World of Warcraft: The Board Game coming along nicely

by Ross Miller { Sep 20th 2005 at 6:30PM }

WoW Board game pieces (425)

GamingSteve has picked up a few new details on the board game version of Blizzard's über-popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft. Created by Fantasy Flight Games (yep, same guys who did the Doom board game), World of Warcraft: The Board Game allows 2-6 players to choose from 16 characters (all races and classes are represented) and go about the usual WoW routine: do quests, level up, choose skills, do raids, and so on and so forth.

All in all, it sounds like a very thorough rendition of the game, but the $80 price tag is a bit on the steep side, and I am not that into board games anyways (I like Scrabble, but I have never played Dungeon and Dragons). You can get an early look at the game's rules here. World of Warcraft: The Board game is set for release this December.

[Thanks, GamingSteve]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Not Impressed (Dmitri) @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

I'll stick with the real thing.

Redbeard @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

Well, now you can do something when the server queue is long.

Andrew Hsieh @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

The Warcraft III didn't make me so happy. What makes this one so special?

Rare Hare @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

no one said anything about WarCraft III..

i think this looks cool but, like Dmitri said, i think i'll keep hanging out with my pen and paper for a while.

Finished.Law.School @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

The big red dragon looks like it is about to take a shit.

slow jilliams @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

pricey? hell they'll just stick some code for some exclusive in game knick-knack inside and it will sell in droves!

Mike @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

do you realize how fucking huge the board is going to have to be to cover all the Areas?

I'll stick with monopoly though

Rare Hare @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

ok, i want to make an apology. i always jump on people for not reading the article fully or properly, but it seems that i complete mistook the nature of this one (even though the title says World of WarCraft: The Board Game.. duh).

i don't know whether i'm stupid or just really tired, but i thought we were talking about a D&D board game..

sorry.