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Jul 14, 2022·Review·37:13·5·Watch on YouTube

Is this game too mean for you? Cooper Island & Skilled Workers the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Ludus Vulpes

Ludus Vulpes

Watch “Is this game too mean for you? Cooper Island & Skilled Workers the Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” a board game review for Cooper Island on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Ludus Vulpes on YouTube:

Cooper Island and Skilled Workers review. A game by Andreas "ode." Odendahl with art by Javier González Cava. Published by Frosted games and Capstone Games. Cooper Island plus the Skilled Workers expansion what did we like what might stop you buying and what could do with a little tidy up? In the age of exploration the players arrive at a new home far away from their homeland. They try to settle the big island and each player tries to explore one part of it by placing landscape tiles. Landscape tiles grant resources and those are used to erect buildings with special abilities. Barriers on the island have to be removed in order to explore the island even further. Players build valuable statues and supply ships get them the supplies from the old world they need to be a successful settler on Cooper Island. The special thing about Cooper Island is the way the players mark their victory points. They sail with ships around the island to show their progress. On their way around the island they find smaller islands inshore that grant valuable benefits. After five rounds, a game of Cooper Island ends and the player who developed the best and went on furthest with their ships will win. We hope that you enjoy this video. Don't forget to subscribe for the latest update. We are also on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter... Just search for Ludus Vulpes. Thank you for watching. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269511/cooper-island

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Cooper Island

Cooper Island

2019·Andreas Odendahl

1 - 4 players
60 - 120 min
Very heavy weight: Rules-dense, long sessions

About Cooper Island, from BoardGameGeek:

In the age of exploration the players arrive at a new home far away from their homeland. They try to settle the big island and each player tries to explore one part of it by placing landscape tiles. Landscape tiles grant resources and those are used to erect buildings with special abilities. Barriers on the island have to be removed in order to explore the island even further. Players build valuable statues and supply ships get them the supplies from the old world they need to be a successful settler on Cooper Island. The special thing about Cooper Island is the way the players mark their victory points. They sail with ships around the island to show their progress. On their way around the island they find smaller islands inshore that grant valuable benefits. After five rounds, a game of Cooper Island ends and the player who developed the best and went on furthest with their ships will win. ••• The second printing of the German and English versions of the game, along with the Spanish version of the game, include the Solo Against Cooper expansion that was originally available separately as a bonus item. -description from the publisher

Designer

Andreas Odendahl

Artist

Javier González Cava

Publisher

Frosted Games

Categories

ExplorationNautical

Mechanics

Resource ManagementTile Placement
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