Board game
Den Forbudte Ø
Forbidden Island 禁忌之岛
Designed by Matt Leacock
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- Best with 4 player according to player poll data.
- BoardGameGeek average rating 6.75 and BGG rank #1049.
- Groups use this page to connect Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction metadata with real play history, ratings and game night notes.
- Recommended player counts include 1, 2, 3.
Forbidden Island is a cooperative board game - everyone must work together to win the game. Players take turns moving their pawns around the 'island', which is built by arranging the tiles before play begins. As the game progresses, more and more island tiles sink, becoming unavailable, and the pace increases. Players use strategies to keep the island from sinking, while trying to collect treasures and items. As the water level rises, it gets more difficult- sacrifices must be made.
Player move around the tiles, using their individual strengths to shore up tiles and explore for treasure. If the water level gets too high, the island floods and everyone loses. But, if all 4 Treasures have been captured AND all players are at Fools' Landing AND someone has a Helicopter Lift card to save the team, everyone wins!
With multiple levels of difficulty, different characters to choose from (each with a special ability of their own), many optional island formats and game variations available, Forbidden Island has huge replay value. The game can be played by as few as two players and up to four (though it can accommodate five). More players translates into a faster and more difficult game, though the extra help can make all the difference.
Categories
AdventureFantasyScience Fiction
Mechanics
Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Player PowersModular BoardSquare GridTile PlacementSolo / Solitaire GameCooperative GameAction PointsGrid MovementEventsPick-up and DeliverMap Reduction
Best with how many players
1
Recommended
2
Recommended
3
Recommended
4
Best
4+
Not rec.
Community votes from BoardGameGeek
Language dependence
Some necessary text - easily memorized(99 of 117 votes)
Sub-rankings
- Family Game Rank#374
Videos
BoardGameGeek7
Review1
Session3
Instructional1
Humor1
Other1
External data
Wikidata enrichment: 3 links · 8 facts · latest game data 09/16/2026.
Latest Wikidata run: ok · 11/08/2026.
Links
- Wikipedia (en)en.wikipedia.org
Source: WikidataUpdated 09/16/2026
- Wikidatawikidata.org
Source: WikidataUpdated 09/16/2026
- Imagecommons.wikimedia.org
Source: WikidataUpdated 09/16/2026
Facts
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ADC Blackfire Entertainment
- Publisher
- Arclight
- Publisher
- Devir
- Publisher
- Gamewright Games
- Publisher
- Lifestyle Boardgames
- Publisher
- Schmidt Spiele
- Publisher
- White Goblin Games







