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Technical Details
| Product Dimensions | 29.5 x 29.5 x 7.6 cm |
| Item model number | DOW 7901 |
| Main Language(s) | Spanish |
| Number of Puzzle Pieces | 1 |
| Assembly Required | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Batteries Included? | No |
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| ASIN | B0024H7OF6 |
| Best Sellers Rank |
3,491 in Toys & Games (See top 100)
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| Shipping Weight | 2.7 Kg |
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| Date First Available | 2 April 2009 |
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Small World is a zany, light-hearted civilization game in which 2-5 players compete for conquest and control of a board that is simply too small to accommodate them all. Picking the right combination of fantasy races and unique special powers, players must rush to expand their empires - often at the expense of weaker neighbours. Yet they must also know when to push their own over-extended civilization into decline and ride a new one to victory.
Small World is inhabited by a cast of characters such as dwarves, wizards, amazons, giants, orcs and even humans; who use their troops to occupy territory and conquer adjacent lands in order to push the other races off the face of the earth. Small World marks the return of the Days of Wonder line of heavily-themed, big-box sized games featuring evocative illustrations, high-quality European components and a compelling, fun theme.
Product Description
Small World is a zany, light-hearted civilization game in which 2-5 players compete for conquest and control of a board that is simply too small to accommodate them all. Picking the right combination of fantasy races and unique special powers, players must rush to expand their empires - often at the expense of weaker neighbours. Yet they must also know when to push their own over-extended civilization into decline and ride a new one to victory. Small World is inhabited by a cast of characters such as dwarves, wizards, amazons, giants, orcs and even humans; who use their troops to occupy territory and conquer adjacent lands in order to push the other races off the face of the earth. Small World marks the return of the Days of Wonder line of heavily-themed, big-box sized games featuring evocative illustrations, high-quality European components and a compelling, fun theme.
- Fight for conquest and control
- High quality European components
- 2 to 5 players
- Suitable for players aged 10
- 45-60 minute playing time
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Small World is a quick, easy to learn and addictive strategy game. Anyone can have a good time playing: it takes only a few minutes to explain the rules and most people will grasp the sense of the game within the first round. Yet the game offers interesting decisions on every round and no two games are alike. Better yet, games are fairly short yet addictive enough that players will be up for another game. This makes the game one of my most successful game purchases in a while, with the game already seeing a lot of play amongst my friends.
The game places players in the eponymous 'Small World', a domain that isn't quite big enough to accommodate the many fantasy peoples that inhabit it. Each player selects a particular race on their turn, receives a certain number of tokens and attempts to place them on the board so as to capture as many territories as possible. Players receive victory points for each territory they occupy at the end of the turn, and after a fixed number of turns the player with the most points wins. Here is the fun part: each race possesses different abilities and is paired with a random special power. The combinations of races and abilities are random and so each game sees different combinations, which many include Spirit Elves, Fortified Giants, Commando Humans or Forest Wizards. The abilities grant extra points on certain tiles, allow your race to move across the board differently or take over territories more easily and so on. Some combinations are weak, others are very strong. Most are more or less useful depending on the stage in the game and the state of play. Adding a further dimension to the game is the fact that you only have a finite number of tokens to make your conquests with any one race, so you usually find yourself running out of steam at some point.... Read more ›
The game places players in the eponymous 'Small World', a domain that isn't quite big enough to accommodate the many fantasy peoples that inhabit it. Each player selects a particular race on their turn, receives a certain number of tokens and attempts to place them on the board so as to capture as many territories as possible. Players receive victory points for each territory they occupy at the end of the turn, and after a fixed number of turns the player with the most points wins. Here is the fun part: each race possesses different abilities and is paired with a random special power. The combinations of races and abilities are random and so each game sees different combinations, which many include Spirit Elves, Fortified Giants, Commando Humans or Forest Wizards. The abilities grant extra points on certain tiles, allow your race to move across the board differently or take over territories more easily and so on. Some combinations are weak, others are very strong. Most are more or less useful depending on the stage in the game and the state of play. Adding a further dimension to the game is the fact that you only have a finite number of tokens to make your conquests with any one race, so you usually find yourself running out of steam at some point.... Read more ›
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By soapdish
Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I and everyone who's played really like this game. It's not too long (45 - 90 mins), the board and illustrations are really cool and each game is different, as there are many race/skill combinations. There's also extension sets available, and it might be a good idea to get the female races as in this one only The Amazons are female. I've played with adults, teens and 10 year olds and everyone loves it. The rules aren't too complicated. It's like a simpler, shorter and more chaotic version of Risk and a good introduction to this type of game - highly recommend.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I'd played this with friends & enjoyed it. I then decided to get it for myself with a view to persuading my 10 yr old son & my wife to play it. We've played it twice so far - my son's choice of game both times. He can easily hold his own, as can my wife who beat us both by a handsome margin! It's not all about destruction but more about the strategy of working out when your race has peaked & when it is time to abandon it for another one, which will hopefully be as sucessful, if not better, than the previous one. I'd recommend getting the 2 expansion packs at soem point although play the game a few times without first.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By muckle_moose
Amazon Verified Purchase
Smallworld is easy to learn and easy to play. We played straight from the box. The rules are straightforward and well presented, the pieces are good quality. The first game lasted about an hour as we refered to the rules every turn. There is a rule sheet for each player - which describes turn order and the effects of each of the races and powers. There is no fighting over one lone copy.
You can play with two to five players. There are different boards/maps depending on the number of players - I like this, it means you always run out of space, that the world is always small.
We have played it as a two player game, it is still fun, but it is better with more people.
The game mechanics ensure that each game you have a wide variety of armies to choose from, and that these choices are different each time you play. This means you need different strategies from game to game, and sometimes from turn to turn, as you trade in one army for another. This keeps the game fresh. Part of the appeal is waiting to see what combinations of races and powers appear.
Player scores are determined at the end of their own turn - there isn't the anxiety you find in Risk of only scoring what you hold onto. Turns are quick and combat is quick and uncomplicated.
The board and pieces are really well made and are a pleasure to use. It feels like a quality product.
I play with family and the game is suitable for all ages - from 9 to 70+.
You can play with two to five players. There are different boards/maps depending on the number of players - I like this, it means you always run out of space, that the world is always small.
We have played it as a two player game, it is still fun, but it is better with more people.
The game mechanics ensure that each game you have a wide variety of armies to choose from, and that these choices are different each time you play. This means you need different strategies from game to game, and sometimes from turn to turn, as you trade in one army for another. This keeps the game fresh. Part of the appeal is waiting to see what combinations of races and powers appear.
Player scores are determined at the end of their own turn - there isn't the anxiety you find in Risk of only scoring what you hold onto. Turns are quick and combat is quick and uncomplicated.
The board and pieces are really well made and are a pleasure to use. It feels like a quality product.
I play with family and the game is suitable for all ages - from 9 to 70+.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By darren
Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
this has been a good addition to my games collection, however...
Amazon eu have been shocking in the delivery, the saying you get what you pay for just doesnt work along side their policy to deliever next day or next two days, even though you have paid the extra carrage. and this had taken 3 days to even get to the disbatch phase.
Amazon eu... 0-5
game overal 4.5 out of 5... a lot of repeat play, and a good openner to a games night
rules 5 out of 5... very easy to play and understand, you will be playing it in a few moves, however it will take a few games to really get into it, and then you will be looking for expansions.
componants... 4 out of 5... they are quite good, thick enough to last, i like the maps, and the fact you get different maps to the amount of players
yeah, my friends and i have got a fair few plays out of this, and i would recommend it to someone for their games collection
Amazon eu have been shocking in the delivery, the saying you get what you pay for just doesnt work along side their policy to deliever next day or next two days, even though you have paid the extra carrage. and this had taken 3 days to even get to the disbatch phase.
Amazon eu... 0-5
game overal 4.5 out of 5... a lot of repeat play, and a good openner to a games night
rules 5 out of 5... very easy to play and understand, you will be playing it in a few moves, however it will take a few games to really get into it, and then you will be looking for expansions.
componants... 4 out of 5... they are quite good, thick enough to last, i like the maps, and the fact you get different maps to the amount of players
yeah, my friends and i have got a fair few plays out of this, and i would recommend it to someone for their games collection
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Love the game
It is really fun, even with two players. Nice new idea behind it, considering to buy expansion packs. Happy that I bought it!
Published 6 days ago by uncontrolled
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of our favourites
I've played this game with 2 players and with 4 players and it works fantastically with both. It's sort of like a quicker, less anger-inducing version of Risk. Read more
Published 15 days ago by C. L. Anderson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Absorbing, fun game!
I'm always a bit dubious about my teenager's choices but the whole family have thoroughly enjoyed this game. Read more
Published 15 days ago by goodgirl
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's a small world after all, it's a small world after all!
Nope this is not the disney ride! It is a game will lots and lots of playability the mechanics provide you with so many different races but also lots of different combinations with... Read more
Published 1 month ago by mccormia757
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great game but alot of rules
Needed to play the game a few times before I got the hang of it.
Very good game for playing with agroup of friends
Very good game for playing with agroup of friends
Published 3 months ago by Cjpmckenna
5.0 out of 5 stars
I nearly murdered my daughter for cheating
This is a nicely made game although it is quite complicated and my daughter and I argued a lot over how to interpret the rules but then we were both on our periods, and we have... Read more
Published 3 months ago by lucy luton
3.0 out of 5 stars
reasonably fun but not for the casual minded
Bought this on a whim for a bit of fun round Christmas. Wanted a 'late night session/beer addled brain' occassional type game - so had to be an easy to set up and play game. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Barry
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great little board game
With its simple rules and amazing art design, this game is quick and easy to get involved in. Each game is different as a result of the different race mechanics and with the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sam Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Game
Easy to learn and fun. I play with my ten year old son and we both enjoy it. I still manage to beat him, so perhaps strategy comes with age!
Published 5 months ago by Ricci
5.0 out of 5 stars
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Very good game, like an easy-to-play risk with a selection of fun superpowers, etc
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Published 5 months ago by tom
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