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Doodle Islands
2018
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- 1–5 players
- 40 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.8/5
For 1 player
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Doodle Islands is a board game released in 2018 for 1–5 players, 40 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Kristian Amundsen Østby and Eilif Svensson and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Line Drawing.
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About the game
First in the Doodle Games line from Superlude, Doodle Islands is a "Roll and Write" game from the same author duo as Avenue. You'll take the role of ambitious ship captains who will roam the sea questing for gold and adventures. You'll trace your path with the tip of your pen through archipelagos, treasure islands, monsters, ships, rocks and taverns scattered seas! All of this to try and become the richest and receive the title of the Pirate Queen or King at the end of your journey! The adventure map is broken down in a grid where columns are associated with a face of a black die and the rows with a face of a white die. Each grid cell holds either a sea monster, an island, a pirate ship or "towers". Each turn a player will roll a black die and white dice. The player then selects one white die and has to draw a line in the cell corresponding to the black die and the selected white die. You have to connect two sides of the cell (e.g. top left, right left, etc.) but you can choose which sides you want to connect. You get points whenever you: connect a sea monster to an already existing line. connect an island to towers. If there's already a line where you are required to draw, you have to cross a rum bottle instead. After that the next player picks a white die, and so on, until all players have done the same. Then a new turn begins where the player rolling dice is the next one in the turn order. You continue playing rounds until one player scores 15+ points on a single monster, one player scores 10+ points on a single island or a player has crossed out all of their rum bottles. You then add up your points earned with monsters and islands. And you have to add 4 points per connected pirate ships. The person who crossed the most rum bottles loses some points and the person who crossed the least earns that amount.
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- Superlude Éditions
Questions and answers
Doodle Islands supports 1–5 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.
The listed playing time for Doodle Islands is 40 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Doodle Islands for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Doodle Islands has a complexity rating of 1.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light 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.
Doodle Islands belongs to these categories: Print & Play, Dice, and Pirates. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Line Drawing. 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 credited designers of Doodle Islands are: Kristian Amundsen Østby and Eilif Svensson. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Doodle Islands as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.