Survive The Island FAQ
57 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook
Setup
Action phase
- Can an Adventurer end its turn in the water?
- Is boarding a Raft that arrives in your water space optional?
- Can a Raft or swimmer land on the Rescue Island from either adjacent water space, or only the one with a pier?
- Can the same Raft move up to three times in one turn?
- Can a player with no Adventurers left still move Rafts or use Ability tiles?
- Can you pull a shipwrecked Adventurer off a Raft to take its place?
- Can an Adventurer jump from a Raft into the water and then onto a beach in one turn?
- Can two Rafts share a water space, or can a Raft pass through one?
- What happens to Rafts that reach the Rescue Island?
- Can a meeple that already swam this turn ride a Raft that moves it?
- How many moves can you make on your turn, and can they be split between meeples and Rafts?
- Can an Adventurer move from water to land to water in one turn?
- Who may move a Raft that carries several players' Adventurers, or an empty Raft?
Rising Waters phase
Creatures phase
- What happens when a Green or Blue Creature tile is revealed and all Sharks or Kaijus are already on the board?
- Can Sea Serpents block the Rescue Island by parking on the water spaces next to it?
- Who decides where a Creature moves, where a Kaiju's pushed pieces go, and the order of a Kaiju's interactions?
Creatures: Movements and Interactions
- Can an Adventurer move through a space occupied by a Kaiju or another Creature?
- If a Kaiju moves a Creature, does the Creature get its full movement?
- Can a Creature move past an Adventurer without eliminating it?
- When a Kaiju displaces a creature into a space with swimmers, a boat or another creature, do those interactions trigger?
- Can a Kaiju enter a space whose creature cannot be displaced, such as a Sea Serpent with nowhere to go?
- Can a Kaiju move onto land, and how far does it go?
- Can a Kaiju push your own Swimmer onto an adjacent Raft?
- Can a meeple, a Raft or a pushed Adventurer enter a Kaiju's space, and can a Kaiju enter another Kaiju's space?
- What happens to a Raft and the Adventurers on it when a Sea Serpent, Shark or Kaiju reaches it?
- Can a Shark share a space with a Raft, and can a Raft enter a Shark's space?
- If a Swimmer moves into a space with a Shark and a Raft that has room, is it eaten?
Tiles and abilities
- Can a Dive tile move a creature to any empty tile on the board?
- Can a Dolphin tile move a Swimmer that already swam this turn, and can it carry the Swimmer ashore?
- Can you board a Raft directly from a mountain tile, or do you have to climb down?
- Can a Paddle tile move Adventurers off a Raft, and can two Paddle tiles move a Raft four spaces?
- Can the Repellent stop a Sea Serpent?
- Does the Repellent work on a Shark or Kaiju in any space, including on a Raft or on water?
- When can Ability tiles be used during the Action phase?
End of the game
General rules
Survive The Island: Monster PackExpansion
- If a Kaiju pushes Adventurers onto a Pterodactyl's space, are they all eliminated?
- How does the Kraken's movement and tentacle attack eliminate Adventurers?
- Where do the Kraken stickers go?
- Does the Kraken's tentacle still work if it moves into a space with no Swimmers?
- Can monsters enter a space occupied by a Raft?
- When two Creature types share a colour in the Monster Pack, does one roll move every Creature of that colour?
- Do Piranhas eliminate a Kaiju or Pterodactyl that moves onto their space?
- Can a Piranha tile be placed on a water space that already holds pieces, and what happens to them?
- Can a Pterodactyl fly past a lone Adventurer to eliminate one further along its path?
- Does a Whale destroy an empty Raft?
- What is the difference between a Whale and a Kaiju?
- Where can a Piranha tile be placed?
- Where can a Pterodactyl stop, and must it stop at the first Adventurer it reaches?