Quests & Cannons: The Risen Islands Board Game Overview
Quests & Cannons: The Risen Islands Board Game OverviewQuests & Cannons: The Risen Islands Board Game is a fantasy adventure game for 1-6 players. Average playtime is 20-120 minutes and the complexity is 2.0. Our family truly enjoyed playing the prototype version of this game and look forward to backing the finished product in the upcoming Kickstarter Campaign.
Summary of Game Play
The Quests & Cannons board game allows players to use actions points to explore the islands, gather resources, collect loot, obtain map clues, perform ship upgrades, or fire on their rivals with cannons. There is a slight element of push your luck as your try to get the most cards, upgrade your ship, and return resources for points. This makes the game exciting and full of possibilities during each turn. The prototype game board was comprised of hex tiles that could be placed in multiple ways to create a whole new game play experience. Setup takes a little bit of time, but totally worth it. Although, Short Hop Games recently unveiled a beautiful game mat that can be used for quicker setup time. We are excited to see if that will be an add-on or included in the finalized game edition.
The map clues and quests add additional excitement to the game and allows players to gain loot and prosperity points. The player to reach the most prosperity by the end of the last round wins. 
Yay or Nay?
This game contains many of our favorite aspects in a board game; lots of strategy, point salad, multiple victory paths, and variable player powers with the ability to upgrade.
This is definitely one of our favorite games we have played this year. The components were very high quality and the rule book was amazingly polished, while being, very easy to follow and understand. Which is very impressive for a prototype. The slotted player boards are equally impressive and much higher quality than most games. If you check out Short Hop Games on social media you will be able to see teasers with new characters and sneak peaks of the upcoming game. Plus, they are offering a free print and play version of the game on their website when you sign up with your email.
Final Thoughts
Final ThoughtsIf you enjoy point salad games that are easy to learn and hard to master, you will Love this game. The final version of the game will also have boss battles, miniatures, game trays, and other surprises to come. Check out their Kickstarter campaign that begins 9/21/21 . We are very excited to back this game. Our family absolutely loved the concept and were very impressed with the level of quality and design.
Melinda Gaines
Wow! Def fun!
Aapje
Seems suitable for children, but also for adults. Nice game!
Javier Vallejo
perfect, a family game to spend the winter entertainingly.
Francisco CR
I think it’s great!
Andre Mendes
Looks like a great game indeed
Kari B
Sounds like it will be a fun game to play.
Veronica Lee
Sounds like a game my family would enjoy.
Kim N
This game shouldn’t be too hard to figure out. I like that it can last anywhere from 20 minutes to 120.
Sandra Watts
Looks interesting. Thanks for the review.
Alexandr Dubrovin
Very interesting!
Blake Shermeto
cool
Darla Peduzzi
Sounds like a fun game for the whole family.
Christine Weary
Awesome game
Patrick Cadette
😁😁😁👍👍👍..❤️. Awesome game..
Oscar Santana
It seems like a game that any member of the family can enjoy. I love it because it has a touch of anxiety and uncertainty! 😝😅
Michael Coovert
This looks like something my nephews and I could really get into.
Yasir Alzadjali
Very nice
Jennylyn Gross
this would be a great game for my collection
Calvin
Neat and interesting game. Lots of interaction.
Anthony
I also like the single player feature.
Esco Garcia
Awesome
Kakhaber Khmelidze
I just love board games sinc emy dep childhood. They are magic and with special atmosphere.
Joshua Winn
I laughed so hard I broke one of the character cards, this is literally risk 2.0! It can take up to 4 hours….
Oscar Mayor
What?
huraira saleem
great game
phyllis owens
love these type of games will add it to my game stock
Sándor
Awesome and intresting board games! Thanks.
CB
Interesting game for all ages. Will have to check it out for the holidays!
Geronimo Cabeza
excellent, I like it
Berke
I like its design!