Collection Status
Your Rating
Description
Survive The Island is a cutthroat game in which players seek to evacuate their adventurers — especially those of a high value — from a sinking island to maximize their score.
An island made up of forty hex-tiles is slowly sinking into the ocean as tiles are removed from the board. Each player controls ten people (valued 1-5) that they try to move towards the safety of the surrounding islands before the main island's volcanoes finally erupt. Players can either swim or use rafts to travel, but must avoid sea serpents, kaiju, and sharks on their way to safety.
—description from the publisher
Year Published
2024
Transcript Analysis
Browse transcript mentions, sentiments, pros/cons, mechanics, topics, quotes, and references.
Total mentions: 4
This page: 4
Sentiment:
pos 4 ·
mix 0 ·
neu 0 ·
neg 0
Showing 1–4 of 4
Video 0hxb55EWQa8
Family Plays Games general_discussion at 5:16 sentiment: positive
video_pk 11263 · mention_pk 33115
Click to watch at 5:16
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- adds a new exciting mechanic with Kaiju element
- varied character interactions
Cons
- unclear balance/unproven expansion
Thematic elements
- Survival with a Kaiju/monster element
- Isolated island with a looming threat
- thematic, adventure-centered
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- character/role variety — new character added in expansion
- combat/encounter — encounter monsters or hazards threatening players
- exploration — navigate an island map to gather resources
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- stop the fomo stop it stop it
- you do you boo
- the fear of missing out
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video RsMAXeMN3d4
top_10_list at 5:22 sentiment: positive
video_pk 10545 · mention_pk 30988
Click to watch at 5:22
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strong family interaction
- beautiful components in latest edition
- accessible and quick to play
Cons
- monster encounters can feel random
Thematic elements
- treasure hunters, monsters, and survival
- island survival
Comparison games
- Vantage
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- move/board interaction — move treasure hunters, sail boats, swim, and roll monsters to affect turns and scoring
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The perfect filler game
- This is the best version yet and gorgeous
- it's a simple party game where we all play together as a team
- it's the perfect intro to deck-building
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video f_gXaf5IosM
Foster the Mele general_discussion at 19:54 sentiment: positive
video_pk 4745 · mention_pk 13850
Click to watch at 19:54
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Mean-spirited but very engaging and thematic
- Approachable for a wide audience; great for group play
- Appealing components and design; expansions promise new monsters
Cons
- Older title with a newer re-implementation; differences may confuse purists
- Expansions can further complicate balance if not managed
Thematic elements
- Survival under constant threat from monsters and environmental dangers
- Islands with dynamic hazards; survivors trying to escape by sea
- Competitive, mean-spirited gameplay with a charming aesthetic
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Endgame victory conditions via survivors off-board — players aim to extract survivors for points while hindering others
- Modular tile island — island tiles vary by session; hazard levels change the strategy each game
- Movement and interaction — move survivors, interact with monsters, and manipulate the island to influence outcomes
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Chaos. It is so simple.
- This best game has ever created.
- I freaking loved it.
- The eye is always watching.
- It's so pretty.
- In Bohemians, you're a bohemian.
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video MDsUo5UP44Q
Actual general_discussion at 25:36 sentiment: positive
video_pk 357 · mention_pk 1076
Click to watch at 25:36
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- thematic and chaotic family fun
- great for groups who enjoy light but collaborative chaos
Cons
- may be too chaotic or light for some players
- not a heavy strategic experience
Thematic elements
- survival, competitive melee
- island survival with sharks and kaiju threats
- family-friendly with a mean-spirited edge
Comparison games
- Cockroach Poker
- Survive the Island
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- direct interaction / combat — Players attempt to eliminate each other to survive.
- hidden goals / social tension — Players navigate alliances and betrayals during play.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This collection's bloated and ugly and I heard it struggling to perform on game night. There's no sh there's only some shame in it.
- If you want me to answer your collection concerns, then become a patron of the channel. I would love to soothe your shelves and caress your callax until all your pain is gone.
- It's about trying to play to the situation, finding games that you like that these people would play.
- Sleeping Gods is like a epic kind of narrative driven thing, and that's not something that really exists in a compact format that you can teach in 15 minutes.
- Like Sleeping Gods... you got to set that aside possibly selling them because it's unlikely you're going to get that experience that you want right now and investing in games that you can play.
- This video is sponsored by Hule and I'm going to make myself a meal right now.
- Top tip for anyone, just buy one of these crime games, finish it, then move on to the next one because you've also got like five boxes of Chronicles of Crime and then there's the expansions down the bottom.
- If you're new to the hobby, don't just be buying the new stuff that they're pitching to you at GenCon because that is not the best games.
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Transcript Navigation
Showing 1–4 of 4