#Dinosaur island board game series#
Play continues over a series of rounds until the end game is triggered.
Players must look out for hooligans, a type of visitor that does not pay or earn players points, and if the player’s security is too low, guests may be eaten, costing the player 2 points a piece! Patrons pay upon arrival to the park, and then enter the park, earning players points for attractions they visit. The number of patrons a player receives is based on their parks ‘excitement’ level, a stat determined by their attractions and dinosaurs. This is where players develop their park, adding new enclosures for their dinosaurs and filling them with vicious reptiles! Finally, in the Park phase, the player’s parks are visited by patrons. These actions include things like creating dinosaurs, increasing park security, and seeking venture capital (getting money). You can also hire Specialists, which allow you to gain extra workers and special powers.ĭuring the worker phase, players use their workers to take actions on their personal park board. There are several options: you can buy DNA, lab upgrades (additional actions for your workers in the next phase) and attractions such as rides or food stalls. In the Market phase which follows, players take turns buying stuff. This is done in a worker placement manner using ‘scientist’ workers. In the Research phase, players draft DNA, the currency used to ‘craft’ dinosaurs, along with dinosaur recipes. At the beginning of the game a number of objective cards are dealt out (things like, ‘have 10 dinosaurs’ or ‘have three food stalls’), and the game end is triggered when all but one of these objectives have been completed. These are the ‘Research’, ‘Market’, ‘Worker’ and ‘Park’ phases. The gameplay of Dinosaur Island is broken down into 4 phases, which repeat in a series of rounds until the game end is triggered. Players earn points during the game for attracting visitors and keeping them safe, and at the end of the game, receive points for the dinosaurs and attractions they have gathered into their park, with the person who built the best park being declared the winner. During the course of the game, players each develop competing theme parks in which the primary attraction is live dinosaurs. How does it work?ĭinosaur Island is a worker placement game with elements of engine building and drafting mixed in. I backed this second round, and received my copy in November 2018. Following the base game’s success, a reprint and expansion ( Totally Liquid) Kickstarter was run the following year, and riding on the success of the initial release, raised 4 times the original amount at over $2 million. It was pretty successful, raising around half a million dollars and delivering a ridiculous amount of stuff to backers a mere 6 months later. It promised the Jurassic Park game that everyone wanted but nobody had the licensing for, and more. But you’re not a scaredy cat! Come visit! There’s more than enough space inside that it’s certainly not a gamble as to whether you will even get into the park or not after the long ferry ride to Dinosaur Island.Ģ-4/5 Players| 2 Hours | Designed by Jonathan Gilmour and Brian Lewisĭinosaur Island was first brought to Kickstarter by its publisher Pandasaurus Games in late February 2017. We’re looking into it, we hope to have enough funds to keep everyone safe today.
Of course, only the bravest adventurers are game enough to visit the park, what with our terrible safety record.
Stroll the park and maybe take a ride on a thrilling roller coaster! Enjoy our punderfully named snacks and meals. ? Familiar yet altered music plays ? Welcome to Dinosaur Island! The Jurassic era themed park that is 100% legally distinct from any existing intellectual property! Visit to see our real, live dinosaurs brought to life by science.