When you dock at a mysterious island (indicated by the golden palm tree icon) with special effects showing, before any other action is taken (including any “free explore action), roll a d6 for special effects as indicated by the table on the island.

The rolled effect occurs immediately unless specified otherwise; for example, “The next time this ship explores this island...” Mysterious island effects are determined each time a ship docks there, so a ship might have different experiences on the same island. Two ships docked at the same mysterious island might have different results. If you can't fulfil a mysterious island effect, ignore it. If you dock at a mysterious island with no special effects showing, immediately flip it over to reveal the effects and proceed as described above.

The island remains flipped over the rest of the game.