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Isle of Monsters

Isle of Monsters

Mayday Games · 2017
2–520–45 min10+ yrs1.6/5 complexity6.2 BGG#13.558 BGG610Family
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How do you play Isle of Monsters?

On the Island of Nowhere Atoll, terrifying (but utterly harmless) beasts reside. Can you wrangle the best sets of monsters, nurture them by collecting their favorite foods, and present the most horrifying group of monsters ever seen on the Island?

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On the Island of Nowhere Atoll, terrifying (but utterly harmless) beasts reside. Can you wrangle the best sets of monsters, nurture them by collecting their favorite foods, and present the most horrifying group of monsters ever seen on the Island? Do so and you may just be named the new Island Protector...

In Isle of Monsters, a set collection, resource-gathering family game, 2-5 players take the role of monster wranglers attempting to gather the scariest team of monsters they can find in order to compete in the local Scare Faire. Getting screams from the audience gets you acclaim, as does scaring the monsters owned by other players.

Each round, players claim monsters and attempt to feed them their favorite foods to get the beasts ready for the Scare Faire. Each monster that's fully fed by the end of a round goes into that player's hand and participates in the Scare Faire.

Once every player is finished claiming and feeding monsters, a Scare Faire is held. Each player chooses a single color of monster to play from their hand along with as many cards of that color as they wish. Once every player has chosen, the played cards are revealed simultaneously and the player with the highest scare total from their monsters gets three scream points. Players can also get bonus points for scaring other players' monsters or from having more monsters in hand than any other player.

Play continues until there are no more monsters available to replenish the monster decks on the island. The player with the most scream points is declared the victor and Island Protector!

game anatomy
Complexity1.6 / 5
BGG rating6.2 / 10
Vibe
Family
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20–45 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#13.558
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Q3How do you play Isle of Monsters?
Isle of Monsters is a adventure game, for 2–5 players, taking ~20–45 minutes, featuring open drafting. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Isle of Monsters — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Isle of Monsters support?
Isle of Monsters is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Isle of Monsters take?
A game of Isle of Monsters takes about 20–45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Isle of Monsters for?
Isle of Monsters is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Isle of Monsters?
Isle of Monsters has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.6 out of 5.
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