The game takes place in a setting Blizzard has used for other games using the name `` Warcraft '' . It has three expansions , World of Warcraft : The Burning Crusade , World of Warcraft : Wrath of the Lich King , and World of Warcraft : Cataclysm . World of Warcraft has inspired two board games : World of Warcraft : The Board Game ( including Shadow of War and The Burning Crusade expansions ) and World of Warcraft : The Adventure Game , produced by Fantasy Flight Games .