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Sep 28, 2026·Review·06:04·10·Watch on YouTube

Daisy Yi-Ching Chen's Isle of Bears, Heybye Gaming & Taiwan Boardgame Design, How To Play & Review

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熊之島 (Isle of Bears)

熊之島 (Isle of Bears)

2026·Daisy Yi-Ching Chen

2 players
10 - 15 min

About 熊之島 (Isle of Bears), from BoardGameGeek:

Cute but brutal! In 2025, a group of polar bears leaves the ice-free Arctic to seize the black bears' isles. Isle of Bears is a quick, highly interactive two-player tactical game about stacking bears, stealing control, and pushing your opponent into trouble. Each turn, you choose one of three available action cards to move, jump, swap, gather, push, or rearrange the bears. Bears sharing a space move together, and only the bear on top matters: if your bear is on top, you control the whole stack. This creates a constant back-and-forth battle. A single move can cover an opponent's bear, free a trapped stack, or suddenly turn a safe position into an overcrowded one. When six or more bears gather on the same space, opposing bears are pushed into the sea. Meanwhile, empty isles disappear, making the board smaller and the confrontation increasingly tight. There is no long-term engine to build and very little downtime. Isle of Bears is a 10-15 minute tactical duel where you make the best move from the cards available, disrupt your opponent, and adapt as the board changes. You win immediately when your bears are on top of every remaining occupied space.

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Description provided by Board Games With B7 on YouTube:

Hey board gamers! This is Daisy Yi-Ching Chen's Isle of Bears from Heybye Gaming in collaboration with Taiwan Boardgame Design from 2026. This title was such a wonderful surprise! Not only is it super cute, but it's also a very tactile game that's surprisingly cutthroat and brutal! It's another brilliant game from the designer, who also brought us the abstract game PWNED! last year. I would absolutely love to see Isle of Bears receive an international release, as I've found this to be quite an exceptional two player abstract strategy game! I've included an instructional as well for the game. If you enjoyed the episode, I'd really appreciate it if you could like the video, and subscribe to my channel. I cover lots of hidden gem board games, and I'd love to share many more with you. Thanks for watching! #boardgames #boardgamenight #boardgamegeek #boardgame #boardgamers

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