Gamewright - Forbidden Jungle - Cooperative Board Game

Bought this to play with family over the holidays. Lots of fun learning it and playing. It took us an hour to learn and play through the first time and we're all 18+.The game incorporates strategy and luck to win against the aliens and leave the jungle.-Each player has a role that allows them to do something special (example: not lose health when stung by an adult alien)-Each person's turn allows 4 actions including moving to a new part of the jungle, revealing a part of the jungle, using equipment cards you get when landing on specific tiles, moving tiles so the active crystals are aligned near a portal that allows you to leave the jungle, and removing aliens from the tile you're on.-After you take actions, the jungle fights back through threat cards. The number of threat cards you all have to draw each turn starts to increase over time, if you draw the 'increase threat level' card often enough. Aliens may also mature from eggs to hatchlings to adults or show up in unexpected places and derail your plans. Meanwhile, parts of the jungle may be over sinkholes that cause an entire tile to sink and be out of play for the rest of the game.-If you've played Forbidden Island, this is similar but a lot more challenging because you have to move tiles around so that the active crystal tiles surround the portal you use to escape and you have the added difficulty of maturing aliens that can eventually drain your health-If you've played Pandemic but aren't ready to play that game yet after COVID, For idden Jungle is VERY similar with a different theme.Game tiles are good quality and great artwork, alien + people are solid plastic, so it's a game we can play for years to come.As you play this game and get better at your strategy, you can increase the starting threat level so it's a harder game.Great job with this Gamewright!

team building game. Fun for two players playing one or two characters. (Like DnD, every character had different skills) Fun with a group of five people.

My 10 year old had been eyeing all the forbidden series of games after playing Forbidden Desert with his friend. I "researched" (ie- read lots of reviews) to see which one to buy him for his birthday-- perk for me, it's a cooperative game, which is helpful to keep the level of noise down in my home (versus a heated competitive game!).I was unsure which to get; Sky seems to be unavailable. Island is the first, and although good, more "basic". He liked Desert, but also likes new games, so I opted for Jungle despite the poor reviews (winnability, piece quality, etc). I'm glad I did. He has LOVED it. He won the first time (luck of the draw??), but has won several times since, so it's definitely possible, but not easy as he has also lost. The pieces have never fallen (so maybe they updated them?). It's been fun playing with him, and him strategizing with me based off of what card we drew to defeat the alien horde. :)

We’ve played a few games in the Forbidden series, and this one quickly became a favorite. It’s cooperative, so everyone is working together, which makes it great for family game nights or playing with friends. The theme is fun, and the gameplay feels challenging without being overwhelming once you get the hang of it.It does take a round or two to fully understand everything, but after that it flows really well and stays exciting. We like that it feels different enough from Forbidden Island and Desert while still having that familiar feel. Lots of replay value and definitely keeps everyone engaged. Would absolutely recommend if you enjoy cooperative board games.

Our household loves collaborative games. After playing a lot of Forbidden Island, Forbidden Jungle delivered a fun twist. The added layers brought novelty while still keeping things simple. Great game!

This game is great, that is once you read the extremely long instructions and play a few rounds so you understand them. Here is the basic break down. This is a cooperative game. You all have to stay alive and win together as a team. It is played by placing tiles face down in a pattern. The pattern is on a card and you choose the pattern based on what level of difficulty you'd like.You landed on an alien planet, in their jungle and have to escape.There are a lot of pieces which can be intimidating but it's ok. UNLESS the tin (we will get to that) falls out of your truck into the middle of the road and you have to pick ALL of said pieces up.Ok, so it comes in a pretty awesome tin and not a cardboard box so that's a huge plus for me because boxes get damaged so easily.You shuffle the "who are you" (not what they are called but you'll understand if you get the game) cards and pass them out without looking to see which color you are and what you are capable of. (Ie. The biologist can remove hatchling and adults) oh, right we didn't talk a out that because my review is almost as long as the instructions.There are little plastic orange eggs, teal? Hatchlings (toddler aliens) and then dark blue (borderline purple) adult aliens that move and appear and can sting you (adults only,). They are set up on the layout and have actions based on the threat cards you pick up.Yep, after each person's turn you have to draw cards based on the threat level, which rises when you draw a threat card after your turn.Confused yet? See, this game is meant for those who have patience and can explain the game well enough to those who do not.The last person that touched a tree goes first.Your goal is to use 1-4 actions per turn which are explained on the back of the who you are card, and explore the jungle trying to find a portal and 4 nest crystals and an electrifier to turn on the portal to escape.Like I said, long I lnstructions but super fun to play and my 8yr old plays with us. I think if patient a younger 6-7 could play but would need to be a "fake team mate" that you let be a color but really you and the others are aying for them while letting them make all of the movements. Could easily be a cause for a tantrum if they are super independent.Ok. I am done hope this helps. Not for like 1st grade and under.

As someone who enjoyed previous games like Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert, this cooperative tile-based board game has a lot of the same appeal. The addition of potentially dangerous alien wildlife scurrying around the board contributes some excitement. One of the bigger challenges here is the need to use tiles that let you slide other tiles around, to arrange goal tiles into a specific formation that's needed to win. This is quite challenging, and requires finding those tiles via exploration first. It's not an easy game in my experience (I've yet to win a match!), but it's well-explained by the rules and simple to learn.

We love this game! A great addition to our game night rotation! It is more challenging than Forbidden Island or Forbidden Desert, about the same level of difficulty as Forbidden Sky. Lots of small parts, so keep the box! Great cooperative game, checks all the boxes for us.

We love these games and this one was very decently priced compared to in store options.

Reviews are controlled on Amazon. I can only say good job for a metal case!

Muy bueno aunque algo difícil de ganar

I like this game less than the original forbidden island. The game doesn't add much that's interesting, its just all these eggs, hatchlings and spiders. Its okay, but not as good IMO