Price: $48.41
(as of Dec 04, 2024 15:45:07 UTC - Details)

It’s a Wonderful World is a cards drafting and engine building game from 1 to 5 players. Each round, players will draft 7 cards and then choose which ones will be recycled to immediately acquire Resources, and which ones will be kept for construction to produce Resources each round and/or gain victory points.
BUILD YOUR EMPIRE: Experience the thrill of constructing a powerful empire through strategic card play and resource management.
ENGAGING GAMEPLAY: Immerse yourself in a captivating and ever-changing world where each decision shapes your destiny.
DRAFT & DEVELOP: Utilize the unique draft and development mechanic to optimize your card choices and expand your civilization.
COMPETE OR COOPERATE: Play with friends and family in competitive or cooperative modes for endless replayability.
EXPANSIONS AVAILABLE: Discover new possibilities and challenges with available expansions that add depth and variety to the game.
Reviewer: Strategos
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Legend is Born
Review: I was intrigued by this game back when it's Kickstarter launched, but didn't want to make the mistake of spending a bunch of money on yet another game I might not even like. Foolish, foolish man that I am...this time it really WAS a great game.You might be attracted by the box art, but take a look at the cards and board and think you are getting into some super-complex worker placement game combined with a complex engine builder. In actuality, this is a drafting game paired with a SIMPLE tableau engine builder. And it's limited to four rounds!So what at first glance looks like frightening is actually quite simple in execution. This game is 7 wonders combined with Spice Road with a near-future scifi theme slapped on! But don't let that fool you.7 Wonders and Spice Road Killer7 Wonders is a bit simple in execution (in the base game) and the choices to be made are a bit cut-and-dry. Spice Road is an interesting game that overstays its welcome a bit (the engine becomes clogged with sludge). THIS game on the other hand feels...tight, yet loaded with crunchy analysis and decision-making opportunities. It's a good idea to limit your play with people who suffer analysis paralysis (or pull out the one minute sand timer), but overall this is a GOOD thing, because the net result is this game feels like Terraforming Mars in 45 minutes. Don't get me wrong, it won't approach the sheer engine complexity/depth of TM, but the FEEL of the game is the same. You're building the future in both games. It's just less sprawling and and is time limited here.Gameplay consists of choosing your Corpor...er...EMPIRE card, which basically fulfills the same function as in Terraforming Mars. Then you draft cards like in 7 Wonders (only one deck, not divided by ages; select cards face up). You burn them for resources, use the resources to build cards that you add to your tableau, or set them out as "under construction". You do this for each resource, getting construction and "supremacy" bonuses. Then the round ends and you move to the next one. The person with the most victory points wins!This is very interesting from a balance viewpoint because you simultaneously feel like part of a round is missing because it's SO SIMPLE, but the same time, ooooh boy do you have some tough decisions to make about what to build and what to burn. Again, pull out that sand timer because some people are just going to stare at their cards and the board for 10 minutes if you let them.In the end I think the cool near future theme, great artwork, and tight game with proven mechanics is a sure-fire winner and this game is absolutely going to become legendary. However...If you hate tableau builders skip this one, because it's a MEDIUM weight between Splendor and Terraforming Mars. If you hate both those games (and 7 Wonders) stay FAR away from this one. If you hate analysis paralysis you should play this game before you buy it. It IS a fast game but there are great decisions to be made here and "solving" this game could drive you insane. There is ZERO player interaction other than trying to block someone by taking a card you think they need. So you're really just playing solo at the same time. If you hated this about Splendor and Terraforming Mars...yeah I can't help you.The massive deck of cards without separation into ages means that some AWESOME cards may never come up in a game at all, and there's no guarantee that great cards will come your way. In other words, this game is more random than some others but a lot of that is negated by drafting (which is why people love that mechanic). But it lacks the progression of games separated into ages, so some people might not care for that bit of storytelling that's omitted. There's not much humor in this game except for the exploration cards, and that may turn off some. In my opinion though, the only way this game could have really been improved is if there were a story integrated from the get-go (there are campaigns from the Kickstarter coming) and maybe the Netrunner license. :)...At any rate, the worst sin this game commits is that it's setup takes longer than it should because of... ALL. THE. CUBES. Seriously. The designers needed more compartments in the box for cubes, and some sort of trays for them all. I'm sure there will be third-party solutions soon enough.The greatest triumph is how incredibly well done the rules book is (with card diagrams on the FRONT of the rules). So kudos to the game creators for that.I really like this game and look forward to playing it a lot more. It's legend in the launching. Don't miss out if you like great games. Play this game pronto and see if it's for you. It won't replace Splendor or Terraforming Mars, but 7 Wonder and Spice Road? Definitely for many people. I'm one of them.

Reviewer: David
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great game, great mechanics, quick phases
Review: Great game. It's not a "hardcore" game, but not for beginners. It has some mechanics like drafting and resource management that require some experience in board games

Reviewer: Tess
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: so much fun!
Review: TLDR: get this gameI purchased this game looking for something that had a decent solo mode and "replayability" and because I needed a new challenge. This game checked off all the boxes. It is a card building game with a decent theme, was easy to learn the concept, but challenging to master (I still haven't complete "gold" status on the regular solo mode). There is a lot of replayability because every game is different based on the cards you draw so you are always thinking and making new decisions. I found that once I discovered a strategy for each"solo mode" specific theme, beating them was not SUPER difficult, but just challenging enough. It took a couple of tries for each. Playing the "regular" version in solo mode has been a huge challenge though. The points needs to reach the highest level of mastery are VERY hard to reach. This is not a bad thing, it keeps me coming back.Basically in this game you draft cards (or build piles to pick up in solo mode) and then from the cards you got, you decide if you want to build them using resources you will receive or discard them for extra resources to use on other cards. When a card is built (all resources have been placed on it) it goes to your supply and you now get more resources each round based on what the card says. The player at the end with the most points wins, points are also listed on the cards. Will you go for more resources or for points? Will you keep an expensive card worth a lot or discard it to finish off a cheaper card? The variations in this game keep it fresh and fun, even my parents have picked up on how to play after just a few rounds. If you like games that make you think a little and want a game to play alone or to use to introduce others to strategy games this would be a good one.

Reviewer: Wundt
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you like strategic thinking games, you will love this one
Review: Similar card drafting mechanic to 7 Wonders, but the way cards are built is very different. The key to this game is how you acquire the resources needed to build your cards. First, you can discard cards to generate resources and it is a part of the strategy that you will select cards just to discard them. Second, income of the different resources is collected in order, so you may be able to build a card earlier in the round that boosts income on resources collected later in the same round.With careful planning, you can chain together builds similar to an engine building game. There is a luck in the cards dealt, e.g. if you have a good income for blue resources and no cards that require blue come up that round, you can be s.o.l.Plays fast with up to 5 people because play is simultaneous. The rules are simple enough to learn quickly, but the strategy takes a few playings to really understand (though new players can win).

Reviewer: rileyelir
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Cut and dry engine building in a good way
Review: It might as well not have a theme. The name of the game doesn't even really fit the theme lol it's called It's a Wonderful World and the two people on the cover are a financier with a smirk and a war general with basically the same grin. They're both exploiting people and they both seem to be very satisfied with that. Maybe the artist was trying to be ironic but the gameplay is all about production so idk. But the game itself is great. If you want a quick engine builder this game does it best. The theme is nonsense lol.

Reviewer: Claudia Santos
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good product
Review: Very well packaged, arrived quickly

Reviewer: Abhram Arceo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Caught me by surprise!
Review: So first off, this was not on my radar at all. Saw reviews on Reddit and BGG and decided to look a bit further into it, and I was surprised to find out that it combined both card drafting and tableau building all in one, and had some colorful cubes too. Game is very easy to learn, plays up to 5 (which is a huge huge thing with our group, as we have 5 gamers), and plays very quick. There are a couple of good vids out there too, so watch them first to get a general idea of the game play, but I promise this game will surprise you and keep you coming back for more.

Reviewer: Rodrigo Sánchez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Este es un juego para los verdaderos apasionados de los juegos de mesa, primero, porque se necesita un poquito de más imaginación para jugarlo y segundo, porque lo interesante, más que sus elementos es la mecánica. Como tal los componentes son muy sencillos, un tablero, cubitos de recursos, cientos de tarjetas y fichas. La calidad es indiscutible. Es un juego de estrategia, de lo que se trata es de desarrollar un imperio, pero en vez de tener castillos y figuritas de pueblos y ciudades lo que tienes es una tarjeta a la que le vas sumando "obras" que la hacen más productiva y poderosa. Es muy bueno, pero para agarrarle amor hay que ser constante, armar un grupo de juego y darle dos o tres partidas por sesión. Es más interesante si se juega de 3 a 5 jugadores, todos juegan al mismo tiempo y ya con práctica en 30 mins. tienes las partidas completas. Tiene modo pareja y solitario con sus respectivas variantes en las instrucciones. El instructivo está en inglés, pero en internet está la traducción y hay muchos videos que te enseñan a jugarlo. Durante el juego el idioma es indiferente no tiene instrucciones especiales en las cartas, solo debes recordar los símbolos. Muy bueno.

Reviewer: Justin L Buhler
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: My girlfriend and I play this game all the time. So much fun! Great quick playing engine builder.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Love it

Reviewer: Luis Tijerina
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Juego dinámico, espectacular y sencillo de aprender. Ampliamente recomendado para los amantes de juegos de mesa.

Reviewer: Nerdbirdo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Beautifully designed game very fun.