- BGG rating
- 7.1
Villages of Valeria: Events
- 1–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,785
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Villages of Valeria
2017
Rules assistance for Villages of Valeria
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
- 30–60 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.3/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Villages of Valeria
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Villages of Valeria is a board game released in 2017 for 1–5 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Isaias Vallejo and Rick Holzgrafe and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Open Drafting, and Follow.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Villages of Valeria: Guild Halls
- 1–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2016
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Villages of Valeria: Monuments
- 1–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2016
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Villages of Valeria: Architects
- 2–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2019
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Villages of Valeria: Landmarks
- 2–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2019
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Villages of Valeria: Landmarks & Architects
- 2–5 players
- 30–60 min
- 2019
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About the game
A village-building card game set in the world of Valeria. Establish resources, construct buildings, and attract adventurers to your Village to be crowned the next capitol city. Each player takes a turn taking one action from the following list and all other players may follow the action but with fewer rewards: Tax: Take 1 Gold and Draw 1 Card. (Follow: Draw 1 card.) Harvest: Draw 3 Cards. (Follow: Draw 1 card.) Develop: Discard 1 card to add a Resource to your village. (Follow: Discard 2 cards to add a Resource to your village.) Build: Add a building to your village. Draw a card. (Follow: Add a building to your village, but do not draw a card.) Recruit: Pay 1 Gold to add an Adventurer to your village. (Follow: Pay 2 Gold to add an Adventurer to your village.) Building cards can be used for 2 reasons. 1) Pay resources to add it to your village as a building and gain its benefit and VP. 2) Develop it as a Resource and place it under your Castle card. When building, use resources you have developed or pay another player 1 Gold to use their resource. The game ends when a player has built or recruited 10 buildings/Adventurers.
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Designers
Publishers
- Games Factory
- Daily Magic Games
- Games Factory Publishing
Questions and answers
Villages of Valeria 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 Villages of Valeria is 30–60 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 Villages of Valeria for ages 14 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.
Villages of Valeria has a complexity rating of 2.3 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.
Villages of Valeria belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and City Building. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Open Drafting, and Follow. 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 Villages of Valeria are: Isaias Vallejo and Rick Holzgrafe. 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 Villages of Valeria as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.