Horizons of Spirit Island | Shelfside Review

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One of the highest rated co-op games of all time, Spirit Island, now has a newcomer version: Horizons of Spirit Island! Greater than Games rehauls the popular Spirit Island by merging the island boards into one, giving 5 new spirits, 3 new presence colors, and providing a quick start guide. Horizons gameplay is exactly the same as Spirit Island, where you play a spirit cooperatively to defend the island’s inhabitants from invaders, who ravage and build every turn as they try to blight the island. Play as Eyes Watch from the Trees to defend spaces, or Sunbright Whirlwind to push invaders out of lands! At only $30 through Target, this looks like a good deal! The positives for gameplay of Horizons are the same, but in a lighter box with streamlined spirits. But what are players losing out in the lower price tag, as they open the box and see downgraded components in the form of cardboard punchout tokens, less replayability… which are all things that may be disappointing coming from Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion, another newcomer version of a popular co-op game. Is Spirit Island Horizons too similar and streamlined in the wrong ways? Watch and find out! Support us: https://www.patreon.com/shelfside https://ko-fi.com/shelfside Our Website! https://www.shelfside.co/ Purchase Games We’ve Reviewed! (Paid Link) https://amazon.com/shop/shelfside Shelfside Social Media: https://twitter.com/ShelfSideYT https://www.instagram.com/shelfsideboardgames/ https://www.facebook.com/ShelfsideYT/ https://discord.gg/U7QQKqYT62 Table of Contents: Intro & Overview- (0:00) Why & What is Spirit Island?- (0:52) Pros - (4:25) Cons - (9:55) Recommender Score - (15:25) Daniel's Personal Score - (20:16) Ashton's Personal Score - (23:19) The following music was used for this media project: Music: Bassa Island Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3424-bassa-island-game-loop Music: Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4331-secret-of-tiki-island Music: Attack of the Mole Men by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3391-attack-of-the-mole-men The following music was used for this media project: Music: Picnic On The Beach (loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8300-picnic-on-the-beach-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Sims 2 Castaway OST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPJwtW1xX7U Virtual Villagers 1 Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB-1Nx3k1HY Links to our other stuff: Ashton's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ashtonwu Daniel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/doyduh2 #boardgames #tabletop #review