Small World

I've mentioned Small World a couple of times, so today I thought I would just post a couple of thoughts. Small World is a conquest game, somewhat like Risk, in which you use fantasy genre races to conquer the world. The title Small World comes from the idea that the world is just too small for all of the different races. Each race comes with a special ability of their own, plus you randomly match each race with a special power each time you set up the game.

For more info on how the game actually works, check out Tom Vasel's review of the game...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RQ9iI3ORig

I really appreciate this guy's reviews on gaming, just as a side note. He is a Christian, a minister, a family man, and a lover of games. You can see how we might have similar tastes.

What Bethany and I love most about this game is the quick replay-ability. For 2 players the game only lasts ten turns, and we tend to go through 3 or 4 races each game. She is a big fan of the flexible strategies (personal ones, not memorized ones like in Chess). I am a huge fan of the fantasy genre (who doesn't enjoy squishing elves with giants?). So it works well for both of us. I am sure we will be starting Isaiah on it sooner than possible.