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2021Ryan Laukat
- Videos
- 104
- Creators
- 72
Mostly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 4 players60 - 1200 minHeavy weight
Islebound
2016Ryan Laukat
- Videos
- 33
- Creators
- 31
Mainly reviews. Islebound is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 18 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 6 recorded sessions, and 5 other videos.
2 - 4 players
60 - 120 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Set sail in a mystical archipelago filled with bustling towns, sea monsters, pirates, and gold! Compete to build the best sea-faring nation with up to three friends by collecting treasure, hiring crew, and conquering or befriending island towns. In Islebound, you take command of a ship and crew. You sail to island towns, collecting resources, hiring crew, and commissioning buildings for your capital city. Each building has a unique ability, and your combination of buildings can greatly enhance your strength as a trader, builder, or invader. You also recruit pirates and sea monsters to conquer towns, which, once conquered, allow you to complete the town action for free, and charge a fee to opponents if they want to use it. Alternatively, you can complete events that give influence, which can be used to befriend towns. There are many routes to success. Will you be a ruthless conqueror, careful diplomat, or shrewd merchant in your race to the top? The player with the most wealth and most-impressive capital city will win the game!
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Which Islebound video should I watch?
Islebound has 33 videos from 31 creators: 18 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 6 playthroughs and 5 other videos. They date from 2015 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Islebound Board Game - How To Play [With a Review]" by Stikfa-mations by Greg Cornell, which runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Islebound Gameplay Runthrough" by Rahdo Runs Through. 17 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Islebound Playthrough" by Ant Lab Games, one of 6 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Sleeping Gods, Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies, Above and Below and Near and Far, also by Ryan Laukat. It appears in convention videos from GAMA Expo 2016 and Gen Con 2016.
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2023Ryan Laukat
- Videos
- 78
- Creators
- 39
Mostly playthroughs and reviews
1 - 4 players60 - 600 minHeavy weight
About Islebound
From BoardGameGeek:
Set sail in a mystical archipelago filled with bustling towns, sea monsters, pirates, and gold! Compete to build the best sea-faring nation with up to three friends by collecting treasure, hiring crew, and conquering or befriending island towns. In Islebound, you take command of a ship and crew. You sail to island towns, collecting resources, hiring crew, and commissioning buildings for your capital city. Each building has a unique ability, and your combination of buildings can greatly enhance your strength as a trader, builder, or invader. You also recruit pirates and sea monsters to conquer towns, which, once conquered, allow you to complete the town action for free, and charge a fee to opponents if they want to use it. Alternatively, you can complete events that give influence, which can be used to befriend towns. There are many routes to success. Will you be a ruthless conqueror, careful diplomat, or shrewd merchant in your race to the top? The player with the most wealth and most-impressive capital city will win the game!
Designer
Ryan Laukat
Artist
Ryan Laukat
Publisher
Red Raven Games
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