Palm Island Gameplay Runthrough

[@BusterAtlass]

Today is one of those rare days when Richard got it right and Paulo accused him of cheating :) I though what Paulo said made it sound super hard to upgrade anything near the top of the deck so I check the rulebook. According to the rule book you CAN keep resources from one round to the next... 'At the end of each round you retain any stored resources to start the following round.' resources are only lost if they make it to the very top of the deck unused.

[@PauloRenato23]

correct... I thought I heard that you couldn't store the resources from round to round... de-noted!

[@ShaneHpixels]

From the rules: "At the end of each round you retain any stored resources to start the following round." So the caption text stating otherwise is false. This game would be utterly impossible if you had to lose resources at the start of each round.

[@Expersprobi]

@17:13 According to the 1.4 rules on BGG you must discard the card in your hand (not on top of the deck) when you can't interact with either of the cards you're holding.

[@PauloRenato23]

noted... thanks

[@DrMcFly28]

I like the minimalist design.. but I'm not convinced the replayability factor of this is very high.

[@yicama2098]

You teach so well!

[@joelcole161]

29:10 ... I don't think you can "activate" that large market for free

[@PauloRenato23]

noted... thanks

[@samuelw3]

Great review. I'm sold.

[@ACe-or9ro]

Hi. Have you played it in the end, if I may ask? Is it still fun to play after several times or does it get boring?

[@randyone3168]

When the game ends do cards with gold stars (points) on them wich are still used as resources (flipped) still count??

[@rahdo]

tbh i'm not sure, since it's been over a year since i played! you might want to ask on boardgamegeek's forum? boardgamegeek.com/forum/2371247/palm-island/rules

[@randyone3168]

@@rahdo ok, I will do that, thanks

[@clumsydad7158]

Looks like a blast ! ... Have a great month

[@dutch_blades]

32:01 You could've kept one of the lumer cards, right? 3 lumber, 2 fish, 3 stone in hand. 2 lumber, 2 fish, 3 stone needed.

[@PauloRenato23]

It was already noted... Like Rahdo says at the start of the video, please turn on the Klingon subtitles to see where Richard goofs up… Thanks :)

[@dutch_blades]

@@PauloRenato23 Ah, my bad. Great video though! Waiting on my copy to get here :)

[@danieltaylor3755]

What other games are similiar for solo play in hand?

[@rahdo]

the ones i've played are maiden's quest and oddball aeronauts :)

[@danieltaylor3755]

@@rahdo I was wondering if possible can you do a solo video also on saboteur the duel please?

[@Nemspy]

Why does a blacksmith generate fish?

[@rahdo]

that's a prototype thing. the card's been renamed in the final version (can't remember what it's called now, though)

[@ACe-or9ro]

Anyone who's reading this: Would you recommend this game? Is it fun to play after the 1st, 2nd or 3rd time?

[@skinder124]

i'm a yeat late, but i recently got the game and i love it! great portable time killer without needing to use my phone

[@masterbridgemaster1]

Since you can never keep resources from one round to the next, there would never be a way for him to upgrade his Temples, as they were the first cards in his deck. Is that right? A bad shuffle could kill you from the get-go this way. :-(

[@ShaneHpixels]

Horace Watkins Not true. You do keep resources from round to round (as he did from round one to two). You only discard resources if they get drawn to the top of the deck. Also, according to the rules you can never discard the card at the top of the deck. If you can't use either card, the single card in your hand must be discarded.

[@masterbridgemaster1]

Good, to know. I thought so, because that seemed wrong otherwise!

[@ilqrd.6608]

What I don't understand is how this game will provide replay value?

[@rahdo]

every time you play, you shuffle the deck, and the order the cards are available created different efficiency puzzle to solve. add to that feats and character cards, and you've got replayability :)

[@ilqrd.6608]

thanks rahdo!

[@Grejam53]

Might be okay as a PnP but I wouldn't spend $20. for it. Question the replay ability too.

[@Kristian_Jensen]

Isn't it kinda cheating to see what the next card is? That takes away the tactical decision you have to take between the two active cards.

[@rahdo]

well, the game's not intended to be a memory dependant, and if you couldn't look but wanted to play well, you'd have to start taking notes, because strictkly speaking, you'll go through the deck 8 times, and for 7 of those 8 rounds you *should* have perfect information about everything to make better decisions. the designer has said that if you want to play the game in a sort of "hardcore" mode, you can purposefully not look ahead and then rely 100% on memory, if you find that more engaging :)

[@Kristian_Jensen]

I have horrible memory :D But I guess you can make your own difficulty level with this game :)

[@OpenWorldAddict0]

It looks very clumsy for a game you play in your hands. It might be a bit too unwieldy.

[@lasocietedesjeux]

Thanks, interesting for my KZbin channel (french vidéo review for solo gamers) I will had it to my purchase list :)

[@supercommando440]

Which do you prefer, this game or Maidens Quest? They both look fumbly, clumsy, this one even more clumsy. Dont drops th me cards or else is game over/redo. This one looks lame. Novel idea but cmon... is there a game you dont like?

[@rahdo]

see faq.rahdo.com #7

[@ACe-or9ro]

Is it still fun to play this game after several times or does it get boring? I'm debating whether to buy it.

[@rahdo]

@@ACe-or9ro there a forum devoted to the game where folks are still posting about it years later,so that's probably a better place to ask: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/239464/palm-island/forums/0 :)

[@Big_Dai]

Another game whose sole good points are the "novelty" of how it is played.. I do not liking this lack of creativity in board games. It's been some time since I was excited about one..