Vaalbara

2022 · Card Game

Vaalbara

Players lead rival Neolithic clans exploring a prehistoric subcontinent to found sedentary villages and expand territory. Each round, everyone secretly selects one of twelve shared-character cards; revealed initiative order determines who activates powers and claims available territories. Different territory types score in different ways (collections, pairs, diversity, risk), so players balance card abilities against timing and future opportunities. The game runs nine rounds and rewards careful hand management and strategic timing to accumulate the most points.

Players
2–5 best 4
Playing time
20 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.7 / 5
7 on Ludoyafrom $21.99PoliticalPrehistoricOpen DraftingHand ManagementSet Collection

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Full stats in Ludoya
174
Plays logged
214
Players
26m 6s
Average play
49
In collections
11
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7.0/10

from 27 Ludoya reviews

  • Garfield7.0

    #6 Nice idea, plays smoothly. But unfortunately not much game so it gets repetitive very fast. [c] Theme: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]None --> Gameplay: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Play a card to take a card --> Interaction: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Depends on what cards the others have played --> Artwork: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Nice --> Luck: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]What others have played --> Strategy: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Not much, the cards decide for you --> Components: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok, nothing special --> Play duration: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]Very good --> Easy to teach: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Very easy --> Rules quality: <!-- size 7]not read --> Setup time: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]Very fast --> No downtime: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]Simultaneous gameplay --> Replay value: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Almost none --> [/c]

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  • Toni Cutillas7.0

    - Base -

    Played it 19 times

  • Dídac7.3

    Diversió 3/5 · Interacció 5/5 · Atractiu 4/5 · Originalitat 3/5 · Rejugabilitat 3/5 · Accessibilitat 5/5

    Played it 8 times

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