Dream Islands

About this board game

Dream Islands is a tactical board game for 2–4 players, with games lasting around 30 minutes. Released in 2016, it challenges players to guide tourists from island to island while pursuing their own objectives.

At first, the tourists’ movements may appear to be a haphazard island-hopping journey. In reality, every destination is shaped by the tactical decisions of the players, who must carefully direct the vacationers to support their plans.

Each player has three goals based on their order cards. These objectives determine where tourists need to be gathered and how they should be distributed across the islands and atolls.

• Assemble vacationers on one or several atolls.
• Establish a majority presence on an island.
• Budget movement points to send tourists where they are needed.

The central challenge in Dream Islands is deciding how to spend your limited movement points. Every move can help advance your own objectives, but the shifting positions of the tourists also create tactical considerations across the shared island landscape.

Players must weigh the requirements of their three goals as they arrange the vacationers. Gathering people in the right places may satisfy one objective, while claiming a majority on an island can call for a different approach.

With its focus on movement, positioning, and objective-driven decisions, Dream Islands offers a concise tactical experience for groups of two to four. Guide the tourists with purpose and turn an apparently random journey into a carefully planned route toward your goals.