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Isle of Skye is one of the most beautiful places in the world, with soft sand beaches, gently sloping hills, and impressive mountains. The landscape of Isle of Skye is breathtaking and fascinates everyone. In the tile-laying game Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, 2–5 players are chieftains of famous clans and want to build their kingdoms to score as many points as possible—but in each game only four of the sixteen scoring tiles will be scored. Thanks to the scoring tiles, each game is different and leads to different tactics and strategies, but having enough money is useful no matter what else is going on. Managing that money can be tricky, though. Each turn, each player places two area tiles in front of them and sets the selling price for the tiles. Setting a high price is great, but only so long as someone actually pays the price because if no one opts to buy, then the seller must buy the tiles at the price they previously requested. In the end, the player with the best kingdom—and not the richest player—becomes the sovereign of the island.
| Year | 2016 |
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| Designers | Alexander Pfister, Andreas Pelikan |
| Artists | Klemens Franz |
| Publishers | 999 Games, Hobby World, Hobby Japan, Lacerta, Mayfair Games, Kaissa Chess & Games, Albi, Compaya.hu: Gamer Café Kft., PaperGames (III), uplay.it edizioni, SD Games, Ludicus Games, Zhiyanjia, GoKids 玩樂小子, Lookout Games, Funforge |
| Players | 2–5 |
| Time | 30–50 min |
| Status | Previously owned |
| BGG Rating | 7.3 |
| Categories | Economic, Territory Building |
| Mechanics | Set Collection, Tile Placement, Commodity Speculation, Catch the Leader, Turn Order: Progressive, I Cut, You Choose, Auction: Multiple Lot |
| BGG Rank | 292 |
| Complexity | 2.26 / 5 |
| Language | No necessary in-game text |
| Date | Location | Duration | Qty | Players | Scores | Winner | |
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2021-04-28 | App | – | 1 | Bot 🤖, Yashima | 17.00, 131.00 | 131.00 |
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2020-08-08 | Schöllers | – | 1 | Andrea, Marcus, MourningDragon, Yashima | 69.00, 90.00, 90.00, 69.00 | 90.00 |
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2020-01-26 | At home | – | 1 | MourningDragon, Yashima | 71.00, 71.00 | 71.00 |
My BGG Comment
I find I dislike games that have goals that change each round. This game invented that mechanism. This one always feels to me that once someone has managed to pull away from the others money wise they can just buy everyone's tiles and run away. The bonuses the game provides as catch up are not sufficient. I'd rather play Carcassonne. The reason I kept this for a long time are the expansions but I ended up giving it away before actually trying those to someone who really wanted the game :)