Cover art for Monster Island

Monster Island

2002 · BGG
Avg rating
7.16
Bayes rating
5.53
Weight
1.71 (Light)
Players
2
Playtime
45 min
Ratings count
49

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Description

Monster Island: The Game of Giant Monster Combat is a simple tabletop battle system for recreating "Godzilla"-type movie monster skirmishes. Players each create a monster RPG style starting using a Concept, Origin, and Name, then assigning points into the Attributes of Strength, Reflexes, Health and Mind. Scores for the attributes of Life, Evade, Toughness, Daze, and Move are calculated from the base attributes, and remaining points can be spent on many special Powers.

The game comes with one 32 page rulebook with a cardstock insert printed in color with 8 different playing pieces to represent the monsters. No map or board is included or needed for play, although it is recommended that play be conducted on a blank hex map or to have movement measured out in 1 inch increments using a ruler. Suggestions for creating the terrain of Monster Island are included.

Expanded by:

 Escape from Monster Island
 Invasion of Monster Island 
 Revenge of Monster Island
 Battlegrounds for New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco at Firefly Games' website




Mechanics

Hexagon Grid Role Playing Variable Player Powers

Themes

Fighting Movies / TV / Radio theme Science Fiction Theme Kaiju

Publishers

Firefly Games

Designers

Bruce Harlick David Thiel Patrick Sweeney