Islebound: Emerald Edition Game Review

Revisiting Islebound

Red Raven Games has done a fantastic job marketing their games. If you haven’t heard of one, you’ve probably at least recognized the art from one. Ryan Laukat has carefully crafted the world of Arzium—the setting for all these games—with a unique style made up of memorable critter characters, fantastical lands, and imaginative items. The world of Arzium houses other games such as Sleeping Gods, Above and Below, Near and Far, Creature Caravan, Roam, and Eight-Minute Empire: Legends. Islebound originally hit the shelves in 2016 and has recently been “refreshed” with the Emerald Edition. In it, players take on the role of privateers in a swashbuckling light-weight euro, picking up and delivering to different islands while building their crew and managing them wisely. Oh, and building some powerful buildings too!

While some may say it’s an “updated” version of the base game, the publisher equates it more to a variant of the original. Aside from upgraded components, the Emerald Edition adds improved town actions, a new resource (emeralds), and an updated building deck that incorporates mechanics from the Metropolis expansion. If you’ve played the original, the book resource has been swapped for chunky green emeralds. It’s more than just a fresh coat of paint—it improves on some of the shortcomings…

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