Toriki: The Castaway Island (2024)

About this game

It is the 19th century. You are teenage members of the first scientific expedition to the semi-legendary uninhabited Toriki Island. Just as you’re about to reach your destination, your ship gets caught in a storm and crashes on underwater rocks. With the last of your strength, you swim to shore, and that’s when your adventure begins! Do you have what it takes to face the challenges of a desert island? Toriki: The Castaway Island is a cooperative family game of adventure, exploration and survival. Using Scan & Play technology to mix digital elements with a traditional board game, it offers an immersive, interactive experience enriched with beautifully illustrated components. Search the island for resources, craft new tools, discover species unknown to science and name them! But most of all, secure your survival and find a way to return home! The game is played as a single continuous adventure that takes about 6–8 hours to complete, though you can pause and save it at any time. —description from the publisher

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 1 to 4. It has a designed solo mode.
• Rules load. At 1.7/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.