Karen and the Pirate Island (2016)

About this game

Schoolgirl Karen has been shipwrecked on an island. She must fight beasts, starvation and pirates or be lost on the island forever! This is a solo card game with a deck mechanism. There are adventure cards in one deck which provide the means to deal with events in the second deck. If the events are defeated the cards are added to the adventure deck. You must win before Karen runs out of hit points.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 1 player — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 1.0/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 15 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.