Lost Valley

Explore a growing valley during the Klondike rush and look for gold, timber and fish before supplies run out.

Designers: Tobias Goslar, Roland Goslar
Published by: Heidelberger Spieleverlag
Editions by: Kronberger Spiele

The Klondike gold rush, as a journey rather than a payday. Lost Valley, from 2004, is about the stampede north, with its steep mountain passes, heavy loads, bad weather and dwindling supplies. The board grows as you play: you place tiles to explore the valley and hope to discover a gold vein in a mountain, a virgin forest that gives timber, or a fishing spot on the river that can feed a camp. Movement runs from point to point across what you reveal, so exploring and choosing where to go next shape the whole game. For three or four, around an hour, with an American West flavor.

Valley grows as tiles are placedLook for gold veins, forests and fishing spotsKlondike gold rush journey

Who it's for

You like exploration games where the map is revealed bit by bit and the setting is a gritty historical adventure.

Not for you if…

You want direct confrontation or deep economics. The game is about the journey.

Vibe's take

Gradual and adventurous. Each new tile is a small gamble, and the valley takes shape as everyone searches.