Red Raven Games
Above and Below
Above and Below
Domestic Shipping Only with Australia Post
Domestic Shipping Only with Australia Post
All Australian locations
Fee Summary
$10 flat fee - Australia (excluding P.O. Boxes)
$15 flat fee - Australian P.O. Boxes
Calculated at checkout for International Orders.
Express post services by Enquiry.
Postage within Australia
We use Australia Post as our primary shipping services in Australia. We discount the shipping for you to provide a $10 flat fee for residential addresses, and $15 for P.O. box addresses.
All shipments will be provided with a tracking number.
About P.O. boxes: Flat fee of $15 applies to P.O. boxes. This is due to the additional costs associated with P.O. boxes.
International Orders
We ship Internationally to most locations (Europe, US, Canada, South America, Singapore, Oceania) If your country is not listed as an available destination, or you are unable to check out, please reach out to us. Due to high prices on shipping of board games we typically do not ship these internationally. We use Australia Post for our international postage which typically have a 9 to 26 day delivery timeframe. For international orders, shipping costs are calculated at checkout. All shipments will be provided with a tracking number and insured with the carrier up to $100
Unfortunately there are certain countries we cannot ship to due to customs regulations. If your country is not available at checkout, please contact us and we can confirm.
Taxes, Duties and Customs:
Please note that customs tariffs, taxes or import duties on arrival at the destination country are the sole responsibility of the customer. All our products are zero-rated for tax for international orders. For those in the European union, and in Brazil you may be contacted by customs for processing of your item.
Processing Timeframes
It takes us 1-2 business days to process your order. If you have purchased a Pre-Order item (stated in the item name), our processing time is typically 5-10 business days as we need to print your order. All items on our store listed as In-Stock are already printed and ready for packing, final QA, and shipment.
Business Hours
Our business operates Monday to Friday but we try and answer questions from the online chat outside business hours if able to do so. Shipping drop offs and pickups are also Monday to Friday.
Delivery Timeframes
For domestic shipping Australia Post typically delivers within 5 business days. We often see deliveries in Brisbane locations take 2 business days.
For international orders it is typically 9-26 days but we have seen this extend out to 35 days to some countries.
Shipment Tracking
Shipment will always have a tracking number for you to be able to check status. You will receive an email with a link to our website where you can view tracking information once your order has been placed. We recommend you also provide your mobile for SMS or an reliable email account for shipping update notifications when you place your order.
If you lose your tracking number or do not see it, please contact us and we can provide. We are with you on the journey and more than happy to assist with shipping enquiries.
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3DLevelup upgrades available
3DLevelup upgrades available
We have a full organiser for this game here: Deluxe Above and Below Organiser
Check out our other upgrades here: Our Upgrades
Playtime, player count and age
Playtime, player count and age
60 -90 MINUTES
2-4 PLAYERS
13+ AGE
Style:
Rank
Rank
We rank this game: 7.8 / 10
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Reviews and How to Play
Reviews and How to Play
Sleeve Qty and Size Requirements
Sleeve Qty and Size Requirements
Additional Product Details
Additional Product Details
Year Released: 2015
Publisher: Red Raven Games
Designer:
Barcode: 040232261213
Above and Below is a mashup of town-building and storytelling where you and up to three friends compete to build the best village above and below ground. In the game, you send your villagers to perform jobs like exploring the cave, harvesting resources, and constructing houses. Each villager has unique skills and abilities, and you must decide how to best use them. You have your own personal village board, and you slide the villagers on this board to various areas to indicate that they've been given jobs to do. Will you send Hanna along on the expedition to the cave? Or should she instead spend her time teaching important skills to one of the young villagers?
A great cavern lies below the surface, ready for you to explore-- this is where the storytelling comes in. When you send a group of villagers to explore the depths, one of your friends reads what happens to you from a book of paragraphs. You'll be given a choice of how to react, and a lot will depend on which villagers you brought on the expedition, and who you're willing to sacrifice to succeed. The book of paragraphs is packed with encounters of amazing adventure, randomly chosen each time you visit the cavern.
Above and Below at Red Raven Games Official Website
Our Review and Recommendation
Above and Below is the first game that is part of a series. For us the first game is still our favourite, even though the later games we would say are more refined and polished than the first. What attracts us most to this game over the others such as Near and Far is the simple mechanic of using your workers to build above the ground, and adventure Below the ground to be able to build cave buildings under it keeping it a simple process. Its more simplistic than the next edition. The adventure book is probably where improvements could be made, with stories sometimes seeming to have an abrupt or incomplete ending. The choose your own adventure and push your luck aspect with a bit of city building and collecting of resources makes this always a joy to play. We still play it, and we hope one day the adventure book will get a refresh to give this base game more diversity after many plays. For now that is where Near and Far takes you, the next game which we also strongly recommend but adds slightly more weight to the game. We always love Ryan's art work and strong adventure theme.
We rank this game 7.8 / 10.
