I bought this last summer because it's a rare game that can be played with 5 players. But the family ended up playing a massive tournament of Barbu card game last summer, so we only tried it this winter. The concept is basically that you have to explore Islands in an archipelago, complete missions, and accumulate points through both of these things before the game ends. All players play at the same time, crossing resources from cards to explore their map adjacently. The mechanics work well although the practicality of crossing resources on your cards in secret hasn't been thought through. I had a fun time, but my wife rightly pointed out that there so little interaction between the players that we might as well all have been playing a solo game. OK, but a bit frustrating.
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