# Food Chain Island: Tough Skies

## General Info
- **Year Published**: 2020
- **BGG Rating**: 7.1
- **BGG Rank**: —
- **Players**: 1 (Best with: 1)
- **Duration**: 15 min
- **Weight**: 1.67 / 5
- **Designers**: Scott Almes
- **Artists**: Annie Wilkinson
- **Publishers**: Button Shy, Across the Board, Banana Games, Frosted Games, Salt & Pepper Games
- **Categories**: Animals, Card Game, Expansion for Base-game, Print & Play
- **Mechanics**: Chaining, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game

## Verdict
If you love Food Chain Island and want a quick upgrade, Tough Skies adds that extra spice.Extra challenge in 15 minutesEasy to print and playGreat for solo sessionsTranslation still incompleteSolo‑only contentRequires base gameRECOMMENDED

## Description
Food Chain Island: Tough Skies arrives as a three‑card expansion that ups the challenge of your solo Island of Predators sessions. The theme? Skies filled with beautiful yet sturdy flying creatures ready to mess with your attempts to organize the food chain. At the start, shuffle the expansion cards and reveal just one, leaving the others aside. That revealed card is the "air animal" you must activate, resolve, and discard before the game ends. Each animal brings an effect that interferes with your moves, demanding tighter strategy and adding extra pressure. Want an even tougher test? Throw two or all three cards into play, letting multiple air animals act at once. The chaining mechanic kicks in as animal effects trigger further actions, while network and route building remains the core: you still need to connect predators and prey to score. All of this fits in about 15 minutes, with a light weight (1.7/5), perfect for quick solo sessions that need a bit more bite. The expansion is print‑and‑play, so just print, cut, and play, although the translation still needs a few tweaks. In short, Tough Skies adds tension and fun without inflating play time, ideal for fans of Food Chain Island looking to test their limits against airborne foes.

## FAQ
### How many players can use the expansion?
The expansion is designed solely for solo play, so only one player per game.

### How long does a game with Tough Skies take?
About 15 minutes, roughly the same as the base game.

### Do I need the base game to use the expansion?
Yes, Tough Skies is a supplement and requires Food Chain Island to play.

### How many cards are in the expansion?
There are three air‑animal cards, and you can play with one, two, or all three.

### Is the expansion available in Portuguese?
The print‑and‑play version is in English; a Portuguese translation is still being completed.

### Can I use all three cards at once?
Absolutely—using two or all three cards significantly raises the difficulty.

### What is the recommended age?
From 10 years old, due to reading the card effects and rules.