# It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.4 out of 10 by 191 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $60.00 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2019
- **Categories:** Card Game, Science Fiction, Economic, Civilization
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Closed Drafting, Income, End Game Bonuses, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.4 out of 10, from 191 reviews
- **Owned by:** 328 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 3,345
- **Unique players:** 2,039

**Designers:** Frédéric Guérard

**Artists:** Anthony Wolff

**Publishers:** La Boîte de Jeu

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 60 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/its-a-wonderful-world/ |
| Mathom | 35.16 € | https://mathom.es/es/it-s-a-wonderful-world/44089-it-s-a-wonderful-world-8425402449127.html |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 29.95 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/38449-its-a-wonderful-world-spanish-8425402449127.html |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 35.96 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/9653-its-a-wonderful-world-castellano-8425402449127.html |
| Dungeon Marvels | 35.96 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/its-a-wonderful-world-45892.html |
| Zatu Games | 31.75 £ | https://zatu.com/products/its-a-wonderful-world-3 |
| Games Empire | 63.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/itsawonderfulworld |
| Ludifolie | 39.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/8484-its-a-wonderful-world.html |
| Mono de Juegos | 40 € | https://www.monodejuegos.shop/juego-de-mesa/its-a-wonderful-world/ |
| Zacatrus | 40.49 € | https://zacatrus.es/it-s-a-wonderful-world.html |
| Va de jocs | 40.5 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/its-a-wonderful-world |
| Reflexshop | 14990 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/egy-szep-uj-vilag-tarsasjatek |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 44.95 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/its-a-wonderful-world |
| Fantasiapelit | 45 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_201772 |
| Spielezar | 49.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/eine-wundervolle-welt |

## Expansions

- [It's a Wonderful World: Corruption & Ascension](https://www.ludoya.com/games/its-a-wonderful-world-corruption-and-ascension)
- [It's a Wonderful World: War or Peace](https://www.ludoya.com/games/its-a-wonderful-world-war-or-peace)
- [It's a Wonderful World: Leisure & Decadence](https://www.ludoya.com/games/its-a-wonderful-world-leisure-and-decadence)
- [It's a Wonderful World: Empire Cards Side C](https://www.ludoya.com/games/its-a-wonderful-world-empire-cards-side-c)
- [It's a Wonderful World: Stretch Goals #1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/its-a-wonderful-world-stretch-goals-1)

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## Rules questions

### How do Trap tokens work — can I look at cards I placed face-down or the ones I take from an Offering?

Trap tokens let you place 1 or 2 cards face-down into an Offering instead of face-up, and neither player may look at face-down cards in the Offering; if you take an Offering with face-down cards you put them into your Selection area still face-down and only reveal them in the Planning phase (Rulebook, p.3).

### Can I recycle Calamity or Slate Treasure cards during Planning?

Treasure cards must be recycled during the Planning phase and give 2 resources when recycled, while Calamity cards cannot be recycled — you must add them immediately to your Duchy and they cost −4 VP at game end (Rulebook, p.4).

### If I complete a card during a Production step, will it produce in the same round?

Yes — when a card's construction completes you add it to your Duchy and it will be able to produce later in that same round (for subsequent Production steps); likewise, recycling during Planning that immediately completes another card also lets that card produce that round (Rulebook, pp.4–5).

### How does Krystallium work — how do I get it and what can it be used for?

Whenever you have 5 resource cubes in your Duchy's Alchemy area you immediately discard them to gain 1 Krystallium cube; Krystallium can be kept indefinitely and used as any Resource cube or to fill spaces that specifically require Krystallium, but it cannot be used as a Soldier token (Rulebook, p.6).

### Can I save resource cubes for later rounds or move cubes between cards under construction?

No — except for Krystallium, you cannot save Resource cubes from round to round, and you cannot move Resource cubes once placed on a card under construction or in the Alchemy area (Rulebook, p.5).

### How does the Supremacy bonus and Soldiers work — do I have to announce production?

After each Production step you announce your production total; if you produced more than your opponent you gain the Supremacy bonus, which lets you take 1 Soldier from your Training area or place 1 Soldier there if none are present, and Soldier tokens are kept until used by module effects (Rulebook, p.5).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/its-a-wonderful-world)
- [It's a Wonderful World in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/its-a-wonderful-world)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271324)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._