Days of Wonder News Center » Games http://blog.daysofwonder.com This blog is devoted to newsworthy announcements related to Days of Wonder’s games and the company itself. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:27:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en It’s your (Small) World - Why not play God? http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/06/03/its-your-small-world-why-not-play-god/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/06/03/its-your-small-world-why-not-play-god/en/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:39:54 +0000 Mark http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=1047 Announcing the Small World Design Contest, your chance to create your very own Small World Races and bring them to life with extraordinary Special Powers. Each copy of Small World includes a blank Race banner and Special Power token and we want you to put them to good use by designing your own zany combinations and submitting them in the Small World Design Contest.

If your entry is selected as the winning design, you’ll see your creative vision become a reality in a published mini-game expansion AND win a free trip to the 2009 Essen Spiel in Germany!

The Grand Prize in the Small World Design Contest includes:

- Transportation, lodging and entry to the 2009 Essen Spiel Game Fair, October 21-25
- an extra 200 Euros to spend on games while you are there
- Your Small World design published as a mini-expansion which will debut at Essen.
- 24 copies of your expansion (to impress your family and friends)

The Small World Design Contest runs now through the end of July. It’s open to any Small World fan (not affiliated with Days of Wonder) who thinks they can create the best new addition to Small World. All entries must submitted on an official entry form and postmarked by July 31, 2009. Small World author Philippe Keyaerts, and judges from Days of Wonder, will review the entries and select the winner, who will be informed in early September and announced publicly on October 12th. Official contest rules and entry form are available from the Small World Contest Page.

So put your game designer hat on and start bringing your Small World Races and Special Powers to life. After all, how many times do you get to play God?

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/06/03/its-your-small-world-why-not-play-god/en/feed/en/ Preorder Memoir ‘44 Battle Maps Volume 2 http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/04/16/preorder-memoir-44-battle-maps-volume-2/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/04/16/preorder-memoir-44-battle-maps-volume-2/en/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:12:27 +0000 franck http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=1040 Tigers in the Snow is now available for preorder in our webstore.

book your copy now!

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/04/16/preorder-memoir-44-battle-maps-volume-2/en/feed/en/ Memoir ‘44 Battle Map Volume 2: Tigers in the Snow http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/03/23/memoir-44-battle-map-volume-2-tigers-in-the-snow/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/03/23/memoir-44-battle-map-volume-2-tigers-in-the-snow/en/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:25:09 +0000 franck http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=1017 Here comes the second installment in the Battle Maps Series!

The Tigers in the Snow expansion features 2 large-scale ready-to-play Overlord Scenarios, 6 Tiger Tanks miniatures and 2 bonus scenarios.

Tigers in the Snow is a Winter scenario set on the Eastern Front and features the tactics of famed German Panzer General Guderian; while Operation Market Garden focuses on General Montgomery’s bold attempt to drop Allied troops behind German lines in the Netherlands. The Market Garden scenario is fought on a unique 11-hex deep map, specially designed by Memoir ’44 author Richard Borg for the occasion.

The Battle Map series is designed to encourage team play and accommodates up to 8 players; each map comes ready-to-play with all terrain, obstacles and unit positions pre-printed, making set-up a snap. Battle Map Volume 2 includes 6 new Tiger Tank miniatures and 2 additional bonus scenarios that are playable on a regular Memoir ’44 board - Villers-Bocage and St-Aignan-de-Cramesnil.

Memoir ’44 Battle Map Volume 2 requires 1 copy of Memoir ’44 and the Operation Overlord expansion, or two full copies of Memoir ’44 to play. It is expected to be available in May in both North America and Europe. Retail price is $18/€16.

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/03/23/memoir-44-battle-map-volume-2-tigers-in-the-snow/en/feed/en/ Small World, new web site and preorders! http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/03/12/small-world-new-web-site-and-preorders/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/03/12/small-world-new-web-site-and-preorders/en/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:33:11 +0000 franck http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=1013

- Gimme the rules! Gimme the rules!

- Stop hitting me! They’re on the official website!

Book your copy on our online store!

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/03/12/small-world-new-web-site-and-preorders/en/feed/en/ Memoir ‘44 a hit in Elementary School Classroom http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/25/memoir-44-a-hit-in-elementary-school-classroom/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/25/memoir-44-a-hit-in-elementary-school-classroom/en/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:02:45 +0000 Mark http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=1010 Memoir ‘44 fan and elementary school teacher, Jesse Rasmussen has turned Memoir ‘44 into an exciting learning experience for his students.

Jesse (rasmussen81), who is a contributor to the Memoir ‘44 Campaign Book, created the Memoir ‘44 History Club at Jewell Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. It meets twice a week after school and has students not only learning how to play Memoir ‘44, but also about WWII history. Recently a local newspaper, the Bend Bulletin published a feature story on the club. Read the Memoir ‘44 History Club article here.

You can also visit the Memoir 44 History Club Blog to learn more about how the students are using Memoir ‘44 to learn about World War II.

Congratulations to Jesse and his students for putting together such a great club!

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/25/memoir-44-a-hit-in-elementary-school-classroom/en/feed/en/ GOF Team Cup - Ready, Set, Go! http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/20/gof-team-cup-ready-set-go-2/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/20/gof-team-cup-ready-set-go-2/en/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:35:19 +0000 franck http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=1008 As you already know if you read the Game’s forums, The first games of the Gof Team Cup ‘09, the big online tournament will take place on the beginning of March.

12 teams registered, you will be able to follow the tournament and support them in the lobby…

More infos on Gang of Four’s forums.

Good luck to all the players and thumbs up to the organization team!

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/20/gof-team-cup-ready-set-go-2/en/feed/en/ Small World - Playing the Game http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/17/small-world-playing-the-game/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/17/small-world-playing-the-game/en/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:26:21 +0000 antoine http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=1001 Discover our fourth slide show about Small World : start the game, select your Race and its associated Special Power, deploy your tokens on the board and conquer the regions of Small World to score victory points!

Head to Small World’s official website to learn more…

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/17/small-world-playing-the-game/en/feed/en/ Small World - The Decline of Civilizations http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/09/small-world-the-decline-of-civilizations/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/09/small-world-the-decline-of-civilizations/en/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:06:10 +0000 antoine http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=998 This week, discover the third slide show, which introduces a key point of Small World : the Decline of Civilizations. The key to victory in Small World is knowing when to abandon your current empire and begin building a new one with a new race.

Head to Small World’s official website to learn more…

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/09/small-world-the-decline-of-civilizations/en/feed/en/ Small World - Races and Special Powers http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/02/small-world-races-and-special-powers/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/02/small-world-races-and-special-powers/en/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:37:24 +0000 franck http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=995 This week, we introduce some key concepts of the game’s mechanics… The second slide-show will let you discover the Races Banners and Special Powers badge and more importantly some ways to combine them…

Head to  Small World’s official website to learn more…

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/02/02/small-world-races-and-special-powers/en/feed/en/ It’s a Small World after all… http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/01/26/its-a-small-world-after-all/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2009/01/26/its-a-small-world-after-all/en/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:03:40 +0000 Mark http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=977 … but depending on its inhabitants, sometimes a small world isn’t all that friendly!

Days of Wonder announces Small World - a slightly-zany, light-hearted civilization game in which 2-5 players vie for conquest and control of a board that is simply too small to accommodate them all!

Small World, a game by Philippe Keyaerts

Over the past two weeks we’ve introduced you to the 14 different races who scramble to survive in the unforgiving lands of Small World. Designed by Philippe Keyaerts, as the fantasy follow-up to his award-winning Vinci, Small World is inhabited by this cast of characters - dwarves, wizards, amazons, giants, orcs, humans and more - who use their troops to occupy territory and conquer adjacent lands in order to push the other races off the face of the earth in the hope that they will rise to the top of this brutal land grab!

Small World will be available in English, French and German. It is expected to be available in Europe in early April and in North America in late April or early May.

Over the next weeks we’ll be unveiling more details about the game, how it plays, and the rules. But first… An introduction to the Small World board game.

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