Greetings Citizens of Valeria...

In Villages of Valeria, you take on the role of a Baron in the vast and beautiful kingdom of Valeria. Construct magnificent buildings, cultivate resources, and attract adventurers in order to become the next capital city of Valeria. 

Before Darkness Falls

Villages of Valeria is a stand alone game set in the world of Valeria and takes place just before the hordes of monsters invade the kingdom in Valeria: Card Kingdoms. The Kingdom has been established and the King is looking for the greatest Village to name the next capital city of Valeria. In order to accomplish this, you'll have to outwit your fellow Baron's by selecting the best actions and making sure to follow your opponents actions as best you can.

Game Overview

During a turn, the Active Player will select one of five Actions to perform. After the Active Player has performed their selected Action, each player will have a chance to follow that same action but at a slight disadvantage. The possible Actions are:

HARVEST: Draw 3 Cards. 
     Follow: Draw 1 Card. 

DEVELOP: Discard 1 card to add a Card to your Castle as a Resource. 
     Follow: You may discard 2 cards to add a Card to your Castle as a Resource. 

BUILD: Place Gold on Resources to add a building to your village and draw 1 card. 
     Follow: You may place Gold on Resources to add a building to your village. 

RECRUIT: Pay 1 Gold to add an Adventurer to your village. 
     Follow: Pay 2 Gold to add an Adventurer to your village. 

TAX: Collect 1 Gold and draw 1 Card. 
     Follow: Draw 1 Card.

 

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Components

  • 84 Building Cards 

  • 16 Adventurer Cards 

  • 5 Castle Cards 

  • 5 Player Reference Cards 

  • 1 Solo Variant Reference Card

  • 1 Action-Selection Card

  • 30 Screen Printed Wood Gold Coins

  • 1 Screen Printed Wood Active Player Token 

  • 1 Rulebook 

  • 1 Beautifully Illustrated Box 

Credits

Game Design: Rick Holzgrafe and Isaias Vallejo
Illustrations: Mihajlo Dimitrievski
Game Development: Isaias Vallejo, David MacKenzie