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6 days ago·How to play·02:33·38·Watch on YouTube

What’s New to BGA: Isle of Bears | How to play on BGA

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Watch “What’s New to BGA: Isle of Bears | How to play on BGA,” a how-to-play guide for 熊之島 (Isle of Bears) from Digital Board Gamer on BoardGameVideo.

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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 Digital Board Gamer on YouTube:

Isle of Bears has arrived on Board Game Arena! In this video, I take a look at this quick two-player strategy game where black bears and polar bears battle for control of shrinking islands. Play action cards to move, stack, swap, push, and rearrange bears. The bear on top of each stack controls that space, and overcrowding can send your opponent's bears into the sea! Take control of every remaining occupied space to win. I’ll cover: How Isle of Bears works The main gameplay mechanics How it plays on BGA My first impressions of the game Have you played Isle of Bears yet? Let me know what you think in the comments. #BoardGameArena #BGA #IsleOfBears #XiongZhiDao #BoardGames #DigitalBoardGamer #TwoPlayerGames #2PlayerGames #AbstractStrategy #StrategyGames #CardGames #HandManagement #AreaControl #GridMovement #TacticalGames #AnimalGames #BearGames #QuickGames #TabletopGaming #BoardGameGeek #NewOnBGA #ModernBoardGames #BoardGaming #BGACommunity #Gaming #TabletopGames #GameNight #DigitalBoardGames #HeybyeGaming #DaisyYiChingChen 0:00 How to play 1:51 Review 2:14 Score

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