Days of Wonder’s Splendor Goes Digital

Jess: One of my favorite Days of Wonder games has received the digital treatment. You can now play Splendor on your phone or tablet!

The game offers all of the fun of the original board game with with new scenario based challenges where you must play to achieve a goal such as earn a number of points or get a special card combo.You can play with 2 to 4 players or go it alone in solo mode. The game also comes with variable AI’s so you can tailor the difficulty of your game. As you play you can rank up on the leader boards to see who is the most splendorous merchant to ever trade in the wild world of gems.

You can pick up a copy of Splendor for $6.99 on the iOS or Android app store.

Small World Designer Edition Will Be Available Soon for a Limited Time!

Coming, June 9th, to a Days of Wonder page near you: Small World Designer Edition!

This gorgeous area-control game comes in a deluxe wooden box and includes includes three large boards to support 2-6 players, leather purses full of custom metal coins, beautiful resin figures, and deluxe wooden tokens for all races from the base game and Cursed!, Grand Dames, Be Not Afraid and Royal Bonus expansions. It also has some glorious wooden Race banners and Special Powers banners.

Another, previously “Kickstarter Only”, feature of the set is the pocket encyclopedia, which is a beautifully illustrated reference guide for the game. It has 63 entries covering the races from the base game and several expansions.

You’ll be able to order your own copy of Small World Designer Edition June 9! Just know that you can only order 1 copy per person.

 Jess: This Small World box is crazy awesome. I love the original game, so seeing it get the delux treatment is wonderful. Anyone who hasn’t picked up the game yet or collectors who love fancy sets are going to descend upon the Days of Wonder store on June 9th. I hope you all are able to get your copy!

Days of Wonder Commemorates VE-Day With New Memoir ’44 Scenarios

Richard Borg and Days of Wonder have announced that they are releasing four new scenarios for Memoir ’44 in honor of VE-Day on May 8th: Hatten & Rittershoefen, Riechswald & Nutterden, Hitdorf, and Seelow Heights.

The date marks the end of WWII in Europe when the allies accepted Nazi Germany’s surrender. The scenarios are available on the Days of Wonder website as PDFs or you can get them from the Days of Wonder store for the cost of shipping. The scenarios do require additional expansions and the Seelow Heights Overload scenario requires an additional copy of the game.

 Jess: While it kinda sucks for new players that the scenarios require more than just the base game, most long-time fans will already have the required components. And hey, the scenarios being free makes this a really nice gift to commemorate the day.

The Artisans of Naqala, an expansion for Five Tribes, Coming this August

The elusive artisans of the Sultanate of Naqala craft treasures and unique artifacts that make even the most shrewd trader take pause. The tribe of Naqala has joined Days of Wonder’s Five Tribes in the The Artisans of Naqala expansion; adding new ways to win the game. Players will now be able to craft mysterious and magical items that give victory points or special powers.

Jess: Oh yeah! I love crafting things!
Andrew: Put the hot glue gun down!

The expansion also comes with new tiles including Workshops, where the Artisans craft their Items, Specialized Markets, and a Chasm tile, that is impossible to pass though. There are also mountain markers to add complications to your strategy. The Artisans of Naqala also comes with two new Djinn and two revised Djinn.

The expansion is expected to be available in early August at GenCon and the expected retail price is $25.

Celebrate TableTop Day With a New Promo Djinn Card for Five Tribes!

If you are going to your local game store to enjoy the third annual International TableTop Day, you are in for a treat. Days of Wonder is including a Promo Djinn card for Five Tribes called the Wilwit Djinn in their Game Kit. You could end up winning a copy by participating in on of the many gaming events happening that day.

Days of Wonder also stated that the card might show up on their website or social network platforms for those people who can’t join the TableTop party on April 11th.

 Jess: Since Days of Wonder made the awesome choice to remove slaves from the game, I can only hope that the Wilwit Djinn only accepts D20’s and Star Trek DVDs as sacrifices for summoning. As it is, check out the graphic for the djinn below! Kickass!

11/24/14 News Round-Up

 

 

This week there are some winners and some… wait a minute, they are all winners! Check out the new Settlers of Catan National Championship Qualifier, The Gamecrafter’s Time Challenge, and a new Smallworld expansion coming soon.

11/10/14 Edition

 

Visit the Valley in Android: Netrunner’s new expansion, Scandal hits the Ticket to Ride Championship, one man with a plan makes a Castlevania board game worth drooling over, and check out the release of a fun little pub game, Pairs.