Isolation (1972)

About this game

In Isolation, the "Don't Get Stranded" game, the board is a 6x8 grid of removable squares. On your turn, you move your pawn one space, then remove a square. The object is isolate the opponent so they cannot move. This game is one of a series of 2 player strategy games by Lakeside from the 1970s, also including Overboard, Trespass and Blockade. And it's also one of Ravensburger's Traveller-Series games.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 1.6/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.