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The River

Players

2-4

Time

30-45

Age

8+

Weight

1.97

Rating

6.61

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The River has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

The River has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics and strategies. The player interaction score is average. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It is moderately easy to learn, offering a balance between simplicity and depth. Overall, The River has a strong replayability score of 7.9.

Luck profile

The River has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements like dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role. Overall, The River strikes a good balance between luck and strategy.

Overview

In The River, you and the other mayoral players each struggle to create the best pioneer settlement by developing land along a river bed in your town, collecting resources from the area, and constructing buildings. As you explore and build up the untouched frontier, your workers will settle down along the way, meaning that your other workers will shoulder more of the burden to do what you want to do, which includes making nicely organized landscapes to please the aestheticians in town. Every decision counts in this fast and streamlined tile-placement game, and in the end the player with the most impressive settlement will win!

Category

1
Exploration

Mechanism

3
Contracts Tile Placement Worker Placement

Family

1
Theme: Rivers

Type

1
Family

Media

The River cover image

The River cover image

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Credits

Designers

2
Sébastien Pauchon Ismaël Perrin

Artists

1
Andrew Bosley

Publishers

2
Days of Wonder Rebel Sp. z o.o.

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