Spirit Island - Board game

Spirit Island is a cooperative game for 1 to 4 players. You don't play as the colonists, but as the spirits of an island. Each spirit has its own powers. Together, you drive out the colonists who want to seize the island.

The colonists land, explore, build villages and cities, and pollute the land. They follow a fixed pattern that you can predict. So you need to plan ahead carefully. The game is challenging and usually takes one and a half to two hours.

Everyone plays at the same time and consults with each other. A round goes approximately like this:

• Grow: you choose how your spirit becomes stronger, for example with more presence on the board or with new power cards.
• Play powers: you pay energy and play power cards. Fast powers work before the colonists, slow ones after.
• Colonists: they explore, build and pollute the land according to their fixed pattern.

Example: you see that the colonists are going to devastate the mountains this round. Then you play a fast power that drives them away before it happens.

You win together by driving out the colonists. This is achieved by chasing them away or scaring them. You lose if the island becomes too polluted, if a spirit completely disappears or if it takes too long.

• Every spirit plays differently One spirit is fast and agile, another is strong but slow. Together, you complement each other.
• A big puzzle You can see in advance where the colonists are going. This allows you to plan your moves together.
• Lots of variety There are different spirits, opponents, and difficulty levels. So the game won't get boring quickly.