{"product_id":"kickstarter-islebound-emerald-edition","title":"Kickstarter Islebound Emerald Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eCore game, \u003cbr\u003eScreen-printed wooden ship \u003cbr\u003eMetal coin set,\u003cbr\u003eRevised building cards, \u003cbr\u003eAltered town actions, and \u003cbr\u003eNew resource: emeralds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet sail in a mystical archipelago filled with bustling towns, sea monsters, pirates, and gold! Compete to build the best sea-faring nation with up to three friends by collecting treasure, hiring crew, and conquering or befriending island towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIslebound: Emerald Edition is a special edition of the game with some altered components and rules. It’s best to think of it as a variant of the game, rather than a 2nd edition. An upgrade gameplay kit will be available, along with a second kit with deluxe components (wooden ships and metal coins).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition of Islebound removes the book resource from the original game and replaces it with emeralds. Emeralds have different uses than books. You collect them when visiting a player-owned town, and also when you take over a town. Emeralds must be used to buy building cards, and they can also be used to perform special abilities, such as keeping pirates and serpents after combat! The building deck is also revised to account for this resource change. It includes altered building cards from both the original game and some from the Metropolis expansion. There will not be a building card expansion for Islebound: Emerald Edition, and the Metropolis expansion is not compatible with this version.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Islebound, you take command of a ship and crew. You sail to island towns, collecting resources, hiring crew, and commissioning buildings for your capital city. Each building has a unique ability, and your combination of buildings can greatly enhance your strength as a trader, builder, or invader. You also recruit pirates and sea monsters to conquer towns, which, once conquered, allow you to complete the town action for free, and charge a fee to opponents if they want to use it. Alternatively, you can complete events that give influence, which can be used to befriend towns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are many routes to success. Will you be a ruthless conqueror, careful diplomat, or shrewd merchant in your race to the top?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe player with the most wealth and most-impressive capital city will win the game!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/7330\/files\/db43e547-eb29-417f-a4ce-17d12428259d.jpg?v=1705970616\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"mysite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67726283899071,"sku":"ISLEBOUND_EMERALD_KS","price":76.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/0443\/6927\/files\/islebound-no-overlay.jpg?v=1792650297","url":"https:\/\/playsparkshop.store\/products\/kickstarter-islebound-emerald-edition","provider":"PLAYSPARK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}