building books
◗ 20 crew tokens
◗ Eight reputation cards
◗ 15 event cards
◗ Four player aid cards
‘ Welcome to the Archipelago!’ reads the introduction to the latest strategy board game from Ryan Laukat and, indeed, Islebound does offer a very warm welcome with its gentle, appealing artwork and rounded fonts. But don’t be fooled – there is a serious strategy game lurking beneath the waves.
Islebound funded on Kickstarter in late 2015, raising $88,000 from 1,628 backers – smashing the initial goal of $15,000. It is published by Red Raven, of which Laukat is the founder and president, perhaps best known for the microgame Eight Minute Empire – a game which, like this one, he designed and illustrated himself.