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IslePals
A first trade-and-build game for ages 6–8: build cottages on little Gullwick, roll two dice for wood, stone, and grain, and make a FAIR SWAP for what you're missing — first to 5 cottages wins. Play with two friendly island pals or pass the tablet. On-device, no accounts, no robber (the Commons shares instead of stealing).
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 15 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
Meet your mentor
Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, asks, and patiently scaffolds learning.
Mentored by Gully
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Meet the cast
IslePals's cast are the pals of little Gullwick — Gully calls the market and the pals show fair give-and-get. The four you meet embody sharing and fair exchange. Illustrated portraits & chapters are a paid-gen follow-on (STORY-PEND).
Gully
Calls the market — helps you spot a fair swap (the host of little Gullwick)
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Gilly
Loves to swap — never sits on spare goods; shows how a good trade helps both islanders
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Ambo
The sharer — tends the Commons and the Bridge so no islander is left short
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Poppa Pike
The bridge-builder — cheers every islander who helps lay a plank on the shared Bridge
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What's inside
Learning goal
A first trade-and-build game for ages 6–8: build cottages on little Gullwick, roll two dice for wood, stone, and grain, and make a FAIR SWAP for what you're missing — first to 5 cottages wins. Play with two friendly island pals or pass the tablet. On-device, no accounts, no robber (the Commons shares instead of stealing).
Mentored by Gully — no data leaves the device.
How IslePals handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages