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The Dark Valley
Head-to-Head Duel

The Dark Valley

Designed by Ted Raicer

Published by GMT Games

Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach

Players

1-2

Community Snapshot

Best with 2
Medium complexity
~500 min
7.8 on BGG (534)
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Language Editions

English

Categories

Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.
World War II
Set during the Second World War — from D-Day to the Pacific theater.

How It Plays

Chit-Pull System

Tokens are drawn randomly from a pool to determine who acts next — it adds suspense to every round.

Hexagon Grid

The board uses hexagons instead of squares — this gives you more directions to move and think about.

Movement Points

You get a set number of movement points to spend on moving your pieces — plan your path carefully.

Zone of Control

Your pieces influence the spaces around them — enemies can't just waltz through your territory unchallenged.

About This Game

(from GMT website:) The Dark Valley is a new game from award-winning designer Ted Raicer, focusing on the entire East Front campaign in World War II. The game components feature a beautiful map from Mark Mahaffey, stretching from Leningrad in the north to the Caucasus Mountains in the south, and around 600 counters representing every major unit that appeared during the course of the conflict. Initially most Soviet infantry are divisions, but as the game progresses these are replaced by armies and corps, so that players are not overwhelmed by the increasing Soviet Order of Battle.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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⚙️Medium-heavy board games for 2 players

Play Time

500 min

Complexity

3.4 / 5

Rating

7.8

Year

2013

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