
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
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Expansions
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Dinosaur Island: Totally Liquid2018
Dinosaur Island: Space Dinosaur Promo2020
Dinosaur Island: Dice Tower Promo Cards2018
Dinosaur Island: Mascot Promo Card2018
Dinosaur Island: Dice Tower – Sam and Zee Promo Card2018
Dinosaur Island: Dice Tower – Tom and Eric Promo Card2018
Dinosaur Island: Dice Tower – Mandi and Suzanne Promo Card2018Plays with
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Full stats in Ludoya- 328
- Plays logged
- 396
- Players
- 1h 35m
- Average play
- 132
- In collections
- 26
- On wishlists
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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Free, on web, Android and iOS
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