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Windmill Valley

Windmill Valley

Designed byDani Garcia•Published byBoard&Dice

2024All-Time
2024All-Time
Rank
26
in 2024
Total Points
78 pts
Borda count scoring

It’s the late 19th century, and more than 9000 windmills dot the landscape of the Netherlands, some of them purpose-built to dry the lowlands, called polders. In the polders between these windmills are fields filled with colorful tulips—the flower that once was a p…

Published
2024
Players
1-4
Play Time
45-90 min
Weight
3.05 / 5
BGG Rating
7.7View on BoardGameGeek
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Alice Plays Board Games
Gaby
Jan 24, 2025
Rejected
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Atelier duMeeple
Martin
Jan 5, 2025
Rank1
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BlackBoardGaming
Alicia
Jan 6, 2025
Rank3
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Rahdo Runs Through
Rahdo
Dec 25, 2024
Rank3
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Tantrum House
Jonah
Dec 16, 2024
Rank3
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Tantrum House
Kevin
Dec 16, 2024
Rank4
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Should I Buy This Board Game
Christine
Jan 10, 2025
Rank4
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Tantrum House
Melissa
Dec 18, 2024
Rank5
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BG Port HK
Ross
Jan 11, 2025
Rank7
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Meeple University
Stella
Jan 11, 2025
Rank7
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The Dice Tower
Jeff Knapp
Dec 13, 2024
Rank8
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So Very Wrong About Games
Michael Walker
Jan 28, 2025
Rank9
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Board Games Unlocked
Brad
Dec 23, 2024
Rank9
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Ginger Beard Geekdad
Neil
Jan 24, 2025
Rank9
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The Dice Tower
Eric Summerer
Dec 9, 2024
Rank10
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Board Gamers Anonymous
Anthony
Jan 16, 2025
Rank10
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BoardGameBollocks
Matt
Jan 6, 2025
Rank10
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Chairman of the Board
Dan
Dec 24, 2024
Rank10
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Tabletop Turtle
Mike
Jan 8, 2025
Rank10
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ThinkerThemer
Maggie
Jan 3, 2025
Rank22
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Jess & Shawn
Dec 21, 2024
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Brian
Jan 4, 2025