
2015Andreas Pelikan, Alexander Pfister
Mainly reviews. Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 29 reviews, 12 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, and 2 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Isle of Skye is one of the most beautiful places in the world, with soft sand beaches, gently sloping hills, and impressive mountains. The landscape of Isle of Skye is breathtaking and fascinates everyone. In the tile-laying game Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, 2–5 players are chieftains of famous clans and want to build their kingdoms to score as many points as possible-but in each game only four of the sixteen scoring tiles will be scored. Thanks to the scoring tiles, each game is different and leads to different tactics and strategies, but having enough money is useful no matter what else is going on. Managing that money can be tricky, though. Each turn, each player places two area tiles in front of them and sets the selling price for the tiles. Setting a high price is great, but only so long as someone actually pays the price because if no one opts to buy, then the seller must buy the tiles at the price they previously requested. In the end, the player with the best kingdom-and not the richest player-becomes the sovereign of the island.
Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King has 48 videos from 42 creators: 29 reviews, 12 how-to-play guides, 5 playthroughs and 2 other videos. They date from 2015 to October 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "Walkthrough Videos #41: Isle of Skye" by Michael Wißner, which runs 34 min. For a quicker teach, "Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King - Componenti e setup" by Il Meeple Con La Camicia runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Isle of Skye review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 26 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King - GameNight! Se4 Ep8 - How to Play and Playthrough" by BoardGameGeek, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Boonlake, Great Western Trail: Second Edition, Great Western Trail and Pirates of Maracaibo, also by Alexander Pfister.
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From BoardGameGeek:
Isle of Skye is one of the most beautiful places in the world, with soft sand beaches, gently sloping hills, and impressive mountains. The landscape of Isle of Skye is breathtaking and fascinates everyone. In the tile-laying game Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, 2–5 players are chieftains of famous clans and want to build their kingdoms to score as many points as possible-but in each game only four of the sixteen scoring tiles will be scored. Thanks to the scoring tiles, each game is different and leads to different tactics and strategies, but having enough money is useful no matter what else is going on. Managing that money can be tricky, though. Each turn, each player places two area tiles in front of them and sets the selling price for the tiles. Setting a high price is great, but only so long as someone actually pays the price because if no one opts to buy, then the seller must buy the tiles at the price they previously requested. In the end, the player with the best kingdom-and not the richest player-becomes the sovereign of the island.
Designers
Andreas Pelikan, Alexander Pfister
Artist
Klemens Franz
Publisher
Lookout Games
Categories
Mechanics