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Dragon Valley
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Artist
Publisher
Year Published
1991
# of Players
3 − 6
User Suggested # of Players
(Not best with any number)
Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players
(11 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
180 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
10 and up
(3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
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Honors
Subdomain
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Category
Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
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Primary Name
Valley of the Mammoths
Alternate Names
Das Tal der Mammuts
La Vallée des Mammouths
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While fleeing from starving wolves and wild sabretooth tigers, will your tribe of cavemen manage to survive in, let alone conquer, the merciless Valley of the Mammoths? Will it escape the stampeding woolly rhinoceroses and the massive mammoths, only to be reduced to paté under the heavy clubs of their rival tribes? In these chaotic times, man must fight for everything, his adversaries are without pity, and nature herself is in a state of violent upheaval.
In Valley of the Mammoths, you must contend not only with rival tribes (the other players) but also with wild, untamed, unpredictable nature. To feed themselves, your tribe will have to devote themselves to hunting, gathering and fishing. They may even attempt to innovate by developing agriculture... But all is not peaceful in the Valley, opposing tribes will attempt to hunt YOUR bison & mammoths, to gather YOUR fruits & roots, to fish YOUR rivers & lakes... and to even steal YOUR WOMEN! You will have to fight them off, and protect your food supply... all the while keeping a watchful eye on the smoldering volcanoes - after all, one never knows.

Originally published only by Ludodelire in French. Re-published in both French and English with some updates 2001 by Descartes.

A winner of the 1989 Concours International de Créateurs de Jeux de Société.

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Publisher: Eurogames
Artist: Gérard Mathieu
Year: 2001
Product Code: VAL
Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)
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Publisher: Descartes Editeur
Artist: Gérard Mathieu
Year: 2001
Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)
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Publisher: Descartes Editeur
Artist: Gérard Mathieu
Year: 2001
Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)
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Publisher: Ludodélire
Artist: Bernard Bittler, Gérard Mathieu
Year: 1991
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Year: 1991
Size: 20.79 x 10.91 x 1.85 inches
2.32 pounds
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10 Comprehensive Rules for Valley of the Mammoths
This set of Rules includes the original Rules, Bruno Faidutti's Advanced Rules, the Rules for Greg's and my Expansion, the Rules for a new Expansion I'm working on, and Bruno's answers to questions about the rules. Read, play, and enjoy!
2010-05-12
7 Cards for Expansion to VotM
I am the co-author of the official expansion for Valley of the Mammoths, published only in French. These are the original cards for the expansion. The publisher changed some of the cards and tiles and added a few of their own. You should still be able to use this text to help with using the French cards or making new cards of your own.
2010-05-12
2 Player aid in Dutch.
Player aid of Vallée des Mammouths in Dutch. Player aid in het Nederlands.
2009-12-15
1 Dutch summery
A Dutch summery of the rules Of La Vallée des Mammouths.
2009-11-22
6 Vallée des mammouths Mk III
Rules translated into English, along with card descriptions, updated to include the 1991 and 2002 editions as well as the 2008 Extension. A one-page rule summary concludes the PDF.
2009-05-03
8 Valley of the Mammoths FAQ
This PDF includes the Errata and Rules Questions from the designer's site in an easy to print format. I have corrected some spelling and grammar errors.
2008-03-07
0 Traduzione italiana delle carte
Traduzione dal tedesco all'italiano delle carte di gioco.
2008-01-10
2 Vale dos Mamutes - cartas do destino.rtf
Portuguese translation of fate cards
2007-04-26
9 reference cards.pdf
Very nice reference cards look like they were made for the game
2007-02-28
4 ReferenceCard.doc
I found some errors in the reference card and corrected them v1.1
2007-02-28
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