{"product_id":"dinosaur-island","title":"Dinosaur Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuild the park. Sell the tickets. Try to keep the death count reasonable.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou're splicing DNA and opening a dinosaur theme park, and the neon-drenched 1990s artwork commits to the bit completely — this is a game that knows exactly which film you're thinking of and has no intention of pretending otherwise. Recover DNA, research recipes, build attractions, hire staff, and get visitors through the gate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tension is the obvious one and it works beautifully: the big dinosaurs are what people pay to see, and the big dinosaurs are what eat them. Excitement brings visitors, and visitors being eaten costs you. So every round becomes a negotiation between the park you want to build and the liability you can survive, with worker placement underneath handling the actual engine. It's a proper two-hour game, not a light one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anyone who watched Jurassic Park and thought the problem was fundamentally a staffing issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2–4 players | 90–120 minutes | Age 8+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e📖 \u003cstrong\u003eNew to the genre?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/what-is-a-worker-placement-game\"\u003eWhat is a Worker Placement game?\u003c\/a\u003e — where it started, how it works, and why it keeps showing up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pandasaurus Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49684098646168,"sku":null,"price":104.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/8381\/9672\/files\/dinosaur_island_1.jpg?v=1786857812","url":"https:\/\/www.cartellgames.com.au\/products\/dinosaur-island","provider":"Cartell Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}