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TwinStar Valley

Game ID: GID0369198
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Year
2025
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Description

TwinStar Valley is a fun and accessible competitive game that has you controlling a mining company active in a beautiful secluded valley. You will construct a logistical network to transport valuable gemstones towards self-build workshops.
The goal of the game is to both earn a capital through carefully selling these assets to a fluctuating market and fulfilling contracts that allow you to score Victory points.

The game combines route-building and market manipulation but attempts to present these elements in an easy to grasp system, offering freedom and tough decisions.
Twinstar uses a unique Action selection mechanism and original twists to the genre of logistical games to create a fun, intense and joyful experience that both casual an more experienced gamers can enjoy.

—description from the designer

Description

TwinStar Valley is a fun and accessible competitive game that has you controlling a mining company active in a beautiful secluded valley. You will construct a logistical network to transport valuable gemstones towards self-build workshops.
The goal of the game is to both earn a capital through carefully selling these assets to a fluctuating market and fulfilling contracts that allow you to score Victory points.

The game combines route-building and market manipulation but attempts to present these elements in an easy to grasp system, offering freedom and tough decisions.
Twinstar uses a unique Action selection mechanism and original twists to the genre of logistical games to create a fun, intense and joyful experience that both casual an more experienced gamers can enjoy.

—description from the designer

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Video qSTyDc5tSSk Getting Games Games Radar Vlog sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • accessible yet strategic, with streamlined design
  • aimed to be a more approachable version of complex economic games
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • logistics, market fluctuation, contracts
  • logistical valley with mining and industry
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • root building / market interaction — production and contracts drive capital gain
  • unique action selection mechanism — streamlined logistics with market manipulation; no auctions
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Video 5u3NWqq11Vo Board Gaming Ramblings Other at 24:13 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • I want to keep it and play it with more people.
  • Positive aspect is that it is a gateway game.
Cons
  • The setting in Norway seems totally random.
  • With two players, it was kind of hard and ended up in a position where you could just build where I would add new things.
  • It's not my favorite genre of games in general.
Thematic elements
  • Norway
Comparison games
  • Age of Steam
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • action selection — The board where you play your actions, where you can also block, but if you block, another player can use more to move over you.
  • Pick-Up and Deliver — A lighter pick up and deliver game.
  • Route Building — Has a lot of the same root building things as Age of Steam.
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  • The most fun I think was when you trade with another player and then you forgot that you just traded with that player and you get the same cards back.
  • It felt like a boring tug of war kind of mechanism.
  • This is mind sweeper the board game.
  • The cake is a lie.
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Video _kcLGU86viQ Board Gaming Ramblings Other at 10:33 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Great introduction to Age of Steam kind of games.
Cons
  • Other cube rail games fit better in the collection.
  • Not enough of a reason to keep it over other similar games.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Age of Steam
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Cube rail — Mentioned as a category of games that fit better in the collection.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • It's a good one. Next up is another good one called Formosa Tea.
  • It's a flip and cube placing game.
  • This is the one that I wanted us to get.
  • This is the way that doesn't spill.
  • It is a longer game. I would have liked to play it but there is too many games so we're not playing it.
  • He played it when it arrived. We never did.
  • it's supposed to be fun, but there are so many fun games.
  • this made it into the top 10 from last year.
  • I love the worker placement like bidding that you bid with work.
  • But I like so much about it. I just don't like how long it is.
  • So even though I love and adore it, I don't think I will play it again.
  • my number one game from last year was galactic cruise. Galaxy Cruise.
  • And those are 20 more games leaving the shelf for different reasons.
  • And if you have too many games, take a hard look on yourself and see if there's something that you don't really need to have there because I promise you it feels good.
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