2014Jonathan Gilmour-Long, Isaac Vega
- Videos
- 75
- Creators
- 55
Mainly reviews and playthroughs
2 - 5 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
Dinosaur Island
2017Jonathan Gilmour-Long, Brian Lewis
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 5
Mainly reviews. Dinosaur Island is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
1 - 4 players
90 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
In Dinosaur Island, players will have to collect DNA, research the DNA sequences of extinct dinosaur species, and then combine the ancient DNA in the correct sequence to bring these prehistoric creatures back to life. Dino cooking! All players will compete to build the most thrilling park each season, and then work to attract (and keep alive!) the most visitors each season that the park opens. Dinosaur Island is a worker placement game where players build attractions and add dinosaurs to gain victory points. At the beginning of every game two Plot-Twist cards will be dealt out that will break the rules of the game in myriad ways. These rule-changes will drastically alter your strategy and decision making throughout the game. In addition to the Plot Twists, the goal cards in each game will be unique. The game ends when a round finishes with one 1 Objective card left. Players total their points and the player with the most victory points wins.
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Which Dinosaur Island video should I watch?
Dinosaur Island has 5 videos from 5 creators: 2 reviews, 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2017 to October 2025.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Dinosaur Island: Fully Charged - Ready to replace one of your favs!? - Kickstarter Critique Review" by Bower's Game Corner. To see it played, watch "Dinosaur Island Board Game Gameplay - Twitch Live Stream Replay" by Only Games: A dmNorthTV Board Game Channel.
If you like it, try Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game and Dead of Winter: The Long Night, also by Jonathan Gilmour-Long, or Dinosaur World and Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write, also by Brian Lewis.
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About Dinosaur Island
From BoardGameGeek:
In Dinosaur Island, players will have to collect DNA, research the DNA sequences of extinct dinosaur species, and then combine the ancient DNA in the correct sequence to bring these prehistoric creatures back to life. Dino cooking! All players will compete to build the most thrilling park each season, and then work to attract (and keep alive!) the most visitors each season that the park opens. Dinosaur Island is a worker placement game where players build attractions and add dinosaurs to gain victory points. At the beginning of every game two Plot-Twist cards will be dealt out that will break the rules of the game in myriad ways. These rule-changes will drastically alter your strategy and decision making throughout the game. In addition to the Plot Twists, the goal cards in each game will be unique. The game ends when a round finishes with one 1 Objective card left. Players total their points and the player with the most victory points wins.
Designers
Jonathan Gilmour-Long, Brian Lewis
Artists
Kwanchai Moriya, Anthony Wocken
Publisher
Pandasaurus Games
Categories
Mechanics