Dinosaur Island

2017 · Animals

Dinosaur Island

Players collect DNA, research sequences and combine genetic material to recreate extinct dinosaurs. Each season they place workers to build attractions, house dinosaurs and develop park infrastructure to attract visitors. Two random Plot-Twist cards and changing objective cards alter rules and scoring each game, forcing players to adapt strategies. The game uses worker placement and resource management as players balance research, cloning, park construction and visitor safety to earn victory points. The game ends when only one objective card remains; the highest score wins.

Players
1–4 best 3
Playing time
90–120 min
Age
8+
Complexity
3 / 5
7 on Ludoyafrom $47.96Science FictionEconomicSet CollectionDice RollingAction Points

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328
Plays logged
396
Players
1h 35m
Average play
132
In collections
26
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7.0/10

from 74 Ludoya reviews

  • Mestremuten5.0

    Rating: 3/5 Production value: 2/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 0/1

    First impressions · 1 play

  • Garfield7.0

    #44 Wow, a thematic worker placement. But I wish I could do more with my park. [c] Theme: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Strong theme for a worker placement game... --> Gameplay: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Good variety of decisions --> Interaction: ☆☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Almost no interaction --> Artwork: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok, maybe a little bit too colorful --> Luck: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Only the drawing of visitors --> Strategy: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]I think everyone has the same I guess... --> Components: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Custom dice, little dinos, cardboards with dimples(?) --> Play duration: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok --> Easy to teach: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Sosolala --> Setup time: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok --> No downtime: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Should be playable quite fast --> [/c]

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  • Toni Cutillas8.1

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    First impressions · 2 plays

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