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Isolation box art
1972 Ranked #15,520

Isolation

An abstract grid strategy game has opponents move pawns and remove squares to leave the other side stranded. Each turn shrinks the board, so one poorly timed removal can cut off every remaining escape.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Maze Grid Movement Map Reduction

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.61/5

Rating

5.78

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?

In Isolation, the "Don't Get Stranded" game, the board is a 6x8 grid of removable squares. On your turn, you move your pawn one space, then remove a square.

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In Isolation, the "Don't Get Stranded" game, the board is a 6x8 grid of removable squares. On your turn, you move your pawn one space, then remove a square. The object is isolate the opponent so they cannot move. This game is one of a series of 2 player strategy games by Lakeside from the 1970s, also including Overboard, Trespass and Blockade. And it's also one of Ravensburger's Traveller-Series games.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Bernd Kienitz

Artists

2
Bernd Kienitz Ulrike Schneiders

Publishers

3
Hallmark Games Lakeside Otto Maier Verlag

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