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2007 Ranked #7,037

Antler Island

A light strategy game in which stags pursue food, combat, and mates during a Scottish rut. Outperforming rivals in head-to-head fights while courting the most does determines the dominant stag.

Family Games Animals Bluffing Action Queue Simultaneous Action Selection

Players

3-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.96/5

Rating

6.15

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Players take part in the stag rut on a Scottish island. Each player plays a stag interested in food, fighting and, of course, the opposite sex.

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Players take part in the stag rut on a Scottish island. Each player plays a stag interested in food, fighting and, of course, the opposite sex. The object of the game is to be the stag who has kissed the most doeples and outperformed rivals in head-to-head combat! Who will finish as the dominant stag ? The game is medium-lightweight and comes with a quick start-up guide to allow easy play. It is deep enough to offer meaningful decisions and challenges to gamers while still being accessible to non-gamers. Fragor's Essen release for 2007.

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Play and group

Players
3–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Gordon Lamont Fraser Lamont

Artists

2
Clare Hewitt Judith Lamont

Publishers

1
Fragor Games

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