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The World Cup Game is a football (soccer) game that is like no other soccer game. This is the first of its kind that closely resembles the current genre of German-style boardgames that have become so popular in recent years.
It is not a quiz game and it is not a single match style soccer game, but it covers two complete tournaments - the 1930 tournament in Uruguay and the 2002 tournament in Korea and Japan. Two games in one box. The 1930 game takes around an hour to play, while the 2002 game takes around 3 hours to play.
The box is weighty, coming in at just under 2kg, so you get a lot for your money. The components are 2 large boards, 74 National flag tiles, 182 Action tiles, 87 Action cards, 36 Plastic footballs, 4 'blob'dice, 3 score sheets, a rulebook and the box!
Expanded by:
The World Cup Game - Expansion 1 (contains World Cups of 1958, 1962 and 1966, and a sheet of all flags needed for the expansions)
The World Cup Game - Expansion 2 (contains World Cups of 1934, 1938 and 2006)
The World Cup Game - Expansion 3 (contains World Cups of 1950, 1986 and 1990 and Euro 2008)
The World Cup Game - Expansion 4 (contains World Cups of 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1994)
The World Cup Game - Expansion 5 (contains World Cups of 1954, 1970 and 1998)
The World Cup Game - Expansion 6 (Contains World Cup of 2010 and the new expansion card set)
Cardgame version:
The World Cup Card Game 2010
- accessible entry point with competitive drafting
- short play time supports event-style play
- replayable through different team selections
- rules can be confusing for first-time players
- the sports theme is abstracted and may not appeal to all
- international sports competition
- Global soccer world cup tournament setting integrated into a strategic game
- abstract tournament progression
- Fleet the Dice?!
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — draft teams and resolve outcomes via card-driven play
- hand management — manage a hand of action cards to influence match outcomes
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a very simple game in that on your turn you're going to take one of several actions but there's a lot going on
- Dice in a bowl is the current reigning champion
- this is one of those games if you're interested in playing don't feel like that after one game you feel like you got a handle on it
- the learn to play guide in here walks you through the game
- it's a heavy Euro that uses the app for four players only
- we're here to have fun don't worry about it, we're gamers