Cooper Island: The Skilled Workers

Cooper Island: The Skilled Workers supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.

Cooper Island: The Skilled Workers has a complexity rating of 3.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.

Cooper Island: The Skilled Workers belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Tile Placement, and Worker Placement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.

The catalogue lists Cooper Island: The Skilled Workers as an expansion for Cooper Island. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Cooper Island to use it. Check that your edition of Cooper Island is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.