Isle of Skye
DIGIDICED · 2018 · Casual, Strategy, Indie, Board Game, Tabletop
PC
Mixed67% · 147 📉 Recent reviews down 59%
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About Isle of Skye
Five clans are fighting to rule over the Isle of Skye. Only the chieftain who develops the best clan territory and trades wisely will be king!
When leaving your castle, build up the Isle of Skye by adding green hills, perfect beaches and mountain ranges. Raise livestock, produce precious whisky, build forts and ships... Expand your territory tile by tile, pay to keep hold of your tiles or sell them to an opponent for the price you've set... Tile price setting, purchases, sales, and structures are the key to becoming the ruler of the Isle of Skye!
Every game is different and will see you developing different strategies and tactics! With changeability and easy to learn rules, Isle of Skye is the perfect game for all types of players.
Features:
• Both simple and tactical game mechanics, adapted from the award-winning Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King board game by Andreas Pelikan & Alexander Pfister
• 1 to 5 players
• Play in single-player with challenging computer opponents, against your friends in local multiplayer, or face clans from all over the world in online mode!
• Choice of objectives: Select 4 of 16 different objectives for a unique gameplay that changes every time
• Learn the rules with our Interactive tutorial or even watch games of the top players on your device!
• Take your time in asynchronous game mode with push notifications and never miss a turn.
• See fabulous illustrations by Klemens Franz, which make for a true Scottish atmosphere!
Awards for the original board game
• 2016 UK Games Expo Best Boardgame Winner
• 2016 Tric Trac Nominee
• 2016 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner
• 2016 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee
• 2016 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
• 2015 Meeples' Choice Nominee
• 2015 Jocul Anului în România Beginners Finalist
• 2015 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
• 2015 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee
• 2015 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
• 2015 Cardboard Republic Architect Laurel Nominee
When leaving your castle, build up the Isle of Skye by adding green hills, perfect beaches and mountain ranges. Raise livestock, produce precious whisky, build forts and ships... Expand your territory tile by tile, pay to keep hold of your tiles or sell them to an opponent for the price you've set... Tile price setting, purchases, sales, and structures are the key to becoming the ruler of the Isle of Skye!
Every game is different and will see you developing different strategies and tactics! With changeability and easy to learn rules, Isle of Skye is the perfect game for all types of players.
Features:
• Both simple and tactical game mechanics, adapted from the award-winning Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King board game by Andreas Pelikan & Alexander Pfister
• 1 to 5 players
• Play in single-player with challenging computer opponents, against your friends in local multiplayer, or face clans from all over the world in online mode!
• Choice of objectives: Select 4 of 16 different objectives for a unique gameplay that changes every time
• Learn the rules with our Interactive tutorial or even watch games of the top players on your device!
• Take your time in asynchronous game mode with push notifications and never miss a turn.
• See fabulous illustrations by Klemens Franz, which make for a true Scottish atmosphere!
Awards for the original board game
• 2016 UK Games Expo Best Boardgame Winner
• 2016 Tric Trac Nominee
• 2016 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner
• 2016 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee
• 2016 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
• 2015 Meeples' Choice Nominee
• 2015 Jocul Anului în România Beginners Finalist
• 2015 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
• 2015 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee
• 2015 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
• 2015 Cardboard Republic Architect Laurel Nominee
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Interface is clunky. Not for me.1 found this helpful
Isle of Skye is a clever little strategy game — imagine Carcassonne but with a bidding mechanic where you set prices for your own tiles, which adds a layer of player interaction I really enjoyed. When it works, it's genuinely engaging, and the random victory conditions each match keep things fresh enough that I kept coming back for more quick sessions. The problem is the bugs are hard to ignore: the AI constantly freezes mid-turn, forcing you to quit and reload just to keep a game going, and the PC interface feels like a mobile port that nobody bothered to optimize. I found workarounds for some of it — waiting patiently for the AI to finish thinking before touching anything — but it's exhausting to babysit a game just to get it to function. With the developers seemingly having abandoned it years ago with no patches in sight, I can't recommend paying money for something you may never be able to finish.1 found this helpful
Excellent version. Decent AI.
Well done
As a lover of table top / board games, I'm always looking for those same games on Steam. I've had Isle of Skye on my wishlist for quite some time and finally decided to add it to my collection during a massive sale event. Isle of Skye is set in the breathtaking Scottish isle of Skye, hence the name, and seamlessly combines strategy, resource management, and a touch of luck to create an immersive and interactive experience. My thought and takeaways: - The visuals are stunning, making it a must-have addition to any game collection - It's a fast-paced game that will have you on your toes until the very last play (30-50 mins) - Strategic thinking and clever tile placement are very important - Although wealth / income is important in this game, it's not the most important thing - It's easy to learn and playable for everyone age 8 and up I am definitely very happy to finally have this in my collection, and can't wait to travel to the Isle of Skye many more times in the future.
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