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Forbidden Island

2010 cooperative board game
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Forbidden Island

Summary

Forbidden Island is a tabletop game[1]. It draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (tabletop_game category, ranking #29 of 52).[2]

Key Facts

  • Forbidden Island is the creator of Matt Leacock[3].
  • Forbidden Island received the Golden Geek Award for Best Children's Board Game[4].
  • Forbidden Island's instance of is recorded as tabletop game[5].
  • Forbidden Island's instance of is recorded as board game[6].
  • Forbidden Island's instance of is recorded as dedicated deck card game[7].
  • Forbidden Island was published by Gamewright Games[8].
  • Forbidden Island was published by Lifestyle Boardgames[9].
  • Forbidden Island was published by ADC Blackfire Entertainment[10].
  • Forbidden Island was published by Arclight[11].
  • Forbidden Island was published by Devir[12].
  • Forbidden Island was published by Schmidt Spiele[13].
  • Forbidden Island was published by White Goblin Games[14].
  • Forbidden Island's genre is cooperative board game[15].
  • Forbidden Island's genre is tile-based game[16].
  • Forbidden Island was published on 2010[17].
  • Forbidden Island's nominated for is recorded as Spiel des Jahres[18].
  • Forbidden Island's nominated for is recorded as Golden Geek Award for Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation[19].
  • Forbidden Island's nominated for is recorded as Golden Geek Award for Best Children's Board Game[20].
  • Forbidden Island's nominated for is recorded as Golden Geek Award for Best Family Board Game[21].
  • Forbidden Island's nominated for is recorded as Nederlandse Spellenprijs[22].
  • Forbidden Island's minimum number of players is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[23].
  • Forbidden Island's maximum number of players is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[24].
  • Forbidden Island's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+30'}[25].
  • Forbidden Island's minimum age is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+10'}[26].
  • Forbidden Island's game mechanics is recorded as set collection[27].

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Works and Contributions

Forbidden Island is the creator of Matt Leacock[3].

Recognition

Forbidden Island received the Golden Geek Award for Best Children's Board Game[4].

Why It Matters

Forbidden Island draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (tabletop_game category, ranking #29 of 52).[2]

FAQs

What awards did Forbidden Island receive?

Honors received include Golden Geek Award for Best Children's Board Game[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved . boardgamegeek.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved . boardgamegeek.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved . boardgamegeek.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved . boardgamegeek.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . denederlandsespellenprijs.nl. denederlandsespellenprijs.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Marcandre.lureau · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maximum number of players → {'amount': '+4'}
    Genre → cooperative board game, tile-based game
    Publisher → Gamewright Games, Lifestyle Boardgames, ADC Blackfire Entertainment +4
    Publisher → —
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