- BGG rank
- BGG #300
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
- 2–5 players
- 30–50 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2015
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Isle of Skye: Journeyman
2017
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- 75 min
- 10+
- Complexity 3.2/5
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Isle of Skye: Journeyman is a board game expansion released in 2017 for 2–5 players, 75 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Alexander Pfister and Andreas Pelikan and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Auction / Bidding, and Tile Placement.
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About the game
Becoming a king is hard, but being a king is even harder. You need warriors to protect your kingdom, merchants to keep your treasury liquid and heralds which proclaim your popularity across the kingdom. Luckily, your best mate has agreed to take over the hard graft so that you concentrate becoming a glory chieftain. Isle of Skye: Journeyman, the first big expansion to Isle of Skye, contains new personal player boards indicating your progress in terms of strength, prosperity and popularity. As each progress step has requirements to be met, the personal player boards affect tile selling and placement. However, in order to claim the next level of development and gain potential rewards, it’s not sufficient to place the corresponding tiles only. A new pawn (the journeyman) needs to travel the kingdom and "activate" the tiles. In addition, four new scoring tiles are contained respecting the new challenges of Isle of Skye: Journeyman.
Editions
- Isle of Skye: JourneymanenLookout Games2018
- Isle of Skye: JourneymanenMayfair Games2017
- Isla de Skye: El ViajeroesSD Games2020
- Isle of Skye: JourneymanfrFunforge2018
- Wyspa Skye: WędrowiecplLacerta, Lookout Games2018
- Isle of Skye: WandererdeLookout Games2017
- Isle of Skye: Journeymanituplay.it edizioni2017
Designers
Publishers
- uplay.it edizioni
- Mayfair Games
- SD Games
- Lacerta
- Funforge
- Lookout Games
Questions and answers
Isle of Skye: Journeyman supports 2–5 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 Isle of Skye: Journeyman is 75 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 Isle of Skye: Journeyman 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.
Isle of Skye: Journeyman has a complexity rating of 3.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Isle of Skye: Journeyman belongs to these categories: Territory Building and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Auction / Bidding, and Tile 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 credited designers of Isle of Skye: Journeyman are: Alexander Pfister and Andreas Pelikan. 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 Isle of Skye: Journeyman as an expansion. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to an existing base game and usually cannot be played on their own. Check the box or publisher description for the exact base game required, and make sure your edition of that game is compatible with this expansion.