!!! NEW ARRIVAL !!!

We've just received some NEW GAMES: CardCassonne (card game based on the popular Carcassonne), Factory Manager, Tikal, Torres, Samurai, Shadow of the Emperor, etc...

Bohnanza and Carcassonne have been stocked up!

Also new : FREE delivery home within Singapore! (Terms and Conditions apply. Check on our website).

Check our website: http://www.world-of-board-games.com.sg/

Journal Singapore

We've got a new game in stock : Journal Singapore. It is the first board game to feature the history of Singapore from its early days as a British Colony in 1900, to its Independence in 1965.

I personally like the idea of replaying the past. It is a nice way to have fun AND learn something as essential as History.

The game is quite easy to learn even for people with no/less board game experience.

The mechanism is based on area control : choose a historical character with special skills, then fight for survival through different events. Try to defend and extend your influence on Singapore sectors with the help of your skills and resources. At the end of the era, Victory Points (won through sector occupation, resource utilisation, etc...) are counted. The player with the most Victory Points has won.

You can choose to play fast through only one historical era, or longer through all 3 eras.

I know, it is a short overview, but I find it easier to play than to try to explain the rules.

Buy this game : www.world-of-board-games.com.sg

!!! NEW ARRIVAL !!!

We have some new games in a limited amount, so grab them quickly!

Some of them will be available at our partner Sunflower, City Square Mall tonight (Tuesday, June 22nd), some are available online only!

Check availability at: www.world-of-board-games.com.sg

Board games in Singapore at a bargain price!

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The Mighty Settlers of Catan

I started playing this not too long ago and I gotta say, it's not too bad. Don't be deceived by the not too attractive cover. At least, it's not like one of those games that looks damn beautiful on the outside but is rather crappy on the inside.

Playing Catan involves a good combination of probability (read: luck) and skill. Basically, it's a simple trading and resource management game where you gotta gather, build, trade and be the first to obtain 10 victory points to win.

Sounds simple? Not quite.

I got a friend who started off in a lousy position and managed to trade his way almost to the top. It would have been amazing if he had won. Unfortunately, we live in the land of reality...he was beaten only because a "sneaky" opponent had slowly been collecting victory points from the cards he had in his hand. dang....

I have also been a victim as well...of the masses. That is to say, I was in my own world happily improving my buildings, with the longest road in my pocket (worth 2 pts), and only 2 points left to collect...when suddenly, a light shone on my face and I realised that the rest were ganging up against me. The rest, or more precisely, my future, was history...

In conclusion, I gathered, you gotta be really sneaky to win this game..initial position is important, but NOT THAT important, as everybody keeps saying. Overall, I'll would say that this is a good game to get for ease of play, fun and replayability. The rules are simple and you get to rearrange the resource tiles in every game, so that makes each game slightly different. It is a good game to get if this is your first foray into eurogames.

Up next, Agricola. Hehe, I am already smiling like an excited kiddo. It seems that the barrier to entry for this game is high, but the fun mutiplier is enormous if you get the hang of it. After attending 2 youtube video training sessions, I can't wait to play it this national day weekend. Glory to Farmers and Colonists!!! :D

Why I like Carcassonne

Since I was a kiddo, I have always been attracted to the concept of knights, dragons and the like. When I first saw this game, the knight and castle on the box immediately attracted me to it.

Beyond this superficial attraction and after forking out quite a few bucks for it before I even started selling games on my blog, I have since become its fan. This is a light hearted tile laying game that can be played comfortably between 2 players. A note should be added here: you seldom get good games that plays well with only 2 players. Usually it's 3 or more that makes a game fun.

In this game, players lay tiles on their turns against adjoining pieces. Points are gained when they use their meeples to "conquer" roads, cities. Meeples can also become farmers but in this case, they are considered to have a "permanent change of occupation" and farmers' points are only counted at the end of the game.

The various cool expansion sets allow for more exciting stuff for the meeples to conquer.

As the game develops, the landscape changes, and one must rethink the strategies if he or she intends to win. One must always strike a balance between gaining immediate points or looking long term. This is one of the reasons why I love this game.

A little bit of luck when drawing tiles, a little bit of tension while planning, and a very good gaming concept goes a long way towards making this a great game.

Carcassone is in my library of games. It ought to be one of your very first euro games if you haven't gotten yourself one yet. And..where better to get it from, than from the cheapest store in Singapore...and possibly the world. :)

Santiago!

Why we at Board Games Wonderland think Santiago is a good family game. An extract from a review of this favourite game...

(From boardgamegeek.com) Santiago is one of those happy games where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts...

When you place a tile is just as important as which tile you place, so auctions are often as much about turn order as they are about choosing order...

Proper money management also plays a big part. Money is pretty tight and outside of the relatively low income, the only way to obtain it is through bribes...

The game should also appeal to a pretty wide audience. Casual players should enjoy the design's solid theming and straightforward rules; it can also be played with relatively little nastiness, if that is desired...

So what we have is a well designed middleweight game with plenty of interaction and basically no down time...

Santiago is one of the highlights of the recent Essen fair for me and easily makes my Top Ten list for best games of the year. It's a cooling drink from newcomers Hely and Pelek and I look forward to their next design.