Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King Review with Sam Healey

Sam Healey takes a look at a game published in 2015 by Lookout Games and Mayfair Games. Designed by Alexander Pfister and Andreas Pelikan, Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King has long been a staple in the board game community for tile placement games. Has it stood the test of time? Come find out!

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro and Game Stats
0:37 - Game Explanation
7:52 - Final Thoughts
9:31 - Pros & Cons
16:35 - Rating and Outro

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[ThomasHelms]

Love the coverage of classic games. I feel like people often overlook these older games while chasing the new and shiny and wind up missing out on some sold experiences.

[Straddllw]

Isle of Skye was the game that made me fall in love with Pfister games. Super replayable.

[LauriHyttinen]

I still have this game on my shelf of shame. I really need to get this played. Thanks for the review!

[hubbawillie]

My wife really likes this game, I've always found it good, but not one I have a desire to play. This video helped push me towards giving it another go.

What year is it?!

Great game that will forever stay in the collection.

[ruleaus]

I think the auction mechanism is great. Are there other games that use it?

[michaelhall]

Really great game. My biggest complaint was that you can get behind when other players buy both your tiles even though you get more money. I think the Druids expansion really addresses this well by giving everyone an extra tile to purchase each round. Also, while I enjoy the Jouneyman expansion it radically changes the complexity and length so we only use it sometimes and only with experienced players.

[Tommy.Kerbow]

I’m a Pfister PFanatic! Thanks for the review.

[stevenamamoto]

Very good explanation of how to play the game.

[aprilkline]

Thanks for bringing this game back into the public eye! It's an amazing game, and definitely deserves a second (or first) look!