Vaalbara

Unite the tribes under your banner.

Welcome to the subcontinent of Vaalbara during the Neolithic era. Your tribe has set out to explore uncharted lands in order to establish sedentary villages. To win, you must use the various talents of your tribe to optimise your development, expand your territory, and enforce your hegemony!

A Game of Perfect Information

In Vaalbara, there is no luck of the draw. All players start on completely equal footing with the exact same deck of 12 Character cards representing the members of their tribe. Victory relies entirely on outsmarting your opponents.

How to Play

The game is played over 9 lightning-fast rounds.

• Choose Secretly: Each turn, all players secretly choose one Character card from their hand and reveal them simultaneously.

• Order of Initiative: The number on your chosen Character determines the turn order.

• Draft and Activate: In initiative order, players activate their Character's special powers and take over one of the available Territories from the central market.

The Strategy

Every type of Territory has its own unique way of scoring points (such as collection, pairs, diversity, or risk).

The true challenge of Vaalbara lies in the timing. You face a constant, difficult choice: do you play a high-initiative card to ensure you draft the best Territory on the table, or do you play a slower card to trigger a much more powerful ability?

After 9 rounds, the player who has scored the most points wins the game and unites the continent!