Small World of Warcraft

 Players  2-5 (Best with 4)

Playing Time 40-80 Mins

Age  8+

Complexity 2.0/5

In Small World of Warcraft, players vie for conquest and control of a world that is simply too small to accommodate everybody.

Small World of Warcraft is set on the fantasy world of Azeroth, where the races of the Alliance and the Horde — including Orcs, Dwarves, Trolls, and Worgen — clash in a world-consuming conflict. In the game, players choose combinations of special powers and races from the Warcraft universe, such as Portal Mage Pandarens or Herbalist Goblins, and vie for control of Azeroth. To help them achieve dominance, players will occupy legendary terrains and seek control of powerful artifacts. However, all empires must eventually fall, so players need to be ready to put an overextended race into a state of "decline" and lead a new one to rule Azeroth.

In more detail, on each turn either you use the multiple tiles of your chosen fantasy race to (normally) occupy adjacent territories, possibly defeating weaker enemy races along the way, or you give up on your race and let it go into decline. A race in decline is designated by flipping the tiles over to their black-and-white side. At the start of the game or after you go into decline, you choose a new race/power combination at the start of your turn, with the 16 races and 20 powers being paired randomly each game.

At the end of your turn, you score one coin for each territory your races occupy. You may have one active race and one race in decline on the board at the same time. Your occupation total can vary depending on the special abilities of your race and the territories they occupy. After the final round, the player with the most coins wins.

 

 

AWARDS & HONORS (For the Original Game)
2013 Gra Roku Game of the Year Winner
2013 Gra Roku Game of the Year Nominee
2011 Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection Winner
2010 JoTa Best Wargame Nominee
2010 JoTa Best Wargame Critic Award
2010 JoTa Best Wargame Audience Award
2010 JoTa Best Family Board Game Nominee
2010 JoTa Best Family Board Game Critic Award
2010 JoTa Best Family Board Game Audience Award
2010 JoTa Best Artwork Nominee
2010 Guldbrikken Special Jury Prize
2010 Gouden Ludo Nominee
2010 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee
2010 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee
2010 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
2010 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee
2010 Games Magazine Game of the Year Winner
2010 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Nominee
2010 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Prix du Jury Winner
2010 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee
2009 Tric Trac Nominee
2009 Tric Trac d'Or
2009 Spiel der Spiele Hit für Experten Recommended
2009 Meeples' Choice Award
2009 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee
2009 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee
2009 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee
2009 Golden Geek Best Gamers' Board Game Nominee
2009 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
2009 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee

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