Description of World of Warcraft Board Game

There are 16 heroes hailing from nine classes and eight races for players of the World of Warcraft Boardgame to enact. The various roles that they get to play are an interesting bunch of pairs of opposites. These are a holy priest or a vile warlock a chivalrous paladin or a wise shaman; and a mighty mage or a crafty rogue. The other roles that may be played are a tribal troll, a savage orc, one of the Forsaken undead, a mysterious Night Elf, a mighty tauren, a doughty dwarf, an ingenious gnome or even a noble human.

Four to six players are needed to play a World of Warcraft Boardgame. Players get divided into teams or factions and these teams and factions compete with each other to win the game. The basic game play is that all the characters advance and on their way they gather treasures and fight with monsters to guard themselves and their treasure. The game is won when a team or faction defeats an opposing team or defeats an Overlord. The World of Warcraft Boardgame has three invincible Overlords and players need to defeat at least one to win the game. These mighty Overlords are the lich-king Kel'Thuzad, the dragon Nefarian, and the demon Kazzak.

Characters can move from level 1 to level 5. At each level a character becomes stronger by equipping himself continuously with better equipment, abilities, and talents. The World of Warcraft Boardgame has the flavor of a race when you see players vying with each other to improve the abilities of their character. Strong characters automatically mean better activities and more progress in the World of Warcraft Boardgame.

The characters in a World of Warcraft Boardgame need to engage each other in combat. The rules governing combat are quite complex. Hence, new players are advised to keep the rulebook on hand to refer to.

Each faction gets to play by turns. . The two competing factions have the imposing names of the Horde and the Alliance. Each turn gives them five options to choose from. They can either travel or choose to rest, they may opt to fight or improve their skills or they may just have a gala time by doing something in the town. As they reach higher levels the characters get empowered to perform more activities. Whenever a character opts for rest he gets energized and so his performance improves at the next turn.

Actions are decided by dice play and 8 sided dice in three colors is used in the World of Warcraft Boardgame. Melee attacks are brought on by Red, ranged attacks by blue, and defense by green. Strong characters may even modify dice rolls.

The World of Warcraft Boardgame has monsters that the players need to vanquish. These monsters have different special abilities. The rulebook lays down specifics for overpowering the monsters.

Hope you are strong enough to lift the World of Warcraft Boardgame game box. It has nearly 1000 pieces and weighs more than 10 pounds.

MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) is one of the new terms in gaming terminology. The World of Warcraft Boardgame is also available as an MMORPG.

Review of World of Warcraft Board Game

Those keen on creating quality time activities for their families will find the World of Warcraft Boardgame a good buy. The World of Warcraft Boardgame is a fantasy adventure that is ideal for team based play. Users have reported the World of Warcraft Boardgame as being an excellent holiday activity. There is enough variety in the gameplay of the World of Warcraft Boardgame to make adults also interested. Often this game ends up as a family favorite.

Fantasy is the main element that has been used to create the game tactics of World of Warcraft Boardgame. Detailed rules have been woven through activities in fantasy lands like the misty eaves of the Silverpine Forest, the hills of the Hinterlands and the Plaguelands. Monsters with incredible powers and weak spots are the enemies who have to be overpowered. There is plenty of absorbing action that needs lots of time and involvement. The World of Warcraft Boardgame takes up a lot of space when the game board and accompanying pieces are set out. There are a total of 1000 pieces in the game box. Needless to say understanding the intricate game mechanics also takes up a lot of time.

Whether or not players manage to kill their enemies one thing is for sure The World of Warcraft Boardgame kills time very effectively!