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The Dig: Treasure Island

The Dig: Treasure Island

2025·Stephen Sauer

2 - 4 players
20 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

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What is a Deck Hand game? It is an 18 card game that is used in conjunction with a standard Poker deck. After making your way through a treacherous jungle (ugh…that rope bridge!), you have reached the hidden archeological site. Hopefully the map you've cobbled together from various sources and scraps is accurate. Hopefully you've collected the right tools to help manage any obstacles. Hopefully you've arrived at the site before the other intrepid treasure hunters. The competition is fierce and to the victor, go the spoils! Dig it? In The Dig: Treasure Island, players compete to claim the most points worth of treasure over 2 rounds. To collect treasure, they must first draft cards and assemble a “Map” (a tableau of 12 cards) in front of them. Then, at the end of each round, “Treasure” cards will be awarded to the players whose Maps best match the patterns shown on the Treasure cards. (Players may also use “Equipment” cards to adjust their Maps to their benefit.) At the end of two rounds, the player with the most valuable Treasure wins. -description from the designer

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About The Dig: Treasure Island

From BoardGameGeek:

What is a Deck Hand game? It is an 18 card game that is used in conjunction with a standard Poker deck. After making your way through a treacherous jungle (ugh…that rope bridge!), you have reached the hidden archeological site. Hopefully the map you've cobbled together from various sources and scraps is accurate. Hopefully you've collected the right tools to help manage any obstacles. Hopefully you've arrived at the site before the other intrepid treasure hunters. The competition is fierce and to the victor, go the spoils! Dig it? In The Dig: Treasure Island, players compete to claim the most points worth of treasure over 2 rounds. To collect treasure, they must first draft cards and assemble a “Map” (a tableau of 12 cards) in front of them. Then, at the end of each round, “Treasure” cards will be awarded to the players whose Maps best match the patterns shown on the Treasure cards. (Players may also use “Equipment” cards to adjust their Maps to their benefit.) At the end of two rounds, the player with the most valuable Treasure wins. -description from the designer

Designer

Stephen Sauer

Artist

Stephen Sauer

Publisher

Deck Hand Games

Categories

AdventureCard Game

Mechanics

DraftingPattern Recognition
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