It's a Wonderful World expansions
It's a Wonderful World: Corruption & Ascension vs It's a Wonderful World: War or Peace
| Question | It's a Wonderful World: Corruption & Ascension | It's a Wonderful World: War or Peace |
|---|---|---|
| Our label | Buy this first | Depends on your group |
| Buy order | #1 for It's a Wonderful World | #3 for It's a Wonderful World |
| What it adds | A separate deck of Ascension cards with corruption cards, pair scoring and bigger point values, plus an extra Oceania empire card and components for more players. | A five-scenario campaign in envelopes where your choices tip the story towards peace or world war, with extra cards and rewards carried between games. |
| What it fixes | Gives a higher scoring ceiling and a corruption trade-off that BGG owners say makes games more varied. | Adds scripted scenarios with story and carry-over rewards to a game otherwise played as repeated score chases. |
| Type | Expansion | Scenario pack |
| Players | 1–7 players | 1–5 players |
| Rules load | Adds more rules | Adds more rules |
| Best for | Fine for any group | Best for experienced groups |
| What you need | Needs the base game (It's a Wonderful World); the Ascension cards are shuffled in or left out as you choose. | Just the base game |
| Price guide | — | — |
| More | It's a Wonderful World: Corruption & Ascension details | It's a Wonderful World: War or Peace details |