Valdora

by Abacus

Product Features

• Age range: 10 and up / Number of players: 3 to 5 / Play time: 60
• Manufacturer: Abacus
• 5 pawns in the player colors, 5 equipment start cards, 5 adventurer start cards, 10 player aid cards (in 4 languages), 30 silver coins, 1 gameboard, 1 bag, 78 gemstones, 7 workshop tiles, 13 bonus tiles, 36 equipment cards, 54 commission cards, 4 books, 1 craftsman board, 39 craftsman tiles, 1 summary card, rules

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 11.6 x 2.8 inches ; 2.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001VG6L82
• Item model number: 3091
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,667 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

Hidden far away from our time lies a valley full of unimaginable riches. Adventurers from all over the world set off to try to make their fortune here. Players purchase equipment and commissions in Valdora's cities. Only with the help of special equipment can they dig for gold and various gemstones. If a player undertakes a commission and delivers the requested gemstones to the house of the patron he receives victory points. Additionally he can hire a craftsman. Each craftsman specializes in gold silver of specific gemstones. The first player to have enough craftsmen with the same specialization may open a workshop. Workshop owners receive bonus points. At the end of the game players receive victory points for their workshops craftsmen and gemstones. The player with the most points has made his fortune in Valdora. All copies of Valdora also come with Valdora: Special Board 19. This special board allows players once per game to discard as many different colored craftsman tiles as indicated by the figure on the board.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great board game, January 5, 2012

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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Valdora (Toy)

Valdora is a great new game for our family. It is a challenge to learn the game initially because of its complexity. We consider it a cross between Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride. We learned to play from the instructions, which can be tricky. I like the fact that moves don't require throwing dice. After playing a few times and understanding the game, the pace of the game goes pretty quickly.

Valdora has some of strategy, but not much conflict. Each player works to get tools and complete commissions which earn points. Completing commissions results in controlling workshops. The game doesn't involve taking money or goods from other players (like Monopoly) so each player builds their score somewhat independently. Conflict can occur when two players are racing to controll a particular workshop.

This is a game our whole family is enjoying. We have fans of Settlers and fans of Ticket to Ride, but not everyone likes those games. This one satisfies all of our family of five.