# Forbidden Island

Forbidden Island is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.3 out of 10 by 153 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $11.49 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 1.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2010
- **Categories:** Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- **Mechanics:** Events, Pick-up and Deliver, Grid Movement, Tile Placement, Solo / Solitaire Game, Set Collection, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Action Points, Variable Player Powers, Modular Board, Map Reduction, Square Grid
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.3 out of 10, from 153 reviews
- **Owned by:** 413 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 810
- **Unique players:** 628

**Designers:** Matt Leacock

**Artists:** C. B. Canga

**Publishers:** Gamewright

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 21.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/forbidden-island/ |
| Miniature Market | 24 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/gwi317.html |
| Atomic Empire | 26 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/84834 |
| Board Game Bliss | 25.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/forbidden-island |
| 401 Games | 29.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/forbidden-island |
| Mathom | 24.3 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/31850-la-isla-prohibida-8436017220285.html |
| Good Games | 31.99 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/forbidden-island |
| Spelexperten | 228 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/familjespel/forbjudna-on.html |
| Reflexshop | 7490 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/gamewright-a-tiltott-sziget-tarsasjatek |
| Zatu Games | 18.49 £ | https://zatu.com/products/forbidden-island |
| Games Empire | 35.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/forbidden-island |
| Va de jocs | 22.5 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/la-isla-prohibida |
| Alphaspel | 259 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/160348-forbjudna-on-forbidden-island |
| El Nucli | 23 € | https://www.elnucli.es/products/la-isla-prohibida |
| Magia de Tinta | 23.5 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos-de-mesa/46-la-isla-prohibida-8436017220285.html |
| La Gameria | 23.75 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/la-isla-prohibida-1329.html |
| Hyggeonkel | 179.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/den-forbudte-o |
| Zacatrus | 24.29 € | https://zacatrus.es/la-isla-prohibida.html |
| Dragons Lair | 275 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/forbjudna-on |
| Mono de Juegos | 24.95 € | https://www.monodejuegos.shop/juego-de-mesa/la-isla-prohibida/ |
| Travelling Man | 21.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/forbidden-island |
| Spilforsyningen | 199.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/den-forbudte-o |
| Fantasiapelit | 26.9 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_201775 |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 27 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/illa-prohibida---catalan |
| Jugar x Jugar | 27 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/familiares/350-la-isla-prohibida-8436017220285.html |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 27 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/19125-la-isla-prohibida-spanish-8436017220285.html |
| Curiosity Shop | 27 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/la-isla-prohibida |
| Game Ninja | 349 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/den-forbudte-oya/ |

## Expansions

- [La Isla Prohibida: La Expansión Prohibida](https://www.ludoya.com/games/la-isla-prohibida-la-expansion-prohibida)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forbidden-island)
- [Forbidden Island in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/forbidden-island)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/65244)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._