Shark Island

Designer	Richard Launius Pete Shirey
Publisher	Upper Deck Entertainment
Players	2-5
Playtime	45 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
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Overview:
Shark Island is a semi-cooperative game for 2 – 5 players that pits up to 4 Shark Hunter Players against a monstrous Great White Shark Player working to terrorize the island. The Hunter Players must work together to maximize their skills to search the surrounding waters and locate the Shark before it can bring more terror to the island, or quickly respond after it attacks to do as much damage to the creature as they can. When the Shark is found, the Hunters engage in a rapid form of combat, intent on killing it or driving it to sea. If the Hunters kill the Shark, they win! The Shark Player will need to outsmart the Hunters and terrorize the island to accumulate enough terror to win the game by achieving the Terror Goal they chose at the start of play.

Components: The following components are included in Shark Island.
• 24 Island Tiles
• 6 Hunter Character Cards
• 6 Hunter Tokens, 1 Shark Token and 1 First Player Token
with plastic stands
• 6 Sets of Character Skill Cards (12 of each set)
• 10 Shark Coins
• 15 Reroll Tokens
• 3 Action Dice
• 1 Shark Screen
• 1 Combat Deck (52 cards total)
• 20 Shark Skill Cards
• 16 Terror Tokens
• 1 Shark Character Card
• 1 Shark Fin Barrel
• Wooden Fight Tokens, Plastic Health Markers
• 30 Fin Tokens
• 1 Combat Aid
• 4 Shark Strategy Cards
•17 Calendar Cards

The game takes place over several turns, made up of three phases. The shark tries to hide among debris and other sea creatures, and the hunters try to flush out the shark that can ultimately lead to an all versus one card battle. Special abilities of the shark and hunters can influence the outcome of the game.

Winning and Losing:
The Shark Player wins by achieving the goal on the Shark Strategy Card they chose at the start of the game. In all cases, this will require they have a minimum of nine total Terror Tokens. The Shark Hunters win as a group by killing the Shark.