Forbidden Island Card Game

Dare to discover Forbidden Island! Join a team of fearlessadventurers on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from theruins of this perilous paradise. Your team will have to work together and makesome pulse-pounding maneuvers, as the island will sink beneath every step!Race to collect the treasures and make a triumphant escape before you areswallowed into the watery abyss! The latest creation by cooperative gamemaster, Matt Leacock who created the best seller Pandemic. You andyour team can be the first to breach the borders of the Archeans’ ancientmystical empire in the collaborative card game Forbidden Island, byGamewright. In this game, teamwork proves essential to locate the Earth Stone,the Statue of the Wind, the Crystal of Fire, and the Ocean’s Chalice as theIsland floods beneath your feet. Adventure… if you dare! Mega T-Rex Ages:Ten and up Requires: Two to four players At a Glance: Be the first team tobreach the borders of the Archeans’ ancient mystical empire Locate the EarthStone, the Statue of the Wind, the Crystal of Fire, and the Ocean’s Chalicebefore the Island sinks Find the treasures through collaborative play andteamwork Stimulates problem-solving and strategic skills Breach the borders ofthe Archean empire to locate the four sacred elements. View larger. Workcollaboratively with two to four players to locate the treasure.View larger.The Legend of the Archeans This game is centered on the legend of the Archeanempire, a civilization that possessed the ability to control the Earth’s coreelements–fire, wind, water, and earth–through four sacred treasures. Thesetreasures stayed hidden from enemies for years on the Forbidden Island, whichwas designed to sink if intruders ever attempted to capture them. Set theappropriate water level for your gaming skill, and let the adventures begin!Capture the Four Sacred Treasures Before the Island Sinks! Your team ofadventurers must work together to keep the Forbidden Island from sinking asyou seek the four treasures hidden within. The mission is carried out usingdifferent combinations of Flood, Treasure, and Adventurer Cards on the 24tiles that make up the Forbidden Island. Once you’ve captured each treasureusing the appropriate cards, you must make it to Fools’ Landing and escape byhelicopter in order to win. If the island sinks before you complete yourtasks, the mission ends in defeat. Use Collaborative Play to Succeed Eachplayer is dealt an Adventure Card and given a corresponding pawn before thegame starts, designating him or her with a certain set of strengths. This gameis designed so that instead of competing with other players, you work to findthe treasures and find out how to best use each Adventurer’s strengths throughcollaborative play. This stimulates problem-solving and strategy skills.What’s in the Box Water level marker, water meter, 58 playing cards, 24 islandtiles, 6 pawns, 4 treasure figurines, rules of play, Gamewright catalog, andcomment card. See all Product description