Z-Man Games will release Valletta, designed by Stefan Dorra (For Sale, Medina), in 2017.

Set in 16th Century Malta, Valletta challenges players to help build a new capital city for the island.  Starting with a small pool of simple craftsmen, they must construct new buildings, hire more advanced craftsmen, and attract the attention of the city’s wealthy and powerful.

Valletta combines elements from three proven styles of game:  deck building, worker placement, and resource management.  Each player manages their own deck of worker cards, acquiring new ones by constructing buildings and “firing” unwanted workers to remove them from their deck.  Playing cards nets resources, which are in turn used to support new construction.  The player who can gather the most points through careful management of both their card deck and their resources wins the game.

Z-Man also recently announced plans for a new edition of Akrotiri (see “Z-Man Returns to ‘Akrotiri’”).