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Forbidden Desert

Media Title · Board & card games · 13 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/boardgames

Reddit take

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Pros

  • Forbidden Desert is an excellent co-op game as well.
  • Then go for a few co-op games. Things like Forbidden Desert, which is a team effort to stay alive.
  • I think its sequel, Forbidden Desert, is even better. Just a dash of extra mechanical elements without being as complex as, say, Pandemic, while keeping the fantasy/adventure theming intact. The flying machine is even better because the...
  • We also enjoy the slightly harder Forbidden Desert. Either are good picks.
  • Forbidden island/desert are also great beginner games that always hit for me as well.

Cons

  • Instead of Forbidden Desert (which is a little basic) you could get them Pandemic Legacy Season 1.
  • Also Forbidden Desert, and probably the other Forbiddens as well. (I've only played these two.)
  • Forbidden Desert is a lot of fun, but can be a little frustrating for people who are used to just rolling dice and moving a peg.

Sentiment

10 positive (77%) · 1 mixed (8%) · 2 negative (15%)

Trust + time weighted score: +50% · raw score 62%

What redditors said (10 of 13)

Instead of Forbidden Desert (which is a little basic) you could get them Pandemic Legacy Season 1.
negative · u/p****t · r/boardgames · comment · Nov 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Also Forbidden Desert, and probably the other Forbiddens as well. (I've only played these two.)
negative · u/C****E · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 31, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Forbidden Desert is an excellent co-op game as well.
positive · u/D****3 · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Then go for a few co-op games. Things like Forbidden Desert, which is a team effort to stay alive.
positive · u/T****a · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 19, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Forbidden Desert is a lot of fun, but can be a little frustrating for people who are used to just rolling dice and moving a peg.
mixed · u/D****t · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 13, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I think its sequel, Forbidden Desert, is even better. Just a dash of extra mechanical elements without being as complex as, say, Pandemic, while keeping the fantasy/adventure theming intact. The flying machine is even better because the parts fit together!
positive · u/F****d · r/boardgames · comment · Nov 22, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
We also enjoy the slightly harder Forbidden Desert. Either are good picks.
positive · u/S****6 · r/boardgames · comment · Nov 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Forbidden island/desert are also great beginner games that always hit for me as well.
positive · u/l****t · r/boardgames · comment · Aug 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I particularly like Forbidden Desert.
positive · u/F****d · r/boardgames · comment · Aug 6, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Forbidden Desert is $23 and it's great. It's also good at all player counts.
positive · u/F****d · r/boardgames · comment · Aug 6, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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