Board game · 2009

Small World

In Small World, players vie for conquest and control of a world that is simply too small to accommodate them all. Designed by Philippe Keyaerts as a fantasy follow-up to his award-winning Vinci, Small World is inhabited by a za…

Players: 2 to 5
Duration: 40 min
Age: 8 and up
Complexity: Family

Philippe Keyaerts · Asmodee Éditions · Days of Wonder

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Area Majority / Influence Area Movement Dice Rolling Hidden Victory Points Increase Value of Unchosen Resources Variable Player Powers Variable Set-up Victory Points as a Resource Fantasy Fighting Territory Building

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01 Attaque lors d'un tour suivant 00:00 02 Placer son peuple en déclin 02:21 03 Choix d'un nouveau peuple 04:24 04 Fin de partie 06:27 05 Égalité de points de victoire 06:48
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01 Attaque d'un territoire montagneux 00:00 02 Attaque d'un territoire aquatique 00:38 03 Attaque d'un territoire occupé par un adversaire 01:10 04 Attaque en fin de progression 02:00 05 Phase de redéploiement 04:02 06 Comptage des points de victoire 05:15
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01 But du jeu 00:00 02 Déroulement de la partie 01:03 03 Choix d'un peuple 02:28 04 Récupérer les pions peuple 05:14 05 Attaque du plateau de jeu 05:40 06 Attaque d'un territoire inoccupé 06:30 07 Attaque d'un territoire occupé 07:09
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In Small World, players vie for conquest and control of a world that is simply too small to accommodate them all.

Designed by Philippe Keyaerts as a fantasy follow-up to his award-winning Vinci, Small World is inhabited by a zany cast of characters such as dwarves, wizards, amazons, giants, orcs, and even humans, who use their troops to occupy territory and conquer adjacent lands in order to push the other races off the face of the earth.

Picking the right combination from the 14 different fantasy races and 20 unique special powers, players rush to expand their empires - often at the expense of weaker neighbors. Yet they must also know when to push their own over-extended civilization into decline and ride a new one to victory!

On each turn, you either use the multiple tiles of your chosen race (type of creatures) to occupy adjacent (normally) territories - possibly defeating weaker enemy races along the way, or you give up on your race letting it go "into decline". A race in decline is designated by flipping the tiles over to their black-and-white side.

At the end of your turn, you score one point (coin) for each territory your races occupy. You may have one active race and one race in decline on the board at the same time. Your occupation total can vary depending on the special abilities of your race and the territories they occupy. After the final round, the player with the most coins wins.

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