For some reason “you are not alone” sounded vaguely sinister to me
Spirit Island and Trailblazers. Spirit Island’s my favorite game and even nicely thematic to the situation.
Trailblazers I haven’t even played yet, but I have a feeling waterproof cards and a travel case are pretty killer features for the desert island scenario.
I have 0 skills in woodcrafting but lets assume I could somehow build a decent table and my gaming group was with me:
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Brass: Birmingham because it’s my favorite game ever;
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Lovecraft Letter because everyone loves to say I’m the princess
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You are not alone
My my, how ominous 😶
Actual answer, first game would be Dominion (assuming I can bring my xpacs): tons of variety, is just fun, and in extremis it’s a lot of kindling if it comes to it 🔥
For my second answer, I’m going to say Mage Knight. It’s long and in-depth, has several game modes including both co-op and competitive, and if my islandmates are too concerned with stuff like “finding food” the solo is fantastic. This is a true island game, as I never play it usually, but with nothing to do and infinite time it seems perfect
I always love a round of dominion. Something that I am missing from other deckbuilders is this focus on a particular strategy (like when Remodel is there or Vassal+Sentry and so many more combos). Most other deckbuilders I play have a lot more random shop and thus do not allow to plan ahead that much.
Right?? I’m so mad the “trade row” style of Ascension is what took off instead of the “market” style of Dominion. It makes sense from a developer side as it’s much easier to just make a stack of cards and let the variance balance the powerful stuff for you, but the ability and satisfaction to make long-term strategies makes market superior to me IMO.
If you haven’t heard of it Aeons End is another fun deckbuilder that uses market-type randomization. It’s cooperative and features enemies so it’s not too similar to Dominion, but it’s a fun time!
Caber toss, for the logs and tug of war for the rope. Gonna build me a raft
Cosmic Encounters and Nemesis. I think cosmic is my favorite for sure and I feel like it’s got a lot of replay ability. Nemesis is a great game and it has great story building I think.
Cosmic encounter is such an awesome game. I wish it was easier to introduce people to it; everytime I try people always get put off by the initial complexity/learning-curve.
Really? CE is my absolute favorite game and so far I had no issue getting new people on board.
Twilight Imperium 4 and Too Many Bones. TI4 will only last so long on a damp island. After that I’ll need something more durable.
Any game including a piece of fiber optic cable.
Ravine, just for the irony and probably just a 2x52 pack of regular cards to have the most options
My Android:Netrunner-Collection. I played this game exclusively over the course of a year. and I’m sure I would do it another year. Or two.
I had some other games in mind, but honestly, none of them would have the longevity that Netrunner does. This is an excellent choice.
