When you die, you can take it
with you!
with you!
Classification Strategy Card Game
Mechanics Deck Building, Set Collection, Hand Management
Publication AEG, 2014
Ages 14+
Time 45
Players 2 – 4
Description
Valley of the Kings is
the perfect deck building card game to take with you on a trip. It fits in a small box and doesn’t take up
too much room on the table. The game play will keep players engaged from start
to finish.
the perfect deck building card game to take with you on a trip. It fits in a small box and doesn’t take up
too much room on the table. The game play will keep players engaged from start
to finish.
Valley of the Kings starts
like most deck building games. Players begin
the game with a tomb card and 10 Start cards of which there are 4 different
types each type having a special ability.
Players deal themselves 5 cards from their start deck and immediately
bump into one of the unique elements of the game. In the center of the play area are 6 face-up
cards arranged in a pyramid with 3 cards forming the base, then 2 cards forming
the 2nd tier and then 1 card as the top tier. Players can only buy
cards from the bottom level of 3 cards.
The remaining cards from the upper tiers now tumble down to refill the empty
spaces below them. The top of the
pyramid is refilled from a central draw deck at the end of a player’s
turn. On their turn players may use all
5 cards in their hand. Each card has a
gold value, a purchase cost, and a special ability. Players can play each card for only one
purpose: a) use the gold value to
purchase a card from the pyramid, b) use its special ability, or c) place the
card under the player’s tomb card entombing it.
The need to entomb cards is another unique element to the game. A player’s tomb is the only avenue for
accumulating victory points. When a card
is entombed it is taken out of play from the player’s deck and can no longer be
used. So, how long should a player hang
onto a powerful card to use versus entombing it for victory points?
like most deck building games. Players begin
the game with a tomb card and 10 Start cards of which there are 4 different
types each type having a special ability.
Players deal themselves 5 cards from their start deck and immediately
bump into one of the unique elements of the game. In the center of the play area are 6 face-up
cards arranged in a pyramid with 3 cards forming the base, then 2 cards forming
the 2nd tier and then 1 card as the top tier. Players can only buy
cards from the bottom level of 3 cards.
The remaining cards from the upper tiers now tumble down to refill the empty
spaces below them. The top of the
pyramid is refilled from a central draw deck at the end of a player’s
turn. On their turn players may use all
5 cards in their hand. Each card has a
gold value, a purchase cost, and a special ability. Players can play each card for only one
purpose: a) use the gold value to
purchase a card from the pyramid, b) use its special ability, or c) place the
card under the player’s tomb card entombing it.
The need to entomb cards is another unique element to the game. A player’s tomb is the only avenue for
accumulating victory points. When a card
is entombed it is taken out of play from the player’s deck and can no longer be
used. So, how long should a player hang
onto a powerful card to use versus entombing it for victory points?
The game ends when all cards in the
draw deck and the pyramid are acquired.
Only those cards in each player’s tomb are scored to determine the game
winner. Any entombed Start cards are
each worth 1 victory point. Unique
Artifact cards have a specified victory point value ranging from 2 to 5. In addition, there are 5 types of card sets
that yield points based on the number of different cards in the set a player has entombed. The set types are
Sarcophagi, Canopic Jars, Amulets, Books, and Statues.
draw deck and the pyramid are acquired.
Only those cards in each player’s tomb are scored to determine the game
winner. Any entombed Start cards are
each worth 1 victory point. Unique
Artifact cards have a specified victory point value ranging from 2 to 5. In addition, there are 5 types of card sets
that yield points based on the number of different cards in the set a player has entombed. The set types are
Sarcophagi, Canopic Jars, Amulets, Books, and Statues.
Valley of the Kings provides for plenty of opportunity to mess with your
opponents and interesting decisions on each round. Which card to buy, how to tumble the pyramid,
which card to entomb, and when to entomb really powerful cards that you want in
your deck to use.
We have an open copy of Valley of the
Kings available
in our Demo Games Library for you come in and try.
Kings available
in our Demo Games Library for you come in and try.
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