Nautilus Island

Nautilus Island is a game where you and your fellow castaways comb through a grounded submarine to salvage what you need to survive, repair, and escape before anyone else. Each turn, move your Castaway marker within a column on the board, then choose to either collect object cards from that column or play cards from your hand to begin or extend a set. Timing matters: storing the right objects lets you grab bonus and porthole tokens ahead of your rivals, stacking victory points and useful perks as the sub slowly comes back to life.

In Nautilus Island, the tension builds with every pick. Do you draft now to deny a crucial part, or lay down a collection that sets up a bigger haul next turn? Columns will empty, and when one runs dry the game ends—so reading the table and pacing your plays is the difference between sailing away in the Nautilus or being left behind on the volcanic shore. Ages 8+, 2–4 players, and a swift 20–30 minutes make it an easy weeknight standout with plenty of replay thanks to shifting columns and contested tokens. Nautilus Island is available now at Boarding School Games.

Key features:

* Column-based movement and drafting with quick, meaningful turns
* Dual choice each turn: salvage from a column or build scoring collections
* Race for bonus and porthole tokens to edge ahead in points and perks
* End condition triggers when a column empties—push the pace or stall opponents
* Ages 8+, 2–4 players, 20–30 minutes for an accessible, replayable session