La Isla
Animals

La Isla

Ready to start exploring a previously uncharted island? Good! You and the other players each have a team of five scientists, and you want to capture animal species so that you can study them — and, of course, score points.

2–4 players60 minages 10medium difficulty
About the game

What is La Isla

Ready to start exploring a previously uncharted island? Good! You and the other players each have a team of five scientists, and you want to capture animal species so that you can study them — and, of course, score points.

The game board in La Isla consists of a set of oddly-shaped tiles that are placed in a circular arrangement around a central polygonal tile. Thirty-five animal tokens (seven each of five types) are placed at random on spaces numbered 2, 3 and 4 on the game board; these numbers equal the number of camps that surround these spaces.

On a turn, a player has three cards that he places face-down in the A, B and D spaces on his card display. All players reveal their A cards at the same time, then place them in one of the three slots at the top of their display; the image depicted on the top of this card shows the special power that the owner of this card has available. Once a player has filled all three slots on her display, future cards placed with the A action cover an existing card.

After revealing the cards in their B slots simultaneously, the players collect the goods depicted in the lower-left corner of their individual card.

Specs

Game details

Players
2–4
Age
+10
Duration
60 min
Difficulty
Medium
Type
Board game
Year
2014
Mechanics
Action Queue · Commodity Speculation · Enclosure
Categories
Animals
Designer
Stefan Feld
Publisher
alea · Ravensburger
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7.3Average rating
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jonnyutah
jonnyutah8/10
de 2 a 4, tablero juego vistoso, los meeples son un punto. Juego de coleccionar losetas con algo de puteo. Infinidad de partidas con tabblero modular. Las cartas quizas metan demasiado azar
Javi36
Javi369/10
Another cool idea from Feld. A kind of evolution of Brugge's card mechanism, but now forcing the situation. Three cards with three uses each in your turn, and you must assign one card to each use. And create combos... Nice theme to disguise the game, which works really fine as a light game. Really fast and good fun. The board is a bit caleodoscopic which may not be the cup of tea of a few, but it works and makes each game slightly different because of the distribution of the explorer's fields. Nice addition to Alea's collection. On the lightest side of Feld production.
mitridates2026
mitridates20268/10
bonito y sencillo juego de Feld, las mecánicas se captan al instante, corto de duración, casi un filler. Muy entretenido.
David_Trovador
David_Trovador6.5/10
Un medio-filler de Feld, entretenido, muy dependiente de la suerte, con materiales y grafismo bonitos y poco más que añadir, teniendo en cuenta el autor, se queda muy corto para las espectativas, pero es que el juego es lo que es, no pretende ser nada más.
iMisut
iMisut8/10
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Everything about La Isla

How many players is La Isla for?

La Isla plays with 2–4 players.

How long does a game take?

A game takes about 60 minutes.

What age is it suitable for?

It is recommended from age 10.

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