Board Game Island

Board Game Island

Board Game Island is one of the options in Wii Party that can be played in the Party Games.

Gameplay

The gameplay is mainly similar to a traditional board game. In each round, the players all play a 4-player minigame which determines the order in which they will go (If there is a tie, a die roll decides the order.) The players who place 1st, 2nd and 3rd get a bonus die. The player who places 1st gets a gold die which consists of all the numbers from 1-6, 2nd place gets a sliver die which consists of the numbers one to three, 3rd place receives a bronze die which consists of the numbers one and two, and last place gets only the standard die. Once a player rolls the die, they will move the exact number of spaces. The board game contains of 73 spaces. If the player gets doubles (Meaning the dice and bonus dice are the same number, such as two 6s), the player gets to roll another die. The highest number that can be rolled is 18. (6 from regular die, 6 from the 1st place bonus die & 6 from die if you get doubles). If you manage to get to the top, there will be a dragon structure and in order to beat it, you have to roll at least a six to win the game.

Spaces

In Board Game Island, there are tons of spaces the players can land on. (NOTE: These are not the official names for these spaces.) Space bonuses/penalties are not cumulative, meaning that if a space sends you to another space, that space is crossed out and is unaffected. The only exception is the -4 space caused by volcano eruption.

Name	Image	Design	Effect
Blank Space		A white square with a gray cornerless border, then a white cornerless border, then a gray cornered border	Nothing
+4 Space		A white cornerless square with a blue +4 and blue arrow on it, then a blue cornerless border, then a white cornerless border, then a blue cornered border	Moves the player forward 4 spaces
+5 Space		A white cornerless square with a blue +5 and blue arrow on it, then a blue cornerless border, then a white cornerless border, then a blue cornered border	Moves the player forward 5 spaces
+6 Space		A white cornerless square with a blue +6 and blue arrow on it, then a blue cornerless border, then a white cornerless border, then a blue cornered border	Moves the player forward 6 spaces
-4 Space		A white cornerless square with a red -4 and red arrow on it, then a red cornerless border, then a white cornerless border, then a red cornered border	Moves the player back 4 spaces
Tornado Space		A white square with a picture of a tornado on it inside a yellow border	Rolls two dice: one with the other players' faces and one with different numbers of spaces (-4, -5 or -6) to go back. The face and number it lands on takes the person and moves them back the amount of spaces by a tornado. Does not affect people who are in the volcano or at the start.
UFO Space		A white square with a picture of a UFO on it inside a yellow border	Rolls a dice with the other players' faces on it. The face it lands on switches places with the person who rolled the die. Does not affect people in the volcano or on the same space.
1 vs. 3 Minigame Space		Minigame with the phrase 1 vs 3 underneath it in green and surrounded by a dark green border.	The player plays a 1 vs 3 minigame against the other 3 players. If the solo player wins, that player moves 10 spaces. If the other 3 players win, nothing happens.
1 vs. 1 Minigame Space		Minigame with the phrase 1 vs 1 underneath it in green and surrounded by a dark green border.	Player can choose a player to play a 1 vs 1 minigame against (not in the volcano), and if the person who landed on that space wins, they move seven spaces and the loser must go back seven spaces. If that player loses or if it's a draw, nothing happens.
Challenge Space		A white star with a pink border.	Gives the player a challenge. If they pass the challenge, they will go to how many spaces they have left for that round, if they fail the challenge, bad things will happen. (NOTE: The Challenge Space does not count as a space)
Dinosaur Space		A Pterodactyl on one side and a T-Rex on the other.	Rolls a dice containing a Pterodactyl & a T-Rex. If it lands on the Pterodactyl, the player moves ahead 10 spaces, but if they land on the T-Rex, they must go back 4 to 9 spaces. (NOTE: If it lands on the T-Rex, it will only effect the person who rolled the dice, not the people if they are close to the Dinosaur Space)
Blue Statue Space		A blue statue.	The blue statue throws the player ahead 16 to 18 spaces. This is often considered the biggest gain.
Red Statue Space		A red statue.	The red statue throws the player back 18 spaces. This is often considered the biggest loss.
Volcano Space		Volcano icon.	The volcano erupts and turns all of the action spaces outside the volcano into -4 spaces. These -4 spaces are cumulative. After three turns, the board will go back to normal.
Skull Space		Skull with half a bone on each corner making an X.	Sends player into the volcano (the same happens if the player fails the 4th challenge).
Shout Space		The design is a green background with a white zigzag bubble. It is only seen in the volcano.	Returns player to the island.
Back to Island Space		Not technically a space, but it is a light green light. Only seen in volcano and is at the end of it.	Returns player to the island like the shout space.

Challenges

In Board Game Island, there are challenges along the way. Here a list of all of them. (NOTE: None of the challenges count as spaces, and the challenge names listed here aren't the official names of the challenges.)

1. Rope Leap
   • This challenge consists of the player climbing onto a vine and swinging. A dice will be spun and when it lands on a number, the player will jump off the vine and move that number of spaces the dice rolled on.
   • ANY HARM: None
   • Odds of completing: 100% (NOTE: This is the only challenge that has no loss)
2. Dragon Wall
   • This challenge consists of a dragon wall. The player must roll at least a 4 to break the dragon statue.
   • ANY HARM: If the player gets a 1 to 3, the dragon statue will hit the player with a fireball and they will have to do it again until someone beats it.
   • Odds of completing: 50%
3. Crates or Barrels
   • This challenge is luck-based. The player gets to decide which path to go across the waterfall. One is crates and one is barrels. After the player picks one, they will see if they made it pass or not.
   • ANY HARM: If the one of the things on the path the player chose breaks, the player will have to swim to the next part of the island and they get a 0 if this happens.
   • Odds of completing: 50%
4. Volcano or Not
   • This challenge is where the player is required to roll at least a 3 to avoid the volcano.
   • ANY HARM: If the player gets a 1 or 2, they go into the volcano.
   • Odds of completing: 66.7%
5. Spike Ball
   • In this challenge, the player has to roll at least a 5 to break the dragon statue.
   • ANY HARM: If a player gets a 1 to 4, the statue will throw up a spike ball and the players who have passed the 4th challenge must run back 11 spaces in order to not get hit by the spike ball. The spike ball will fall where the 4th challenge is. Then the spike ball returns to its original place and the number to pass decreases by one. (It can even be a 2, but not a 1.)
   • Odds of completing:
     • 33.3% when number is 5
     • 50% when number is 4
     • 66.7% when number is 3
     • 83.3% when number is 2
6. Final Challenge
   • In this final challenge, the player is required to get at least a 6 to destroy the statue and win the game.
   • ANY HARM: Not really. If the player gets a 1 to 5, their turn ends. On their next turn, they will get a bonus die if they're in the first three places on a minigame.
   • Odds of completing:
     • 75.9% with a golden die
     • 57.4% with a silver die
     • 52.8% with a bronze die
     • 16.7% without a bonus die

Order of spaces

Island

• Start

1. +5
2. empty
3. empty
4. empty
5. empty
6. empty
7. Rope Leap
8. empty
9. empty
10. +6
11. empty
12. +4
13. 1 vs 3 minigame
14. empty
15. empty
16. UFO
17. +4
18. empty
19. empty
20. empty
21. tornado
22. -4
23. empty
24. Dragon Challenge
25. empty
26. destination of red statue
27. 1 vs 3 minigame
28. blue statue
29. skull
30. blue statue
31. empty
32. empty
33. blue/red dinasour
34. +5
35. volcano eruption
36. tornado
37. empty
38. +6
39. 1 vs 1 minigame
40. UFO
41. empty
42. Barrel Challenge
43. empty
44. +5
45. red statue
46. blue/red dinasour
47. destination of blue statue
48. 1 vs 3 minigame
49. Volcano or Not challenge
50. empty
51. +6
52. 1 vs 1 minigame
53. empty
54. +5
55. empty
56. +4
57. UFO
58. empty
59. empty
60. empty
61. Spike Ball Challenge
62. +6
63. 1 vs 1 minigame
64. empty
65. empty
66. +4
67. empty
68. tornado
69. -4
70. empty
71. skull
72. tornado
73. empty
74. empty
75. empty
76. UFO
77. -4
78. Final Challenge

• Finish

Volcano

Main article: The volcano

• Start

1. +4
2. empty
3. +4
4. shout space
5. empty
6. empty
7. empty
8. empty

• back to island

Trivia

• If a person notices closely enough, when a player is about to go to the 4th challenge, the place where the block pushes you is shown to be a long way to the ground, not the volcano.
• Curiously, when the volcano erupts, there is no visible change inside the volcano.

Successors

The mode has three successors in Wii Party U:

• Highway Rollers
• GamePad Island
• Mii Fashion Plaza

See also

• The volcano