<p>Good question!  And fortunately for you, the answer is "yes", as per <a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/5017773#5017773">these clarifications</a>
by Matt Leacock, the designer of the game:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The Navigator can move the Diver up to 2 adjacent tiles. The first
  tile may be missing. The second tile may not be missing because the
  Diver must end her turn on a tile.</p>
  
  <p>When the Navigator moves the Explorer to adjacent spaces, he may move
  him diagonally.</p>
  
  <p>The Navigator moves the Pilot to adjacent spaces like any other
  adventurer. (The Pilot can't take advantage of his special ability
  when the Navigator moves him.)</p>
</blockquote>

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thesunneversets
<p>My wife and I played a game of Forbidden Island last night.  She got the Navigator adventurer, and I was the Explorer.</p>

<p>The Navigator's special ability is that it can move any other player up to 2 adjacent tiles.  "Adjacent" usually means up/down/left/right, however the Explorer's special ability is that it can move diagonally too, so: Can the navigator move the explorer to adjacent <em>diagonal</em> tiles, or just the standard up/down/left/right?</p>

<p>(I hope the answer is 'yes', as we <em>just</em> managed to win assuming 'yes' to the above with just 2 tiles left when we got off Fools Landing!)</p>

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In Forbidden Island, can a Navigator move an Explorer diagonally?
Nick Shaw
# In Forbidden Island, can a Navigator move an Explorer diagonally?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-01-02)

My wife and I played a game of Forbidden Island last night. She got the Navigator adventurer, and I was the Explorer.

The Navigator's special ability is that it can move any other player up to 2 adjacent tiles. "Adjacent" usually means up/down/left/right, however the Explorer's special ability is that it can move diagonally too, so: Can the navigator move the explorer to adjacent *diagonal* tiles, or just the standard up/down/left/right?

(I hope the answer is 'yes', as we *just* managed to win assuming 'yes' to the above with just 2 tiles left when we got off Fools Landing!)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-01-02. Score: 19 | Accepted answer

Good question! And fortunately for you, the answer is "yes", as per [these clarifications](http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/5017773#5017773)
by Matt Leacock, the designer of the game:

> The Navigator can move the Diver up to 2 adjacent tiles. The first
> tile may be missing. The second tile may not be missing because the
> Diver must end her turn on a tile.
>
> When the Navigator moves the Explorer to adjacent spaces, he may move
> him diagonally.
>
> The Navigator moves the Pilot to adjacent spaces like any other
> adventurer. (The Pilot can't take advantage of his special ability
> when the Navigator moves him.)


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