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Palm Island

Players

1-2

Time

?-?

Age

10+

Weight

1.75

Rating

7.09

Fit

Teach 2.8

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 1.7

Low interaction

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.7

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate interaction

Replay value

Palm Island offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value, providing new content and gameplay elements. The game also offers deep strategic possibilities, allowing players to improve their strategies over time. The player interaction score is fixed at 1.725. Palm Island scales well with different numbers of players, maintaining its appeal and balance. The game is moderately easy to learn, striking a balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Palm Island has a strong replayability score of 7.75, making it a game that can be enjoyed multiple times.

Luck profile

Palm Island has a moderate influence of luck. The game outcome is predominantly determined by random elements like card draws, but players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. While luck still plays a significant role, there is some room for players to influence the outcome through their choices. Overall, Palm Island strikes a balanced mix of luck and strategy.

Overview

Palm Island is a portable game that you can take with you anywhere. Sitting, standing, waiting, riding, flying, relaxing, alone, or together you can play Palm Island no table required. Using a deck transforming mechanic a player uses just 17 cards over 8 rounds to shape their island and overcome its unique challenges. Store resources to pay for upgrades and upgrade buildings to access new abilities. Each decision you make will alter your village from round to round. At the end of 8 rounds calculate your victory points. PLAY SOLO working to gain achievements and unlock new abilities to help your village reach even greater heights. PLAY COOPERATIVELY by working together to successfully prepare your village before natural disasters strike. PLAY COMPETITIVELY by racing to purchase bonuses, or in casual mode by meeting specific criteria before your opponent. Add villagers to any game mode that you may recruit to your village and use their abilities to score more points than your opponent. The game comes with 2 player decks, competitive cards, cooperative cards and solo feat cards. Multiple games can be combined to add even more players. —description from the publisher

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Credits

Designers

1
Jon Mietling

Artists

2
Jon Mietling Mirko Suzuki

Publishers

1
Portal Dragon