Games & Comics

Valley of the Mammoths
3 to 6 players
Ages 12 & up
Playing Time: 2 hours
Aurthor: Bruno Faidutti
Publisher: Eurogames / 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 pate 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.

Game System In the 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 so peaceful in the Valley, opposing tribes will attempt to hunt Your mammoths and bison, to gather Your fruits and roots, to fish your rivers and lakes... and even to 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!

 
Game Characteristics Valley of the Mammoths appeals to a broad audience. Its theme is enjoyable, its mechanics are original and dynamic, its rules are simple, and the artwork and cards are utterly hilarious! - who could ask for more? Plunge into prehistory! You'll have fun. So will the mammoths.

Contents: 1 game board made of two interchangeable halves, 4 fate cards (green), 15 summer event cards (yellow), 15 winter event cards (blue), 2 dice, 1 cloth sack for the animal tokens, 54 animal tokens, 8 wolf tokens, 6 sets of tribe tokens (10 warriors and 6 females per player), 1 neutral female token, 1 neutral warrior token, 1 wooden season marker, 9 crop markers, 9 wildfire / flood markers, 2 fence markers, 5 camp markers per player, 6 fire markers, 42 food markers in various denominations, all in a box approximately 30 x 30 x 7cm