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What is Castaways

You've been shipwrecked on a deserted isle. Do you have the wits to survive until a rescue ship arrives? To make it, you'll need to build a camp and explore the interior to reach the summit. From there, you will scan the horizon for sign of a nearby ship. Only then will you be able to make a signal and get rescued! If you are rescued, your tale will be told around the world — but only if you have the best tale to tell! Of course, if you are not rescued, no one will hear your story...

Náufragos (a.k.a. Castaways) is a competitive collaboration game about four castaways who are stranded on a small island. They must collaborate to improve their shelter, gather food to eat and wood to keep the campfire burning, and figure out how to advance to the interior of the island, as only from the vantage point of the highest spot on the island will they have a view of the vast ocean – and even more importantly, a view of the ship on the horizon that promises rescue! The players must manage their time in order to deliver a signal to this passing vessel – but even if they're all rescued, in the end only one player will win, that being the one who writes the best story at the end of the game, the one who lives and retells the greatest adventure from all the survivors, the one who has collected the most story points.

Specs

Game details

Players: 1–4
Age: +14
Duration: 120 min
Difficulty: Heavy
Type: Board game
Year: 2010
Mechanics: Dice Rolling · Push Your Luck · Semi-Cooperative Game
Categories: Adventure · Negotiation
Designer: Alberto Corral
Publisher: Asmodee · HomoLudicus · (Self-Published) · Ghenos Games

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David_Trovador6/10

Juego muy temático, semicooperativo aunque bastante más cooperativo en general, ya que el juego te obliga a ello. Lo definiría como un "elige tu propia aventura" sacando cartas y siempre con mucho azar en cada cosa que sucede. Tiene ciertas ideas muy buenas, y aunque por pulir ciertas reglas, esta logrado. Como negativo/positivo lo recomendaría a quien guste de los cooperativos con mucho azar, si no les importa la duración de las partidas que suelen durar muchísimo, bastante más de las 2 horas que reza el juego, al tener que estar entre todos tomando las decisiones. El setup también es bastan

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juanbautistagaldon8/10

Primera partida de este juego de intercambio, muy divertido y que saca lo peor de cada uno pero de una forma un poco controlada. El efecto líder lo anula bastante, ya que tienes que pensar en conseguir mas puntos que los demás para ganar, pero hay que ayudar al grupo porque si no todos mueren. Interesante