Wide World is a travel racing board game, listed by Board Game Matcher as a 1956 release for two to six players with sessions of about 45 minutes, published by Parker Brothers and by Toltoys. The players fly around the world to a list of destinations, collecting cargo at each one, and then try to return to their starting point before the other players. Each player is given a set of Destination cards and looks at the first one, then moves a plane toward that location by rolling a die and moving that many places. A roll of six, or landing on a red circle, means drawing a Travel Agent card and following its instructions. The one noteworthy twist is the Weather Overlay, a transparent plastic sheet covering a quarter of the board that now and then moves to a different quarter and instantly carries any planes beneath it along. Early editions of the game did not have the overlay.
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Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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was an American toy and game manufacturer
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1956
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Wide World is a board game for 2-6 players, with sessions lasting 45 min.
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- Playing Time: 45
- Designer: (Uncredited)
- Publisher: Parker Brothers
- Publisher: Toltoys
- Game Category: Aviation / Flight
- Game Category: Economic
- Game Category: Transportation
- Game Category: Travel
- Game Mechanic: Bias
- Game Mechanic: Pick-up and Deliver
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 6
View the SourceParker Brothers (Wikipedia)
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was an American toy and game manufacturer
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