Advertisement

Active Sellers
Things From Another World
Puzzle Master
Calendars
FUN.com
The Dark Valley
The Dark Valley
by GMT Games (2013)
Player Count
1 to 2

Player Ages
14+

Playing Time
8 hours, 20 minutes
Categories
  • Wargame
  • World War II
  • Designers
  • Ted Raicer
  • Mechanisms
  • Hex-and-Counter
  • Chit-Pull System
  • Simulation
  • Ratio / Combat Results Table
  • Movement Points
  • Multiple Maps
  • Artists
  • Rodger B. MacGowan
  • Mark Simonitch
  • Charles Kibler
  • Mark Mahaffey
  • Family
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Country: Russia
  • Country: Estonia
  • Country: Latvia
  • Country: Lithuania
  • Country: Belarus
  • Rating: 7.93/10 from 224 users

    Description

    (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. All German mechanized divisions are present in the game, while their infantry is a mix of division and corps.

    Although the game is a semi-monster, and covers the entirety of the conflict from the launch of Barbarossa to the end of the war, the game system emphasizes playability rather than rules overhead, allowing the players to concentrate on strategy choices rather than rules minutiae.

    The core of the game system is a “chit-pull” activation system. Each turn a variety of action chits are drawn, in a random order, from the Action Chit Pool, and it is this that determines the exact flow of operations on that turn. [...]

    This chit-pull system imposes constant uncertainty upon the player and introduces considerable tension into the game. [...]

    The Axis supply network, which imposed crucial restraints upon the effectiveness of the offensive, is represented using supply depot units.[...]

    Besides the full campaign game, TDV features scenarios for Barbarossa, Case Blue, Kursk, and the Destruction of Army Group Center. Scenario start dates can also be used to explore shorter versions of the campaign.

    The Dark Valley is designed to be playable and exciting, modeling the tension of the campaign elegantly and simply. The game also plays very well in solitaire mode due to the underlying chit-pull system. From the German blitzkrieg in 1941 to the blazing ruins of Berlin, The Dark Valley provides a truly new look at this much-gamed theater.

    TIME SCALE: 1 or 2 months per turn
    MAP SCALE: 20 miles per hex
    UNIT SCALE: Divisions/Corps/Armies

    COMPONENTS:
    • Two 22x34" maps
    • Three sheets of 1/2 " counters
    • Four Player Aid Cards
    • Two 6-sided dice
    • Rules Booklet
    • Players Booklet

    DESIGNER: Ted S. Raicer
    DEVELOPER: Paul Marjoram
    MAP ART: Mark Mahaffey
    COUNTER ART: Charles Kibler

    Game Discussions

    Add Comment

    You need to be logged in to comment.

    Comments (0)

    No comments yet. Be the first!

    Marketplace

    No listings at the moment.


    Do you own this game?
    Best Sellers
    Board Games





    Latest Searches: bibl | minon | Fix lightsaber | harry potter monopoly game | Monroe opoly | tell+a+tale+fairytale | kansas city chirfs | Spoon | hamilton+monopoly | nerf sports vortex aero howler | Hitchhiker quest for the galaxy | broom | Mcminnville Tn monopoly board game | long island monopoly | Need | Viking | catch+phrase+unsensored | Monopoly games lake george | Cara dunu | Cheesy and chong | Beyblade genesis | Co-operative+games | pishnut | ticket ride russia | troublq | Yugioh monopoly | Parchessi | rallyman dirt | little mermaid monopoly | gerald++mcboing+boing
    Sitemap: All Categories | All Publishers | All Designers | All Mechanisms | All Artists | All Family
    © 2018-2024 BoardGames.com | Your source for everything to do with Board Games
    All Rights Reserved
    Please note: BoardGames.com will receive commissions from purchases made through links on this page.
    Privacy Policy | Contact Us