Palm Island Game

How To Play Palm Island

Palm Island Game Rules (PDF Instructions)


Players
1 - 2
Ages
10+
Play Time
15 MIN
Cost
$20
HOW TO PLAY
Step away and travel to your own island, in the palm of your hand, and enjoy a tropical challenge to gain the most points possible. Play against yourself or one other player with Palm Island. Your goal is to use only 17 cards, to use resources to pay for upgrades and upgrade buildings to access new abilities. This is all done in 8 rounds after which you'll total up your score.

Palm Island is a very compact game that you can take literally anywhere and can be played with almost only one hand. Each game doesn't take very long and has an endless amount of possibilities. Learn more about how to play Palm Island below and buy yourself this game today!

Board Game Capital's Review:
(2018-08-20)
Palm IslandWe haven't reviewed nor played a game before where it was a solo game that was played literally only in the palm of your hand - thus the clever name Palm Island. Although you can play with another player which opens up some different gaming options, we enjoyed the solo play the best. The fact that you could pick up the game, ingeniously flip the cards in certain orientations in your hand, keep track of what you have done and gain a score at the end of the game was half magical.

Palm Island is a puzzle game that both intrigued us and challenged us each time we played. The fact that there is no winning but rather how good you did challenges you to do better next time and forces you to learn more about how you could do better. When you achieve higher scores you really feel good about your game and have a desire to gain more points the next time.

Palm Island CardWe noticed that the cards are almost slippery due to the texture on them. They feel really nice but if you hold the whole stack you almost can't as half the deck will fall to the floor. Since you are only holding 17 cards, this becomes less of an issue and almost an aid as you flip, turn and slide the cards around in your hand. Gaining the hand control needed to play this game came quickly but you do have to be careful how you hold the cards since the game can be quickly screwed up if dropped or bumped wrong.

Palm Island has amazing artwork and looks awesome. It's kind of like you took a professional game right out of your phone and turned it into a real life 3D game. We loved how you could play a game like this in your hand. We're still kind of in shock, can you tell?

If you want a game that challenges you, taunts you to play again and forces you to get better all by yourself, Palm Island is the game for you. You are in for a real treat as you play through your first games and improve. We'll have to go back and learn more about how the cooperative and competitive games work since we only tried this once. It's a fun game to pick up and play while you wait - similar to how most treat their phones. Don't be shocked, though, if you get a few strange looks from others as they stare in half confusion at what you are doing. Great card game!
WHAT'S INCLUDED
The game Palm Island should come with the following components. These are based off of the original game and don't include components from any expansion packs or different editions.

  • This Game Comes With 2 Player Decks Of 17 Cards Each
  • 9 Feat Cards
  • 5 Co-op Cards
  • 14 Competitive Cards
  • 1 Reference Card
  • Official Palm Island Game Rules And Instructions
HOW TO WIN
How to Win
Complete your objective or get high score to win.
How to Win
OFFICIAL PDF GAME RULES
Please keep in mind that the official Palm Island rules and instructions PDF listed below could be different depending on the game version you have. The rules below are some of the exact directions that came in the original packaging and will teach you how to play Palm Island. Download these original PDF game rules or print them for later use.


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