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title: "Dinosaur Island"
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# 60-120 min playtime 1-4 players 50,000+ copies sold Dinosaur Island

**Brand:** pandasaurus games
**Price:** HK$1098
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## Summary

> 🦕 Build the ultimate dino empire before your rivals do!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Dinosaur Island by pandasaurus games
- **How much does it cost?** HK$1098 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- pandasaurus games enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Award-Winning Design:** Experience gameplay crafted by renowned designers with over 10 Game of the Year nominations.
- • **High Stakes Security:** Balance excitement and safety by managing your park’s security to prevent dinosaur breakouts.
- • **Outsmart Your Rivals:** Hire specialists, perfect dino recipes, and gamble on attractions to dominate the competition.
- • **Master the Dino Domain:** Strategically manage your own prehistoric theme park with expert worker placement mechanics.
- • **Thrill Every Generation:** Engage family and friends with a game designed for ages 8+ that balances fun and deep strategy.

## Overview

Dinosaur Island is a dynamic worker placement board game where 1-4 players aged 8+ compete to build the most exciting and secure dinosaur theme park. With 60-120 minutes of immersive gameplay, players collect DNA, create dinosaurs, hire experts, and manage park security to attract visitors and outscore opponents. Praised for its innovative mechanics and award-nominated design, it’s a must-have for strategy lovers and families alike.

## Description

Dinosaur Island is a radical worker placement game from designers Jon Gilmour (Dead of Winter) and Brian Lewis where players compete to open the best Dinosaur Island Theme Park they can. Find out why Dinosaur Island has sold more than 50,000 copies and been nominated for more than 10 Game of the Year awards! Several years ago, scientists discovered a way to clone dinosaurs from viable DNA preserved within the fossil record. After a few mishaps along the way, the process has stabilized. Today, it's the museums that have gone practically extinct, as shrewd investors have turned those initial dinosaur sanctuaries into bustling theme parks, true meccas for dino fans the world over. In Dinosaur Island, each player takes on the role of a park manager at one of these premier destinations. You've been handed the reins to a burgeoning operation - bring the fantastic creatures of the Jurassic, Triassic, and Cretaceous periods forward into the modern day. Early retirement is yours if you can make your park bigger and better than the competition! It won't be a walk in the park, though. You will need to hire the right personnel, beat your competitors to perfecting the hottest dino recipes, and gamble on which attractions will draw the most visitors. And it'll all come crashing down if your security precautions aren't tight enough to keep your unruly dino population under control. Welcome to Dinosaur Island.

Review: Jurrassic Park-The Euro-Game! - Dinosaur Island is a brilliant Euro-style, worker placement game that actually has a brilliant theme! Also, the component quality (with ONE BIG EXCEPTION) are exceptional! Especially if you can get the kickstarter version! In Dinosaur Island, you're completing with the other players to build the best, most exciting and profitable dinosaur theme park. DI uses a fairly innovative worker placement system where you have two different sets of works-scientists and basic workers. Furthermore, the game has FOUR separate actions boards that all the players use during each of the games phases (their even labeled phase 1, phase 2, etc....). The two sets of workers (scientists, workers) can only be used on certain boards. It's really interesting. During the course of the game, the players will place scientists and workers in order to obtain dinosaur DNA (from amber-colored dice!) to create dinosaurs, hire "experts" that allow to break the rules of the game, or give you a special power. You can build extra attractions to add to your park in addition to the dinos! You can also increase the security of your theme park to keep those dinosaurs under control less the escape and attack your theme park guests (which CAN happen!)!! Victory points are scored in Three main ways: First, obviously, is building up your dinosaur theme park. Every dinosaur you add to your park (both multiples of the same species and/or new and different species) adds to your park's "excitement level." Your excitement level determines the number of paying customers your park attracts at the end of each turn. The customers are meeples that are pulled from a bag. The reason they are pulled from a bag is that there are a certain number of "hooligans" (a different colored meeple) inside the bag. These hooligans will cause your park all kinds of trouble and cost you money and victory points. Each customer you pull pays money to enter your park then is placed on your parks dinosaur attractions, or other attractions like rollercoasters, restaurants, and souvenir shops! Any hooligans you draw are placed FIRST, which can really cost you! The dinosaur and other attractions can score you VPs and/or money. However, before you can score your tourists, you have to check your theme park's "Security Level". Each dinosaur has a "Threat Level" (per dinosaur!). If your security level is higher then your threat level, you're running a safe, family-friendly park. However, if the threat level is higher, your dinosaurs ESCAPE and begin eating your visitors, due to your incompetence and greed!! Hooligans are immune to this. Your park is scored AFTHER your security level/threat level is checked!! Secondly, there are objective cards (the number placed depends on how long you want the game to last.). Players can claim these objective cards buy doing things like have 5 different dinosaurs, or having a theme park who's excitement level is 10, etc. Each objective card is worth a certain number of VPs. Usually, only ONE player can claim each card. However, if two or more players can qualify for the same objective card if they qualify during the same phase. Otherwise, it's first come, first serve. When all the objective cards are claimed, the game ends. The final way to score VPs is end-game scoring. At the end of the game, all dinosaurs, certain buildings, expert cards and/or special abilities are all scored at the end of the game based on their printed VP score. (see above.). Obviously, there is ALOT going on in this game! It's brilliant. About the ONLY flaw this game has is the color pallet of the game. For some reason, the designers chose a color scheme of garish greens, yellows, purples and PINKS! Yes! This game has PINK DINOSAUR MEEPLES! PINK!?!?!?!? W-T-F, Pandasaurus games?? I guess they were going for a cheesy 90's era videogame color pallet....sorta'...maybe! Yuch!
Review: Fun! - I'm a gamer so my boyfriend and I got this to play when we both have time. It's so fun! It is a bit more advanced with a lot of pieces but once you learn the game...its so addicting! We play it a couple of times a month!

## Features

- PREHISTORIC PARK ADVENTURE: Manage your own park with ancient creatures from various periods.
- STRATEGY BOARD GAME:Compete to open the best Dinosaur Island Theme Park! Hire the right personnel, beat your competitors to perfecting the hottest dino recipes, and gamble on which attractions will draw the most visitors.
- FUN FOR ALL AGES: A game suitable for adults, teens, and kids who enjoy building and managing their own dino park.
- INTERACTIVE GAMEPLAY: Collect DNA, create dinosaurs, hire employees, and compete to attract the most visitors.
- AWARD-WINNING DESIGN: Crafted by renowned designers Jon Gilmour and Brian Lewis.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B06Y3BS8YD |
| Best Sellers Rank | #369,105 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #9,901 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (558) |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 6 pounds |
| Item model number | PAN201703 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Pandasaurus Games |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 10 years and up |
| Product Dimensions | 3.07 x 11.61 x 11.61 inches |
| Release date | October 12, 2020 |

## Images

![Dinosaur Island - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/714j14YZfyL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jurrassic Park-The Euro-Game!
*by W***N on January 15, 2018*

Dinosaur Island is a brilliant Euro-style, worker placement game that actually has a brilliant theme! Also, the component quality (with ONE BIG EXCEPTION) are exceptional! Especially if you can get the kickstarter version! In Dinosaur Island, you're completing with the other players to build the best, most exciting and profitable dinosaur theme park. DI uses a fairly innovative worker placement system where you have two different sets of works-scientists and basic workers. Furthermore, the game has FOUR separate actions boards that all the players use during each of the games phases (their even labeled phase 1, phase 2, etc....). The two sets of workers (scientists, workers) can only be used on certain boards. It's really interesting. During the course of the game, the players will place scientists and workers in order to obtain dinosaur DNA (from amber-colored dice!) to create dinosaurs, hire "experts" that allow to break the rules of the game, or give you a special power. You can build extra attractions to add to your park in addition to the dinos! You can also increase the security of your theme park to keep those dinosaurs under control less the escape and attack your theme park guests (which CAN happen!)!! Victory points are scored in Three main ways: First, obviously, is building up your dinosaur theme park. Every dinosaur you add to your park (both multiples of the same species and/or new and different species) adds to your park's "excitement level." Your excitement level determines the number of paying customers your park attracts at the end of each turn. The customers are meeples that are pulled from a bag. The reason they are pulled from a bag is that there are a certain number of "hooligans" (a different colored meeple) inside the bag. These hooligans will cause your park all kinds of trouble and cost you money and victory points. Each customer you pull pays money to enter your park then is placed on your parks dinosaur attractions, or other attractions like rollercoasters, restaurants, and souvenir shops! Any hooligans you draw are placed FIRST, which can really cost you! The dinosaur and other attractions can score you VPs and/or money. However, before you can score your tourists, you have to check your theme park's "Security Level". Each dinosaur has a "Threat Level" (per dinosaur!). If your security level is higher then your threat level, you're running a safe, family-friendly park. However, if the threat level is higher, your dinosaurs ESCAPE and begin eating your visitors, due to your incompetence and greed!! Hooligans are immune to this. Your park is scored AFTHER your security level/threat level is checked!! Secondly, there are objective cards (the number placed depends on how long you want the game to last.). Players can claim these objective cards buy doing things like have 5 different dinosaurs, or having a theme park who's excitement level is 10, etc. Each objective card is worth a certain number of VPs. Usually, only ONE player can claim each card. However, if two or more players can qualify for the same objective card if they qualify during the same phase. Otherwise, it's first come, first serve. When all the objective cards are claimed, the game ends. The final way to score VPs is end-game scoring. At the end of the game, all dinosaurs, certain buildings, expert cards and/or special abilities are all scored at the end of the game based on their printed VP score. (see above.). Obviously, there is ALOT going on in this game! It's brilliant. About the ONLY flaw this game has is the color pallet of the game. For some reason, the designers chose a color scheme of garish greens, yellows, purples and PINKS! Yes! This game has PINK DINOSAUR MEEPLES! PINK!?!?!?!? W-T-F, Pandasaurus games?? I guess they were going for a cheesy 90's era videogame color pallet....sorta'...maybe! Yuch!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun!
*by J***D on December 7, 2025*

I'm a gamer so my boyfriend and I got this to play when we both have time. It's so fun! It is a bit more advanced with a lot of pieces but once you learn the game...its so addicting! We play it a couple of times a month!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7.5+ but hard to explain why.
*by S***. on October 22, 2019*

Dinosaur Island has several game mechanics listed on its BGG profile. For instance it has worker placement, but I wouldn’t consider it a “worker placement game”. In fact there are only 3 turns to make 4 decisions at the beginning of each round and there are only a handful of rounds to a game, depending on the end game objectives. The same goes for “tile placement”. Placing tiles is simply placing attractions and exhibits on your player board where they’ll fit. There are no placement requirements and therefore no strategy to be had. As you go through the other mechanics of the game you start to notice a trend. It appears to be watered down. It's a difficult game to explain to people who play a lot of boardgames. They can’t picture how all these lite versions of game mechanics can come together and make fun. But once you gather the workers, DNA, specialists, cash flow, recipes, hooligans, lab upgrades, starting player (huge), you get a game that works. There aren’t a lot of paths to victory and I think some won't like that. You can’t only build dinosaur exhibits and paddock upgrades and then swoop in at the end and build a bunch of dinosaurs- at least when I tried it. The game came out in 2017 and I was on the fence for 2 years. I watched the play-throughs and never fell in love, but recently I watched and read what the overall feeling of the game was. People could pick it apart if they wanted to but most of the people I’ve come to trust who review games came away with the same conclusion, it’s a pretty good game with a unique theme based on the 90s era I grew up in. I decided to excuse some of what looked like weak gameplay and bought it. My take away is the same as what those other reviewers said. It’s a pretty good game. It’s not ground-breaking and there are other games I like more, but this is a solid 7.5+ on BGG for me. I love the theme and I have zero interest in dinosaurs, but I liked Jurassic Park and the 90s. If only it came with some grunge rock. Then it would be complete. Fitting everything back into the box once you’ve organized it without removing the insert is impossible. I bought the broken token insert to solve this, an investment that I think speaks to how much I like the game.

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