Days of Wonder News Center http://blog.daysofwonder.com This blog is devoted to newsworthy announcements related to Days of Wonder’s games and the company itself. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Merlin’s Company - Now Shipping! http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/07/19/merlins-company-now-shipping/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/07/19/merlins-company-now-shipping/en/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:16:32 +0000 Mark http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=816

Merlin’s Company is now available through your local game store as well as from our US webstore. Learn more about this exciting new expansion on the Merlin’s Company web page.

Or you can order your copy now!

Here’s an early review…

“Superb expansion to the base game. DOW has resisted the temptation to toss even more chrome into the game and kept the expansion relatively lean. That doesn’t mean you don’t get lots of new gameplay - the changes actually do very much rework the game - but you don’t need to wade through another big rulebook and you don’t need to re-explain a bunch of things.”

Patrick Korner - Boardgame News

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Merlin’s Company is available for preorder on our US webstore and is expected to ship in the middle of July.

Order your copy now !

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/07/08/merlins-company-available-for-preorder-in-the-us-store/en/feed/en/ Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries - Worldwide release this fall! http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/07/07/ticket-to-ride-nordic-countries-worldwide-release-this-fall/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/07/07/ticket-to-ride-nordic-countries-worldwide-release-this-fall/en/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:23:13 +0000 franck http://blog.daysofwonder.com/?p=807 World-wide fan demand prompts release of English, French and German language editions.

This 2-3 player version in the award winning Ticket to Ride board game series was previously available only in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish languages and features routes across Scandinavia in a vertically-formatted board map.

You can learn more about this upcoming game on the dedicated page on Ticket to Ride website or read the post we published when the game was first released.

This special edition version of Nordic Countries is expected to be available for only a limited time and should hit the shelves in September.

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/07/07/ticket-to-ride-nordic-countries-worldwide-release-this-fall/en/feed/en/ Ticket to Ride for Xbox Live Arcade Now Available! http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/25/ticket-to-ride-for-xbox-live-arcade-now-available/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/25/ticket-to-ride-for-xbox-live-arcade-now-available/en/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:14:10 +0000 Mark http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/25/ticket-to-ride-for-xbox-live-arcade-now-available/en/ t2r.gifAs of June 25, the Xbox Live Arcade version of Ticket to Ride is now available for purchase and play on throughout the world.

Xbox Welcome Page

The Xbox Live Arcade version features:

Variable Difficulty Levels: Either locally or in Xbox LIVE® matches, choose Easy, Medium, or Hard A.I. opponents to challenge your gaming skills.

Multiplayer: Play with up to three of your friends on a single console, or take on Ranked or Player matches over Xbox LIVE with up to five players.

Leaderboards and Achievements: Post your Xbox LIVE match results to the leader boards. Follow game stats for each player such as Highest Score, Total Trains Played and Time Spent Playing. And track your progress with twelve new achievements.

Camera support: See yourself and your friends during gameplay with Xbox LIVE Vision Camera support.

Ticket to Ride for the Xbox Live Arcade is available for 800 Microsoft points and is rated E for Everyone by ESRB.

You can learn more about or purchase the Xbox Live Arcade version of Ticket to Ride on Xbox Live Arcade.

Here are some screenshots of the Xbox Live version…

Xbox Screen 1

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]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/25/ticket-to-ride-for-xbox-live-arcade-now-available/en/feed/en/ Maintenance planned for Monday June 30 http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/23/maintenance-june08/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/23/maintenance-june08/en/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:22:21 +0000 yann http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/23/maintenance-june08/en/ corpo-100.jpgWe will perform a heavy maintenance operation on this Wednesday June 25 Monday June 30. All our servers will be completely shut down (web, on-line games, etc.) during the whole morning (Paris time).

We are moving into a new data center and adding new servers, bringing improved reliability and performance.

We thank you for your understanding.

UPDATE: the maintenance operation has been postponed to Monday June 30. Sorry for the inconvenience.

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/23/maintenance-june08/en/feed/en/ Merlin’s Company now available in Europe http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/13/merlins-company-now-available-in-europe/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/13/merlins-company-now-available-in-europe/en/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:18:14 +0000 antoine http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/13/merlins-company-now-available-in-europe/en/ sc.jpgMerlin’s Company, the new expansion for Shadows over Camelot, is now available for Europe. The wise old wizard and his bravely bold knights will need your help to fight against the forces of evil!

The European preorders are being shipped on a “first ordered, first served” basis.

You can order Merlin’s Company from the Days of Wonder Online store.

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/06/13/merlins-company-now-available-in-europe/en/feed/en/ Merlin’s Company rules now available http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/30/merlins-company-rules-now-available/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/30/merlins-company-rules-now-available/en/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 14:14:41 +0000 antoine http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/30/merlins-company-rules-now-available/en/ sc.jpgThe rules of Merlin’s Company, the new extension for Shadows over Camelot, are now available for download.

You can download them on the Rules & Goodies page of Shadows over Camelot.

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/30/merlins-company-rules-now-available/en/feed/en/ Ticket to Ride Switzerland replacement cards now available http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/28/ticket-to-ride-switzerland-replacement-cards-now-available/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/28/ticket-to-ride-switzerland-replacement-cards-now-available/en/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 13:42:37 +0000 antoine http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/28/ticket-to-ride-switzerland-replacement-cards-now-available/en/ t2r.gifDespite our best efforts we sometimes experience printing problems with our game components. Some of the Destination Ticket card decks in the Ticket to Ride Switzerland expansion, while certainly playable, did not meet our expectations for a Days of Wonder game.

It has taken us some time to get a solution in place, but we have reprinted high-quality replacement cards and are offering them free of charge to those of you who purchased the game and were unsatisfied by the quality of the cards. We will also pay the cost of mailing the replacements out to you.

To qualify for the free replacement card program you must have a registered copy of either Ticket to Ride or Ticket to Ride Europe and be logged into your Days of Wonder account to order your replacement deck.

Click Switzerland Replacement Deck to order yours.

The Train Engineers at Days of Wonder…

Swiss 3D Box

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/28/ticket-to-ride-switzerland-replacement-cards-now-available/en/feed/en/ Win Ticket to Ride - The Card Game on Boardgamegeek.com http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/28/win-ticket-to-ride-the-card-game-on-boardgamegeekcom/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/28/win-ticket-to-ride-the-card-game-on-boardgamegeekcom/en/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 00:48:55 +0000 Mark http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/28/win-ticket-to-ride-the-card-game-on-boardgamegeekcom/en/ t2r.gifDays of Wonder is sponsoring a trivia contest on boardgamegeek.com where you’ll have a chance to win one of 10 copies of Ticket to Ride - The Card Game.


To learn more and enter the contest go to the Card Game Trivia Contest on Boardgamegeek.com. Entries must be made before 12 Midnight, June 9 and all registered BoardGameGeek members worldwide are eligible to play. Winners will be announced on BoardGameGeek.com on Tuesday, June 10.

]]> http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/28/win-ticket-to-ride-the-card-game-on-boardgamegeekcom/en/feed/en/ Merlin’s Company: New cards and new enemies http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/19/merlins-company-new-cards-and-new-enemies/en/ http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/19/merlins-company-new-cards-and-new-enemies/en/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 13:59:40 +0000 antoine http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2008/05/19/merlins-company-new-cards-and-new-enemies/en/ sc.jpgThe clouds hanging over Camelot have darkened considerably ever since rumors of Morgan sowing trouble resurfaced… for this time, she did not come back alone, but with seven witches in tow, ready to wreak havoc whenever they appear. Their powers are great; Merlin will need all the Knights’ help he can summon to counter them.

Seven Witches

Each of Morgan’s seven witches has her own Special Black card with a unique power of its own. Thanks to these witches brew you might end up losing cards and Life Points, unwillingly sending hordes of Picts and Saxons against Camelot, or spreading unwelcome dissension . So watch out for the witches’ powers! They will make completing your Quests all the more difficult.

Merlin to the rescue

 

Fortunately, new beneficial events will also help you fight against evil: you may be able to call for Merlin’s help, receive Divine Favor, agree to a truce with your enemies… Unity is victory, so keep together, or the shadow will win!

Truce

Merlin’s Company brings you 8 new special White Cards to help you fight Morgan and her witches. These cards may be used to call Merlin to the rescue, to play more fight cards, to counter a hex… Will you be able to stop the forces of evil from tearing the land apart?

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