Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs | A Classic Waddingtons Family Adventure Game | Retro Game Review

[@Archaeonomy]

Thank you!I had totally forgotten playing this as a kid, but seeing the volcano brought it all back, serious nostalgia hit.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Thanks for watching. It's a really great old game.

[@bladerdj3503]

This game looks like a childs dream. The Lava tokens are thw most brilliant part for me. Never thought of a mechanic like that.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

The lava is a really fun idea, and because the lava is placed by the player who drew the card, it can get quite chaotic as the lava branches off into different directions based on what each player is trying to achieve with it. Really great stuff, and shows how good games aimed at children can be.

[@bladerdj3503]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Its so playful too. That sounds tactical even though its simple.

[@Timoles713]

I would've loved this as a kid. The original cover gets the imagination going. Thanks for sharing.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It's one of those classic cover illustrations that tells you exactly what you are getting. It's so good.

[@foxbat51]

I loved this game. That pterodactyl that picked up a player's piece in it's beak is a key memory for me.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I love little details like that in games. Totally unnecessary, but it adds so much.

[@CategorySolo]

I had this around 1990ish, and loved it! What a great game, thanks for the reminder - nothing beat the feeling of taking that pteranadon and messing with your opponents!!! The lava flowing!! Such good times

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It captured so many iconic things about dinosaur and adventure movies and folded them so well into a neat game system.

[@darth_smooth81]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!! I wish this made it to the US! It looks amazing!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I hope you get a chance to play it one day.

[@blackraptor311]

I made a video on the Ray Harryhausen Exhibit that came in Oklahoma City a few years ago. Showed the original models and art from him. It was a blast.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I bet that was a great exhibit. Absolutely love Harryhausen's work.

[@drharvey6245]

This was one of my favourite games as a child. I fondly remember using the Pteradon to do exactly as you suggest ABNB, dropping one of my sister's explorers with a gold piece into the swamp one move away from the swamp monster! I don't remember the temple so I guess given our ages that may have had a "mishap" or else it was a bit of a pain to put together and have it stay together so we gave up on it. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to relive a bit of my childhood!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I'm glad the video brought back some fun memories for you!

[@kendo5862]

Ray HarryHausen films were fantastic… a bit of unique magic that’s never been matched

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Absolutely.

[@mischievousartcritterclan7655]

I had this game, loved It. I actually have a couple of the dinosaurs from it in my parents garden to this day. Thanks for the video. Awesome to see this again

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad it brought back some memories for you!

[@mmcarolan]

Thanks for this - what a dose of nostalgia - had this as a kid and loved it - for the imagination more even than the gameplay. was fantastic. great review.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the review and I hope it brought back some good memories.

[@ftumptch86]

OMG I had totally forgotten about this. Loved it.

[@jasonnewell7036]

My mother found me a new copy for $2 Australian, and it is in great condition. It's only missing one of the beige explorers. I loaned it to the game library of a convention I was running before covid and it was one of the most popular games being played by people that year. That and Dungeon. I was considering making a big diorama style board for the game as a con centrepiece, but then covid hit and the con died.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I'm not surprised it was a big hit. Instantly accessible game with a great table presence and really strong theme. Great score on the $2 copy as well! That's amazing.

[@KujiGhost]

How timely! I just introduced this to my nephews this weekend and have played more games of Lost Valley these last few days than I have these past 30 (or more) years. What a classic.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

That's awesome. It sounds like they have been enjoying it. I can't imagine how anybody couldn't!

[@vo1non]

I still own this! Fun game!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It really has stood the test of time.

[@Mark-nh2hs]

Love this game had it as a kid one of my favs. I just wish someone would do a new revamped version of this game with updated rules and mechanics - would be amazing like they did with Dark Tower.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I don't think it really needs much to modernise it. It's such a well-designed family game. Would be great to see a version with all updated components on shelves again.

[@Mark-nh2hs]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring that would make my day that would.

[@flipz101]

Great video! This and Escape from Atlantis were my ‘go to’ games when I was young, would love to see them both revamped again (like Thunder Road has been), great video!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I would love to get an original copy of Thunder Road. It was another game I used to have as a kid.

[@rubix2007]

wow I just thought about this game from my childhood, and i could barely remember anything about it but the volcano and something about dinosaurs. Amazed to come across it in your channel!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Thanks for watching. I love covering old classic games on the channel.

[@DougWIngate]

Thanks for uploading this! Likewise, LVotD was the game of my childhood and sparked my love of board games and minis. This and Goosebumps Terror in the Graveyard

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Yes! I have Terror in the Graveyard. I played it on the channel with my daughter years ago. I love the transforming board.

[@dougsealy199]

Holy crap I had this as a kid in NZ! I am 40 now and still remember playing this

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I hope the video brought back some happy memories for you!

[@angelicdespot2735]

I remember this! Have just come back into possession of it as my parents move house and ckear out some games i left behind!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Nice find. I hope you play it again.

[@ITCamefromthePage]

This looks AMAZING. Great review and showcase.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you liked it.

[@NoxAtratus]

Love this game. I still have my original copy and play it from time to time. 🖤

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Ah, that's cool you still have your original. I wish I hadn't got rid of all my games many moons ago, but hindsight is an amazing thing!

[@usapatriot4163]

What an awesome looking game! Thanks for sharing this game with us!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

They really went for it with the presentation. Everything looks amazing, considering the time it came out.

[@Taterniac]

totally agree. im your age and also remember this, heck, i still have it on top of my cupboard, along with the frankenstein one. nice review

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Is that Waddingtons' Escape from Frankenstein game? I would love a copy of that for my collection. So cool.

[@Ekwah51]

Have this. We played it 3 weeks ago. We call the flying dino...Woodstock...Woodstock attacks!!😂

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Ha. Glad to hear the game is still getting played.

[@deanteasdale8261]

I loved this game! Had the peices long after I lost the rest of it, just awesome!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It's a great game with the right amount of toy factor for the theme.

[@TSRCardMasterFan]

what a charming game, I'm in love with the theme of this game. The t-rex mini's remind me of the dinosaur toys my mom and dad used to get me. Thank you for sharing this :D

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It's such an amazing theme, and it has a great old-school toy factor.

[@superspecky4eyes]

Yeah, the ones you used to get in a big bag from the corner shop for 50p! All squashed a goofy looking! They never would stand up straight!

[@mcgimli.1772]

Hey, I bought a copy of this game on Ebay a couple of years ago, and have recently started playing it with my 8 year old son. We both enjoy the game, but totally agree that gameplay can be slow with just 2 players. We've begun developing our own set of house rules which involves playing with a reduced deck of game cards, and also modified rules about surviving attacks by the T-rex's & Pteranodon. We've still to game-test the new rules, but I reckon they'll make it much of a more fast flowing game, with a greater role play element and more unpredictability. Will keep you informed of how this works out if you would like? I've also recently purchased used copies of the '89 edition of HeroQuest (my favourite also), and Space Crusade (never owned it during childhood) after subscribing to your channel last month. Really enjoying the channel, best regards from Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

That's fantastic. You've got a collection of awesome games there! Thanks for subscribing and supporting the channel, I really appreciate it. I'm happy to hear you and your son are having fun with some classics.

[@iancanavan2324]

A full 3D board for this would be great👍…..and a few expansions, unofficial of course🙅🏼.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I love the board as it is. I always thought there should have been a triceratops bumbling about the place, though (rather than just those sad old bones under the volcano).

[@frankbranham7404]

The best Dinosaurs game is still the German-only Die Schlact der Dinosaurier. This is by Milton Bradley Germany with Games Workshop handling the sculpts and the inimitable Steven Baker (Heroquest, Space Crusade) doing the design. You NEED a copy.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It's definitely one I would pick up if I had the chance. What's not to love about dino riders? It's such a hard game to find, though. When copies do pop up, they tend to go for a lot.

[@Mailed-Knight]

Its beautiful, great vid.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It it a lovely-looking game. Thanks for watching.

[@jekylthorn8969]

Loved this game! Had it around 1987. I am sure one of those T Rex's turned up recently but I couldn't fathom what is was!!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I can imagine those dinosaurs got used as much as toys as they did as playing pieces by lots of kids.

[@1974Carnage]

This and Dark Tower, my two favourite games

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I never had Dark Tower as a kid, but I always wanted it. But Lost Valley got played to death.

[@1974Carnage]

@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring it's such a shame. Apparently only 1000 got made as guy claimed MB stole his idea and think still in deadlock. My tower had stopped working 😒 Only recently found out MB did an Atlantis version of Lost Valley, but only a few on eBay

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Return to Dark Tower from Restoration Games was received quite well, but it's just not the same. I would have loved to see a more faithful remake.

[@1974Carnage]

@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring yeah, same. Nothing against it, but it's a completely different game. Assume it comes down to the disputed rights. Shame I didn't win that 180 euro millions, could have looked at getting the rights and rereleasing 🤣

[@1183newman]

Never heard of this game, wish i did as a child because i would have loved it. I used to play Key To The Kingdom, Dark World, Battle Masters, Heroquest and Space Crusade.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Nice. I have featured Dark World on the channel previously, along with a lot of HeroQuest and Space Crusade. I do plan to add Battle Masters and Key to the Kingdom to my collection eventually too.

[@HivisoftheScale]

Daang! 6 Tyrannosaurs? The explorers are gonna have a tough time with this valley! I appreciate that they didn't try to name the flying threat a Pterodactyl. Nice to see that little touch.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Yeah. It's not often you see them in packs!

[@HivisoftheScale]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Now the only question is this; will Avalon Hill repackage and release THIS board game?!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It's due a shiny new edition. I could see Restoration Games having a crack at it.

[@HivisoftheScale]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Imagine the expansions! More Event cards, different type of Soldiers, more Dinosaurs! 😍

[@CarlToonist]

Happy Birthday 😊

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Thank you.

[@djchrismac]

My favourite board game as a kid, think i still have bits in the loft somewhere. Nothing came close to this for me (until Space Crusade), although Ghost Castle and Escape from Atlantis were also great fun. Cheers!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

All great games that did an amazing job of capturing their themes. Thanks for watching.

[@yippeeki-yay1691]

Loved this game as a kid playing with my parents, Escape from Atlantis was the other one.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I still need Escape from Atlantis for my collection.

[@MADMC2012adv]

Wow what a blast from the past! 🤟🤘💥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇦🇺

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I hope the video brought back some fun memories.

[@StevenA76]

I have this version

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I hope you still get to play it sometimes!

[@ZealSeraph]

Those t-rex minis look really familiar. I think someone used to sell those at a flea market back in the day, but that's literally all I've ever seen from this game until now. Looks like something I would've loved as a kid. I was a huge dinosaur fan.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I bet a lot of those dinosaurs crawled out of the game box and into the toy cupboard in a lot of homes.

[@andrewshaughnessy5828]

I'm nearly 60 and I can't believe I've never heard of this game - it looks fantastic! Anyone else remember Palitoy's "Treasure of the Pharaohs?"

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I've never played it but I thought it looked a lot like Ghost Castle (or Which Witch? depending on where you are from).

[@andrewshaughnessy5828]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring the obstacles you have to pass (great stone of Cheops, narrow stone steps) were fun, and there was no guarantee that being first to the burial chamber would win you the game. There was a 75% chance of being cursed instead!😵

[@drsyn9136]

Still got my copy with nearly everything minus one of the explorers or a bullet token. Loved this game. Would add extra dinosaurs for MORE danger.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

You can never have too many dinosaurs.

[@IsmaeeldeSilva]

Interesting how you lay down the lava. When we played it as children each piece of lava had to connect to the previous piece making unbroken streams.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Each piece of lava has to be placed next to at least one piece that is already in play. In this way there will be no breaks in the lava, but you aren't restricted to placing the lava in streams either. There is a diagram in the rules showing that the three you place at the same time once you reach the valley floor don't have to connect to each other, they just have to connect to at least one other piece of lava anywhere on the board.

[@IsmaeeldeSilva]

@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring interesting although less aesthetically pleasing. The other thing i remember was losing T Rexes and having to substitute in some from my dinosaur collection. Good times! As my Mum rarely gets rid of such things, hopefully I can dig it out to play with my children. They wil doubtless highlight many other rules we overlooked as children!

[@alritchie2162]

OMG I loved this game. Really wish this would get rereleased.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I think someone could release it with cool new components and the rules wouldn't need much work at all. I could see myself buying it again.

[@giuseppecolella]

Complimenti per la recensione e grazie 😊🎉❤

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Thank you for watching!

[@archangel0891]

I still have Valley in the cupboard, other than the box is a little beat the contents are pristine. The dinos paint job leave a lot to be desired😂 Mine is the red box reissue👍🏻

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

They don't look like much now, but when I was a kid I thought those painted dinos were awesome.

[@jasonnewell7036]

I loved the vampire game. It was my very first encounter with a d4 and d8.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I loved the little details, like the four little heroes painted on the board were the colours of the generic movers, so even though you didn't get a miniature for your playing piece, you could still envision exactly what you looked like. I was always the blue knight!

[@jasonnewell7036]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring I usually played the blue knight. I'm a red player normally, but my sister always wanted to play the red piece in this game, and she was very much a, "give me that one or I won't play!" sort of person. In Hero Quest she always had to be the elf and always had to have fire spells or she wouldn't play. I loved the fact the stamp was under his hat.

[@davidpease207]

WOW! What a cool game!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It is a very cool game.

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

Another fave of my childhood! The question is though - did you put the dead explorers in the volcano? Everyone I knew seemed to do this! 😂

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

No. Into the nest to feed the baby Pteranodons.

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Nah, that's where the dead dinosaurs went (we would occasionally kill them with lava). When the lava hit the valley floor is when the game got really serious!!! 😯

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Ah, I always liked that you couldn't kill the dinosaurs, only fend them off for a bit. Made them scarier. So we never even thought of adding any rules to allow them to be killed.

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring I think we may have misunderstood the rules a little but it made sense to our young minds - it was lava after all! 😁

[@PincheHugo_130]

the game to do it for me, was FRIGGING HeroScape.........and I was oldish LOL!!! 1st game to compel me into buying every expantion or nicknack for it, jeje GOOD TIMES!!!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

HeroScape was one of those games that should have been a big hit with me, but I just didn't connect with it. I can definitely see how it would spark enthusiasm for the hobby though. Are you going to jump into the new edition from Renegade Games or are you sticking with your originals?

[@PincheHugo_130]

I need to check it out firsthand....then I can decide, but knowing my self I'll prolly fold and buy into it regardless, especially if it's backwards comatible jeje I own every thing to the original and the last expantions where DnD based, I LOVE anything DnD themed, and that just won me over in more!! (even bought both monopoly DnD versions for whatever reason, they both suck by the way, but whatever DnD RULES!!) good thing homebrew rules fixes most anything.....=]

[@pirtrom11]

played this with my 2 grandchildren just a few weeks ago and they got very competitive then very angry then the board was flipped. I laughed. great game best for adults lol regards Tony Barber

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Oh no. A board flip. Lucky those dinosaurs are so rubbery!

[@unholyduckman]

Had it, loved it.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

So many people in the comments saying they had this or have fond memories of it. Just shows how successful and well-loved it is!

[@bellzno1520]

I still have this haha , I forgot all about the vampire game what was that called again? I have a part Atlantis game in the loft too I think 🤔 can you remember ghost castle too, I loved that

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Ha. The vampire game being called The Vampire Game is some of the savviest marketing ever. And yes, Ghost Castle is in my collection. I showed it briefly in this video but I haven't reviewed it on the channel yet.

[@kevinhill8032]

Use to adore that game lost Valley of the dinosaurs

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It's such good fun.

[@johnmiddleton4291]

Those Webleys must be loaded with better ammo than I've ever fired from one. I like how the T-Rex models look like they tried out a clown makeup set for the first time.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

And it's still better than modern Wizkids prepaints! I like how they have nice curly tails to help them stand up.

[@theheadlessglen]

Need this game

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It’s such a classic.

[@idiotproofdalek]

Amazing game! Still have my battered copy.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It really is excellent. It captured the theme so well.

[@austinwhitlock8856]

And then Mentor sends the heroes into the Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs to stop Zargon from claiming a foothold in the volcano!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

The quest writes itself!

[@nickgraney2119]

Love this game. Thisnand Atlantis, followed shortly after by Ghost Castle holds so many childhood memories. Great coverage

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It's lovely. I have a copy of Ghost Castle in my collection too, but I still need to pick up Escape from Atlantis. I loved the sea monsters in that one.

[@retroarcadefan]

I wish someone would bankroll JCS's sequel game to this.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

You mean Mammoth Mountain? He often talks about his original design for Lost Valley as well, which is apparently very different to what Waddingtons finally released. Maybe something for a publisher to sink their teeth into.

[@superspecky4eyes]

I have a real soft spot for that old anatomically incorrect dinosaur art. There's just something about it that screams ancient, mysterious beasts!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

I love it. I grew up looking through dinosaur books with art by the likes of Charles Knight and I still sort of think of dinosaurs as looking like that. It was a simpler time!