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River, The

In The River, players struggle to create the best pioneer settlement out of a new, uninhabited world. In order to best your opponents, you must construct valuable buildings and cultivate... (read more)
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Reviews
mixed, 62% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
30 minutes
Published
2018
Age
8+
Publisher
Days of Wonder
Players
2 to 4 players
Designers
Ismaël Perrin and Sébastien Pauchon
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Strategy Game, Tile Placement, Andrew Bosley, Exploration, Worker Placement, Rebel Sp. z o.o., and Contracts
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Description

In The River, players struggle to create the best pioneer settlement out of a new, uninhabited world. In order to best your opponents, you must construct valuable buildings and cultivate your river banks into harmonious and productive settlements. Expand your territory, conserve resources, and block your competitors from victory along the way. Every decision counts in this fast, streamlined tile-and-worker and placement game. As an added challenge, as you progress in the game, your workers will periodically settle down and stop working for you, so your pool will get smaller and the decisions tighter. Very accessible and fluidly thematic, The River is an elegantly smooth game packing a strategic punch for the whole family.

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Game's Categories

Genre

  • Strategy Game

Theme

  • Exploration

Mechanics

  • Tile Placement
  • Contracts
  • Turn Order: Claim Action
  • Worker Placement

Publishers

  • Days of Wonder
  • Rebel Sp. z o.o.

Designers

  • Sébastien Pauchon
  • Ismaël Perrin

Editor

  • Jesse Rasmussen

Artists

  • Andrew Bosley
  • Jesse Rasmussen

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