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Base game

The River

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Published
2018
Players
2–4
Play time
30–45 min
Reach
Niche
Evaluations
0
Themes:
Exploration
Mechanics:
Trading & negotiationTile layingWorker placement

How it plays

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Main mechanics explained

  • Trading & negotiation: Deals between players move the game forward.
  • Tile laying: You build a shared or personal board tile by tile.
  • Worker placement: You claim limited action spots before anyone else does.
Full publisher description

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!

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