Watch out, Mermaids!
The Sea Witch is on the move!
The object of the game is to move all 3 mermaids from start to Mermaid Island before the Sea Witch gets there.
Because Mermaid Island is a cooperative game players play any of the mermaid tokens – no one player has a single mermaid she is trying to get back to the island.
Players take turns spinning the spinner and moving a mermaid or the Sea Witch.
Mermaids move 1 or 2 spaces at a time and can take the bridge short cuts.
The Sea Witch moves only 1 space at a time and always goes the long way around.
If the Sea Witch lands on a mermaid, the mermaid must go back to start.
But mermaids can collect wand tokens which move the Sea Witch back one space.
Players decide together when to use the wands and which mermaids to move to keep the mermaids going.
Looks deceptively simple, but is a lively and strategic game of chase!
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Posted by Natalie Tan on 30th Jul 2020
My 3 year old and 6 year old love this game. I've tried my 3 year old on various board games with not much success but he loves Mermaid Island. It's simple and captures their imagination. It's a big simple for the 6 year old but still a lot of fun for her.
Posted by Beth on 14th Jul 2015
Kids loved this game and wanted to play it over and over again. Definitely recommend this game for preschool and primary school aged kids.