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Valkenburg Castle

Valkenburg Castle

Task Force Games · 1980
2120 min10+ yrs2.1/5 complexity6.0 BGG#22.135 BGG456CouplesStrategy
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Valkenburg Castle is a fantasy game of adventure and combat in the depth of an ancient dungeon. It was one of the Task Force Games Pocket Games.

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Valkenburg Castle box art
official art · Task Force Games

Valkenburg Castle is a fantasy game of adventure and combat in the depth of an ancient dungeon. It was one of the Task Force Games Pocket Games.

Players may use heroic leaders, fighting men, clever burglars and mysterious magic users to explore and eventually capture the castle from evil orcs, trolls, banshee and drogs. It includes 5 scenarios and a campaign. There are different victory conditions such as slay the dragon, find the secret treasure, raid, etc. or there is also a campaign game where Lord Hobart starts with a fixed amount of money and has to use it wisely to finance his long term assault on the castle for total takeover. He has to use the loot recovered from the castle to maintain his small force and keep up the pressure on the monsters during a protracted campaign with repeated sieges of the castle. Comes with 16x20 map sheet depicting the five floors of the castle, 54 die-cut counters, and a 26-page rulebook with color cover.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.1 / 5
BGG rating6.0 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
120 min
Players
2
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#22.135

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Q4How many players does Valkenburg Castle support?
Valkenburg Castle is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Valkenburg Castle take?
A game of Valkenburg Castle takes about 120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Valkenburg Castle for?
Valkenburg Castle is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Valkenburg Castle?
Valkenburg Castle has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.1 out of 5.
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