The pieces are cute, but the busy bg detracts, particularly at the top. Don't know if this is the best image for B/W, as the contrast between the pieces isn't that strong, and you don't have many textures here.
The blur of the background in this shot is helping but I think I would like to see more of the game board in this photo as well. It appears that there is a little too much light on the gameboard too...
Did you try to shoot this from a different angle? Maybe from a little higher where we could see what is on the board too, as is it kinda looks like you got a couple of cookie cutters standing up on a strange table cloth. Also the clutter in the background distracts.
B&w works well here. Things that I would try and change for this kind of planned shot: slightly higer angle to get rid of the reflection on the game board (even though I really like the heads-on angle, and wouldn't like to loose that - just something inbetween this and top-down). Clean up background (a black piece of cardboard placed at a little distance from the subject can easily do the trick). Although, your background is sufficiently out of focus to not be too distracting.
The background is distracting. You can't make out the lines on the lighter piece. There is too much glare on the board so it just looks distracting rather then adding anything to the picture. I also question your choice of B&W with a very colorful childs game.
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