Ah Wizard Of Wor, that otherworldly labyrinth duel that was the ultimate showdown against evildoers. What was there not to like about this arcade game – you got to prowl a maze-like dungeon teeming with Worlings, Worluks and other evil minions of the titular sorcerer either in cooperation with or against a friend – choosing the latter always had the risk of ending a perfectly good friendship. We loved the arcade game (and its many home conversions) so much, that we gave it a healthy review score of 92%.
Many of you are well aware of the classic video game, but did you know that there was a Wizard Of Wor board game? If you answered no, then look around at the photos strewn in this piece and wonder no more – the board game replicates the video game (to a certain degree). Instead of using a joystick to move your Worrior on a screen, you use the Flip R’Cade Game flipper-shooter to either shoot or advance your plastic game piece(s) around the maze on the board.
If you are struggling to grasp how this game is played, here is our quick overview: you play with two players – player one assumes the role of the Worriors and player two the Worlings and Wizards. Don’t stress about this, as the players reverse their roles to complete the game. Anyway, the objective of the player controlling the Worriors is to destroy as many of their opponent’s Worlings and Wizards before their Worriors are destroyed (by either landing on a Worling or Wizard, or being shot by a Wizard), while the player controlling the Worlings and Wizards tries to destroy all four (4) Worriors of their opponent while protecting their Worlings and Wizards from destruction. Clear as mud? Argh, that’s what instructions are for!
While there is no two player co-op in this board game, rest assured, you will get a lot of pleasure beating your opponent on points. Oh yeah, and unlike the video game version of Wizard Of Wor, the board game definitely requires two players to get the maximum fun out of playing it!
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WARNING: Don’t rush out to buy the Wizard of Wor board game! You are about 30 years too late 😉