{"id":21168,"date":"2026-08-14T15:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/mecanique\/non-classifiee\/windmill-valley-duel-the-battle-of-the-tulips-goes-head-to-head\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:51:17","slug":"windmill-valley-duel-the-battle-of-the-tulips-goes-head-to-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/news\/windmill-valley-duel-the-battle-of-the-tulips-goes-head-to-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Windmill Valley Duel: The Battle of the Tulips Goes Head-to-Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Publisher <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">Board&amp;Dice<\/b> has revealed new details about <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"52\">Windmill Valley Duel<\/b>, the two-player adaptation of the original game designed by <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"133\">Dani Garcia<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"4\">A Tenser, More Interactive Horticultural Showdown<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">No more simple side-by-side competition: this duel spin-off puts a strong emphasis on <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"86\">direct interaction<\/b> and mechanics redesigned specifically for the two-player format. Set against the colorful backdrop of Dutch tulip fields and windmills, two rival floriculturists clash for commercial dominance.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Key gameplay features:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"7\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Interlocking gears<\/b>: Your action choices and windmill movements directly impact your opponent&#8217;s available moves.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Cultivation and upgrades<\/b>: Tulip planting, structure upgrades, and strategic control of shipping ports for export.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Timing management<\/b>: Every decision requires weighing immediate gains against the potential advantages handed to your rival.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"9\">Fact Sheet<\/h3>\n<table data-path-to-node=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Details<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Designer<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"10,1,1,0\">Dani Garcia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Publisher<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"10,2,1,0\">Board&amp;Dice<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Player Count<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"10,3,1,0\">Strictly 2 players<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"10,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">English Release<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"10,4,1,0\">October 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"10,5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">French Version<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"10,5,1,0\">Not officially announced yet<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publisher Board&amp;Dice has revealed new details about Windmill Valley Duel,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"chat","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[347],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-chat","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","post_format-post-format-chat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21169,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21168\/revisions\/21169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}