88

It's a Wonderful World is a fast-paced, strategic engine-building game featuring card drafting and tableau building. Players develop their empires by efficiently producing resources and constructing new cards to gain victory points. It supports 1 to 5 players and typically plays in 30-60 minutes.

88

The Verdict

based on 19 reviews

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Fast and engaging card drafting
Satisfying engine building progression
Simultaneous play minimizing downtime
Clever sequential production phase puzzle
High replay value
Limited direct player interaction
Dry dystopian aesthetic
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Roll To Review, David NorrisArticle

It's a Wonderful World delivers a nearly flawless drafting and engine-building experience across four tight rounds, offering satisfying resource progression and agonizing decisions despite minimal player interaction.

95
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Board Game HalvArticleTop List

It's a Wonderful World" is a simultaneous action card game blending card drafting and engine building. Players strategically recycle cards for resources or keep them for construction, where build order is crucial for producing resources and gaining victory points.

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90
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Board Game QuestArticle

It's a Wonderful World is an engaging card drafting and engine-building game featuring tactical decisions, unique recycling mechanics, and a strict production phase order that delivers high replay value.

90
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Beyond Solitaire, Liz DavidsonVideo

Beyond Solitaire evaluates the card-drafting and economic mechanics of It's a Wonderful World, exploring how its resource loops and strategic engine-building function in actual play.

90
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The Dice Tower, Tom VaselVideo

Tom Vasel reviews the futuristic card-drafting game It's a Wonderful World, praising its engaging resource management and satisfying engine-building mechanics while noting some minor component quibbles.

90
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All You Can Board, All You Can BoardVideo

The reviewers present a dedicated mini-review for It's a Wonderful World, breaking down its card-drafting and engine-building mechanics before providing an overall purchase verdict.

90
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3 Minute Board Games, J CarmichaelVideo

This snappy overview highlights the drafting, engine building, and simultaneous play mechanics of It's a Wonderful World, praising its smooth efficiency and tight pacing despite some component quality quirks.

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Board Gaming Ramblings, Johannes Lindrupsen and SunnivaVideo

This review breaks down the card-drafting and resource-production mechanics of It's a Wonderful World, evaluating how well its engine-building puzzle holds up during play.

90
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Tabletop Tycoon, Tabletop TycoonVideo

This review explores whether the card-drafting and engine-building game still holds up against modern competitors. It highlights how satisfying the resource planning and tableau development feel despite limited direct interaction.

90
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ProZD, ProZDVideo

This drafting and engine-building game challenges players to efficiently develop empires within a tight four-round limit. Quick planning and clever resource management make every single card choice deeply consequential.

90
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Grant Lyon, Grant LyonVideo

Grant Lyon highlights the fast gameplay, clever engine-building, and drafting mechanics of It's a Wonderful World, concluding it offers a deeply satisfying and streamlined experience that surpasses Splendor.

90
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The Opinionated Gamers, TeryArticle

It's a Wonderful World is a fast-paced card drafting and engine building game that offers deep strategic decisions and satisfying gameplay. The reviewer praises its streamlined mechanics, component quality, and rewarding loop, noting only a slight concern about long-term card repetition.

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