Forbidden Island 9+

I love this game, in real life

I learned about this game last night at a board game party. I ended up playing it 5 times! I loved it! I saw there was an app and I absolutely had to have it. I have played 4 times on novice and haven't won once because of the statistically impossible amount of times I drew the waters rise card. Especially at the end. It is really annoying. I've read reviews addressing this back in 2014. The fact you added music but haven't fixed this is extremely frustrating. Please fix this immediately. Thank you

Developer Response ,

I'm sorry that you haven't been enjoying the game. We've received similar feedback a few times, but I can assure you that we implemented the exact same rules as the boxed version of Forbidden Island. Here are a few tips that might help you: 1. Waters Rise cards appear more often when everyone's hands are full because there are fewer cards in the Treasure Deck when it's reshuffled. 2. The game is somewhat easier with fewer Adventurers because there are more cards in the Treasure Deck and it’s easier to collect a matching set of 4 treasure cards. 3. If you tap on the Flood Discard Pile, it highlights all of the Tiles that match the cards in the pile. This is how you know which ones are safe from another flood for the moment, but in highest danger of flooding after a Waters Rise (since they are placed to the top of the Flood Deck). 4. The deck shuffling is random, which means it's possible to get a shuffle that makes it especially hard to win. For example, if Fools' Landing is one of the first Tiles to flood, you'll have to be very careful to leave an Adventurer near it for the whole game so that it doesn't sink after a Waters Rise.

Fun but not easy

I got this app recently. It is fun and suspenseful. However it is hard. The first time I lost because of Fool’s landing sinking, which is kind of unfair because you have no control over the deck and Sandbag cards are rare. Also, I think the islands should be bigger. I know this would make it different from the original game but it would make it easier.
Also, I noticed some people complaining about the number of times the waters rise cards appear. This isn’t too much of a problem for me but it is a little annoying. They seem to come up from the deck much more than in the regular game.
Also, what is easier: Treasure island or Forbidden island?
Don’t get me wrong, I still like this app. It just needs to be a bit easier for me to give this a 5 star review

Plays just like the board game!

I shared my screen in a virtual meeting and used the game as a lesson in working together, co-operation, and resource management for the youth leadership project that I facilitate. I had 8 to 17 year olds divided into 4 teams. They had a great time and actually won the first time they played. I highly recommend for long distance team building. And game night with distant friends and family. Personally, I don't care much for playing it alone, but it can be done, you just act as all of the players.