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
About the game
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Full stats in Ludoya- 170
- Plays logged
- 207
- Players
- 26m 9s
- Average play
- 43
- In collections
- 10
- On wishlists
7.0/10
from 24 Ludoya reviews
Garfield7.0 #6 Nice idea, plays smoothly. But unfortunately not much game so it gets repetitive very fast. [c] Theme: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]None --> Gameplay: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Play a card to take a card --> Interaction: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Depends on what cards the others have played --> Artwork: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Nice --> Luck: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]What others have played --> Strategy: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Not much, the cards decide for you --> Components: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Ok, nothing special --> Play duration: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Very good --> Easy to teach: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very easy --> Rules quality: <!-- size 7]not read --> Setup time: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Very fast --> No downtime: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Simultaneous gameplay --> Replay value: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Almost none --> [/c]
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Free, on web, Android and iOS
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