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Cooper Island
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Cooper Island

Designed by Andreas Odendahl

Published by Frosted Games, Arclight Games + 5 more

Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach

Players

1-4

Community Snapshot

Best with 2–3
Heavy complexity
60–120 min
7.5 on BGG (4.5K)

Language Editions

EnglishGermanItalianJapanesePolishSpanish

Categories

Exploration
Discover new areas, map unknown territory, and uncover surprises.
Nautical
Life at sea — sailing, naval battles, pirates, or ocean exploration.

How It Plays

Income

You earn resources automatically each round based on what you've built up — the snowball effect is real.

Tile Placement

You lay tiles on the table to build a map, landscape, or pattern — every piece you place changes the board.

Turn Order: Claim Action

You grab turn order by claiming a specific action — being first has its perks if you plan for it.

Worker Placement

You place your workers on action spaces to claim them before anyone else — it's a scramble for the best spots!

About This Game

In the age of exploration the players arrive at a new home far away from their homeland. They try to settle the big island and each player tries to explore one part of it by placing landscape tiles. Landscape tiles grant resources and those are used to erect buildings with special abilities.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Expansions & Related

3 Expansions

Cooper Island: Solo Against Cooper

Cooper Island: Solo Against Cooper

2019

Cooper Island: New boats

Cooper Island: New boats

2019

Cooper Island: The Skilled Workers

Cooper Island: The Skilled Workers

2021

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Featured In

🗺️Best Adventure & Exploration Board Games🏋️Best Heavy Board Games🧘Best Solo Board Games🏛️Best Historical Board Games👷Best Worker Placement Board Games

Play Time

60-120 min

Complexity

4.2 / 5

Rating

7.5

Year

2019