Game Preview: Bora Bora

Game Preview: Bora Bora
Board Game: Bora Bora
• So, Stefan Feld – people seem a tad excited about his quartet of upcoming designs, so here's an overview of the first game released in 2013 that bears his name: Bora Bora from German publisher alea.

Bora Bora was released in February 2013 in Germany, and the U.S. branch of Ravensburger, alea's parent company, hopes to have the game available in the U.S. in the middle of 2013 as sales for Feld's last alea title, The Castles of Burgundy, were stronger than anticipated in the U.S., so the publisher wants to serve that market better for this title and future releases.

Unlike most of my past previews, this one is a single take, manic presentation of the game that ideally provides a good overview of how to play and how the game feels during play. Aldie then had some fun with the editing. (I forgot to mention during the video, but the game was a review copy provided by alea in Nürnberg.)

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