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2023BGG rank #6,204

Guild Academies of Valeria

by Stan Kordonskiy · Daily Magic Games

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Players1–4
Time90–120m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age14+

About the game

What is Guild Academies of Valeria?

You and your fellow Headmasters are trying to build out your academies, recruit the best students, hire talented guildmasters, and influence important council ministers. Only select graduates can be tasked to fulfill quests ordered by the King, while the so-so graduates are sent to the capital city to make their own way. GAOV uses action selection, dice drafting and dice manipulation (Students), tile drafting, resource management and engine building (Academies), contract fulfillment (Quests), and a unique system where players choose which game aspects they want to score (Council Ministers) to bring a new aspect of the Valeria Universe to life. —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Action DraftingContractsDice RollingEnd Game BonusesModular BoardOpen DraftingTile PlacementWorker Placement with Dice WorkersWorker Placement, Different Worker Types

On the shelf

Categories

DiceFantasy

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