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Fireball Island box art
1986 Ranked #3,801

Fireball Island

This adventure race game has explorers climb a three-dimensional island around a rotating tiki idol. The molded volcano creates a dangerous path to treasure.

Children's Action / Dexterity Adventure Race Roll / Spin and Move

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

7+

Complexity

1.34/5

Rating

6.45

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

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?

A plastic tiki idol is placed in the raised middle of a molded, 3d board, where it can rotate freely.

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A plastic tiki idol is placed in the raised middle of a molded, 3d board, where it can rotate freely. Players move their explorer pawns up the sides of the mountain along paths and through caves, trying to reach the top of the mountain, retrieve the idol's giant ruby, and take it down the other side to the waiting boat. However, both the idol and volcanic vents throughout the board periodically spit out "fireball" marbles, which physically roll down the mountain, either plowing through explorer pawns in their path, or toppling triggered bridges as they pass under them.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
45 min
Age
7+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Chuck Kennedy Bruce Lund

Publishers

4
MB Giochi MB Jeux MB Juegos MB Spellen