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Valley of the Mammoths

Valley of the Mammoths

Descartes Editeur · 1991
3–6180 min12+ yrs2.5/5 complexity6.4 BGG#4.812 BGG1,9 K
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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?

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official art · Descartes Editeur

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.

Expanded by:

La Vallée des Mammouths: L'extension
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Complexity2.5 / 5
BGG rating6.4 / 10
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
180 min
Players
3–6
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#4.812

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Valley of the Mammoths is a civilization game, for 3–6 players, taking ~180 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Valley of the Mammoths — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Valley of the Mammoths support?
Valley of the Mammoths is played by 3–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Valley of the Mammoths take?
A game of Valley of the Mammoths takes about 180 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Valley of the Mammoths for?
Valley of the Mammoths is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Valley of the Mammoths?
Valley of the Mammoths has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.5 out of 5.
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