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Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King

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  1. 8 out of 10

    PROMO CARDS FROM The Deutscher Spielepreis 2016 Goodie Box: Isle of Skye: Adjacency Scrolls [size=7]([i]Six tiles added to the mix, containing scrolls that score features on adjacent tiles[/i])[/size]. CUSTOM Silk Bag With Isle of Skye Box Art

  2. 6 out of 10

    Definitely a neat game, although the random draw can suck when your tiles are the ones no one wants to buy for multiple rounds in a row, and you get starved for cash. Doesn't seem to be a common occurrence, just a rough edge case. Second play reinforced scoring strategies and how to plan ahead, but I still have no clue how to price things appropriately, so that you can get 2 tiles a turn (one bought and one not-bought from you). Scoring seems to be not intuitive, as at least one player each game was completely non-competitive. I've played the app ~50 times, and it's a fun game that I think would be neat, but my family doesn't do auction games and the timing of what goals are scored is confusing for new players. So, I sold it.

  3. 8 out of 10

    This is a Carcassonne killer for us since it is basically the same tile placement game. However using 4 scoring tiles out of 16 makes for a very different game and very different scoring. The auction and bidding aspect is what really makes the game unique. Setting the price your opponent has to pay but also what you have to pay is clever. I am not a fan of tile placement but there is enough here to make this unique that we will keep it and sell Carcassonne.

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Isle of Skye is one of the most beautiful places in the world, with soft sand beaches, gently sloping hills, and impressive mountains. The landscape of Isle of Skye is breathtaking and fascinates everyone.

In the tile-laying game Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, 2–5 players are chieftains of famous clans and want to build their kingdoms to score as many points as possible—but in each game only four of the sixteen scoring tiles will be scored.

Thanks to the scoring tiles, each game is different and leads to different tactics and strategies, but having enough money is useful no matter what else is going on. Managing that money can be tricky, though. Each turn, each player places two area tiles in front of them and sets the selling price for the tiles. Setting a high price is great, but only so long as someone actually pays the price because if no one opts to buy, then the seller must buy the tiles at the price they previously requested.

In the end, the player with the best kingdom—and not the richest player—becomes the sovereign of the island.

Ages

8+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players
Play Time

30m – 50m
Designer

Alexander Pfister, Andreas Pelikan
Mechanics

Auction/Bidding, Catch the Leader, Turn Order: Progressive, Set Collection, Tile Placement
Theme

Economic, Territory Building
Publisher

999 Games, Compaya.hu – Gamer Café Kft., Funforge, GoKids 玩樂小子, Hobby Japan, Kaissa Chess & Games, Lacerta, Lookout Games, Ludicus, Mayfair Games, PaperGames (III), SD Games, uplay.it edizioni, Zhiyanjia, Albi, Hobby World
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