Worlds of Boris

Illustrator: Boris Vallejo
Size: 11 x 9 x 1½ ins
Publisher: Mayfair Games
ISBN-10: 0-425-06631-2
Published: 1984
  The Worlds of Boris, coverCover: Wilderness

I have included this as a book solely on the basis that it has an ISBN but have linked to it from the Miscellaneous menu too because, to my mind, that is where it belongs.

The game comprises 112 cards, 76 plastic pieces plus 30 World tiles. The tiles are 3.5" x 4"*, printed on thick card and carry a Boris painting cropped to fit a 3.25" x 3.5" panel. The other cards are all identically sized but are smaller, and of narrower aspect ratio, than the World cards. They come in four kinds and, of these, the Character cards are of interest because they bear a monochrome image from one of the World cards (cropped further to fit the different card format.)

The playing of the game is outside the scope of this website but it appears, from what I've read, that it is an absorbing and enjoyable game.

Unlike my predecessor (Hercules) I do not own a copy of the game so have had to resort to showing the artwork that was used rather than scans taken from the actual cards.

* Being an American product I have only used the original Imperial dimensions!

The Lavalite World, Boris VallejoWorld 1
The Lavalite World
The Mountain Monster, Boris VallejoWorld 2
Mountain Beast
Clash of Star-Kings, Boris VallejoWorld 3
Mayan Serpent
Through the Reality Warp, Boris VallejoWorld 4
Through the Reality Warp
Berserker's Planet, Boris VallejoWorld 5
Colossus
Conan of Aquilonia, Boris VallejoWorld 6
Conan the Aquilonian
Nubian Warrior, Boris VallejoWorld 7
Nubian Warrior
Conan the Freebooter, Boris VallejoWorld 8
Freebooter
Nomads of Gor, Boris VallejoWorld 9
Nomads
Swordsman, Boris VallejoWorld 10
Swordsman
A Private Cosmos, Boris VallejoWorld 11
A Private Cosmos
Demon Night, Boris VallejoWorld 12
Scarlet Menace
Of Men and Monsters, Boris VallejoWorld 13
Of Men And Monsters
The Chronicles of Amber, Boris VallejoWorld 14
Wilderness
Golden Wings, Boris VallejoWorld 15
Golden Wings
Witch and Her Familiar, Boris VallejoWorld 16
The Witch and Her Familiar
Against the Prince of Hell, Boris VallejoWorld 17
White Eagle
When Hell Laughs, Boris VallejoWorld 18
Red Amazon
Star of Doom, Boris VallejoWorld 19
Star of Doom
The Eternal Champion, Boris VallejoWorld 20 
Eternal Champion
The Broken Sword, Boris VallejoWorld 21
The Broken Sword
Enchantress of Venus, Boris VallejoWorld 22
Stone Idol
The High Couch of Silistra, Boris VallejoWorld 23
The High Couch of Silistra
Conan the Wanderer, Boris VallejoWorld 24
Genie
Last Stand, Boris VallejoWorld 25
The Last Stand
The Maker of Universes, Boris VallejoWorld 26
Maker of Universes
The Ginger Star, Boris VallejoWorld 27
Lord of The Wolves
Earth Magic, Boris VallejoWorld 28
Earth Magic
At the End of the World, Boris VallejoWorld 29
At the Edge Of The World
Atlan, Boris VallejoWorld 30
Queen's Sceptre


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