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Rules assistance for Valeria: Card Kingdoms – Crimson Seas
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
- 30–45 min
- 13+
- Complexity 2.8/5
Rules assistant for Valeria: Card Kingdoms – Crimson Seas
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Valeria: Card Kingdoms – Crimson Seas is an expansion for Valeria: Card Kingdoms released in 2019 for 1–5 players, 30–45 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Isaias Vallejo and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Open Drafting, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
In Crimson Seas, you will obtain Maps to new far-off lands beyond the borders of Valeria allowing you to import trade Goods from Araby to increase your victory points, purchase Tomes of great power to augment your resource production, rescue captured Nobles from the villainous Amarynth Empire, and plunder the wealth of the Cursed Isle. Beware the monsters of the sea, though, as they increase in strength, sowing chaos throughout all of Valeria. Along the top of the play area is a new game board called "The Islands". To access the Islands you need to use a new action called "Sail" and to sail, you've got to spend one map token, then you can access Araby to gain Goods, Nae Aerie to gain Tomes, Exekratys to retrieve lost resources, and Amarynth to rescue captured Noble's. This expansion has new icons, new tokens, new mechanics, new card types, and new cards for all the existing card types.
Designers
Publishers
- Pixie Games
- Daily Magic Games
- Schwerkraft-Verlag
Questions and answers
Valeria: Card Kingdoms – Crimson Seas supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Valeria: Card Kingdoms – Crimson Seas is 30–45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Valeria: Card Kingdoms – Crimson Seas for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Valeria: Card Kingdoms – Crimson Seas has a complexity rating of 2.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Valeria: Card Kingdoms – Crimson Seas belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Dice. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Open Drafting, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Valeria: Card Kingdoms – Crimson Seas are: Isaias Vallejo. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Valeria: Card Kingdoms – Crimson Seas as an expansion for Valeria: Card Kingdoms. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Valeria: Card Kingdoms to use it. Check that your edition of Valeria: Card Kingdoms is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.