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Bear Valley

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2016 · 2-6 players · 30min · weight 1.83 · 461 ratings

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ID
191624
Name
Bear Valley
Year
2016
Rank
30148
Min players
2
Max players
6
Playing time
30
Min playtime
15
Max playtime
30
Avg weight
1.8333
Num weights
6
Bayes avg
5.43262
Average
5.15977
Users rated
461
Num owned
1091
Wanting
9
Wishing
100
Num comments
198
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:47:10 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Modular BoardPlayer EliminationPush Your Luck
Categories (3)
AnimalsCard GameExploration
Description (1155 chars)

In Bear Valley, you must be the first to survive the treacherous wilderness and escape to the safety of the camp at the end of the valley. Players start as 2-6 campers along the Bear River and must navigate the wilderness, avoiding bears and trying to not get lost. The map of trails and challenges is built by the players as they explore the wilderness. These wilderness cards feature beautifully illustrated realistic art and have between three and six exit points along with a variety of features, both man-made and natural in origin. No two games will ever play the same. Gameplay is structured around a clever movement mechanism in which the first player moves one card, the second player moves up to two cards, the third player three, and so on. Each of the six player characters has both advantages and disadvantages that can be used across a variety of play options — short or long play, regular or advanced. Dive into caves, row canoes, cross bridges, climb mountains, and cut through treacherous underbrush as you stop at nothing — except bears — to be the first to reach base camp. Can you survive and escape Bear Valley?

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