Valdora (2009)

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Designer	Michael Schacht (I)
Artist	Franz Vohwinkel
Publisher	ABACUSSPIELE Rio Grande Games
Year Published	2009
# of Players	3 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5 players (13 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (4 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (7 voters) [poll]
Honors	2009 Spiel des Jahres Recommended
Subdomain	Family Games Strategy Games (18 voters) [vote]
Category	Adventure Medieval Transportation
Mechanic	Pick-up and Deliver
Expansion	Valdora - Special board 19 Valdora - Special board 20 Valdora Erweiterung Valdora Extra Valdora: Additional Commission Valdora: Sechs Sonderaufträge Show More »
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Primary Name	Valdora
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Hidden far away from our time lies a valley of unimaginable riches. Drawn by the lure of gold, silver, and precious jewels, adventurers from all over the world soon find their way there. While some of them still carefully choose commissions and provisions, others quickly rush off to bring valuable gems back to their patrons. But those who wish for fame and fortune will have to be cleverer than their opponents!

Contents: 1 game board, 78 gemstones, 4 books, 111 cards, 1 craftsman board, 59 tiles, 30 coins, 5 pawns, 1 bag, rules

The Gold Trilogy

Part two of "The Gold Trilogy" (besides The Golden City and Felinia)

Online play

Jeux sur un Plateau (turn-based)

Awards

Empfehlungsliste "Spiel des Jahres" 2009
Familijna gra roku 2009 Magazynu Świat Gier Planszowych (Best Family Game 2009)
Deutscher Spielepreis, 6th place
Årets spel 2009 Sweden, Nominee
Gameflash Nuremberg 2009
Pfefferkuchel 2009, 2nd place
XVth ludopathic 2009, Top Three
Rosenheimer Spielefrühling 2009, Top Five
Gra Numeru Magazynu Świat Gier Planszowych 10/09
Best Family Strategy Game, GAMES Magazine, 2011
Game by Game 2011, Recommendation
Game by Game 2010, Recommendation

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Valdora

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Abacus First Edition

Publisher: ABACUSSPIELE

Artist: Franz Vohwinkel

Year: 2009

Product Code: 03091

Size: 11.69 x 11.69 x 2.83 inches

2.73 pounds

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14	Valdora Open The Box TV - Valdora	English	Turk182
0	Valdora Spiele-Offensive.de Video Overview (German)	German	rukiosu
1	Valdora Valdora - Polish video instruction and review on Planszolandia.pl	Polish	Maras
0	Valdora German Overview from www.spielkult.de.	German	rukiosu
1	Valdora SpieLama's video review of Valdora (German). pt3/3	German	rukiosu
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1	Strategy White "strategy"	2012-02-10	lacxox	5
0	Rules Repositioning Gemstones on Equipment? - tight or loose rule	2011-11-25	aboveriver	1
0	News Valdora Freebie in Essen 2011	2011-10-15	mschacht	1
1	General Let's try this again: US availability?	2011-07-14	curtc	21
0	Rules Rules on the wordkshops	2011-06-07	Planar	2
15	Reviews Fast, Flashy and Fun (An Unboxed Review)	2011-04-27	The Duke BGG	3
0	General Valdora rules can't be viewed from Abacus website?	2011-03-30	tonksey	6
4	General Availability?	2010-12-30	dkearns	13
1	Rules Question about movement to--and through--cities	2010-11-06	RichardAb...	7
4	General Valdora meets Deep Purple (WARNING: Silly)	2010-08-30	nbergom	0

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0	Valdora: Additional Commission Rules Some questions about this card	2011-11-01	cigal	2
0	Valdora - Special board 19 News Valdora Freebie in Essen 2011	2011-10-15	mschacht	0
0	Valdora Extra News Valdora Freebie in Essen 2011	2011-10-15	mschacht	0
1	Valdora Extra Rules Question about card #6	2010-09-15	Cordelia	2
1	Valdora Extra Rules What is the cost of each of the special cards?	2010-07-05	JeffyJeff	12
4	Valdora Extra General For 2 Players Only?	2010-06-04	Rokkr	2
1	Valdora: Sechs Sonderaufträge General English rules?	2010-02-20	ScottE	1
7	Valdora: Sechs Sonderaufträge General How can I get a set of these?	2010-01-28	kneumann	5
0	Valdora Extra General Where to Purchase?	2010-01-18	Goldwing2001	1
0	Valdora Extra General The Duel: Near impossible to get a silver or gold workshop - right?	2010-01-06	jedimusic	9

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Valdora Expansion Rules

Aggregated Rules for 4 Valdora expansions. I put this file together so I didn't need to have 4 additional sets of rules in my Valdora box.

dprski33

2011-09-09

[Español] Reglas a la JcK

Completo resumen de las reglas con imagenes

ArtEmiSa64

2011-03-05

Valdora Rules in Dutch

Dutch translation of the Rules Nederlandse vertaling van de spelregels

stofke

2009-09-25

Valdora Rules English.pdf

kneumann

2009-09-07

Valdora Quick Reference

1-page quick reference in English, a la Liumas. Removed errant phrase, thanks to kneumann.

Ajax

2009-08-30

a little strategy analysis (english)

Valdora strategies by Manfred Kries, edited and reworked by Michael Schacht

mschacht

2009-04-27

a little strategy analysis (german)

Valdora strategies by Manfred Kries, edited and reworked by Michael Schacht

mschacht

2009-04-24

Game hints (german)

Game hints from the designer

mschacht

2009-04-12

game hints (english)

Game hints from the designer

mschacht

2009-04-12

Breve Resumen En formato DinA5.

Breve resumen del juego Valdora en formato DinA5.

atorija

2009-04-10

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448	The origins of my games (Michael Schacht)	2009-02-27
288	Games that won you over with one single image.	2010-07-18
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240	Promotional game components (card, miniature, figure, etc.)	2011-08-28
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218	My top 100 after 1000 different games played.	2011-02-22

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Board Game Rank:	457
Strategy Game Rank:	265
Family Game Rank:	82
Num Ratings:	1207
Average Rating:	6.98
Standard Deviation:	1.25
Num Views:	99587
GeekBuddy Analysis:	Analyze
Similarly Rated:	View
Avg. Game Weight:	2.3
Fans:	29

Personal Comments:	325
Users Owning:	1055
Users Wanting:	193
Users Trading:	16 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade:	0
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Total Plays:	2231
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Valdora - Special board 19

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	11
Average Rating	7.41
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	146
Prev. Owned	12
For Trade	18
Want in Trade	9

Wishlist	17
Comments	9
Year Published	2010

Valdora - Special board 20

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	4
Average Rating	6.38
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	115
Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	11
Want in Trade	0

Wishlist	4
Comments	4
Year Published	2011

Valdora Erweiterung

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Num Ratings	39
Average Rating	7.38
Average Weight	2.25

Num Owned	195
Prev. Owned	21
For Trade	19
Want in Trade	13

Wishlist	25
Comments	16
Year Published	2009

Valdora Extra

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Num Ratings	77
Average Rating	7.25
Average Weight	2.14

Num Owned	344
Prev. Owned	18
For Trade	5
Want in Trade	20

Wishlist	55
Comments	35
Year Published	2009

Valdora: Additional Commission

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Num Ratings	2
Average Rating	8.50
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	11
Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	5

Wishlist	12
Comments	3
Year Published	2009

Valdora: Sechs Sonderaufträge

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	9
Average Rating	7.67
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	75
Prev. Owned	5
For Trade	8
Want in Trade	13

Wishlist	21
Comments	7
Year Published	2010

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Chinese rules	http://tagage.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Foru...	2012-01-11
German review - Malz Spiele	http://www.malz-spiele.de/index_others_valdora.htm	2012-01-02
German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.com/kritiken/Valdora	2011-09-08
Spanish review - Jugamos Tod@s	http://www.jugamostodos.org/index.php?option=com_c...	2011-06-15
A Review on The Spiel #94 - A Real Page Turner	http://thespiel.net/?q=node/571	2011-05-24
English Review on Unboxed: The Board Game Blog	http://unboxedbgb.blogspot.com/2011/04/valdora.htm...	2011-05-06
Polish review at GamesFanatic.pl	http://www.gamesfanatic.pl/2009/04/18/valdora-%E2%...	2011-04-14
German review on brettspiele-report.de	http://www.brettspiele-report.de/valdora/	2011-03-21
Russian rules	http://www.igroved.ru/games/valdora/rules_valdora....	2010-11-09
German review at spieletest.at	http://spieletest.at/spiel.php?Valdora&ID=978	2010-09-23