- BGG rating
- 8.0
Riverbed Hunt: Special River Tiles
- 3–9 players
- 20–45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #16,306
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Riverbed Hunt
2024
Rules assistance for Riverbed Hunt
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–9 players
- 20–45 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.9/5
Rules assistant for Riverbed Hunt
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Riverbed Hunt is a board game released in 2024 for 3–9 players, 20–45 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Christopher Vasileiou and Yan Theo and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Grid Movement, and Team-Based Game.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Riverbed Hunt: Wild Stream
- 3–9 players
- 20–45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2024
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About the game
Imitating humans in constructing houses and large ships, tritons quickly became a trading folk, and their agricultural villages flourished on the riverbank of Ie. Triton merchants are known for being able to provide extremely rare goods, such as dried starlight kelp seeds from Ie’s riverbed. Humans are willing to pay great sums for them, giving the triton merchants the incentive to seek them out, extract and provide to the market. A group of tritons, which the governing order calls “Separatists”, dissatisfied with the commercial policy of their fellow citizens, began protesting, sabotaging the merchants’ trade of the sacred to them, kelp seed. Of course, there are those who seek to take advantage of the whole situation and, in secrecy, exploit both sides for their own benefit... Riverbed Hunt is a light strategy deduction board game for 3 to 9 players. Randomly take the role of a Merchant, Separatist, or the Profiteer. This secret role will define your gameplay. During your turn, perform one of your three available actions. Dive to explore river tiles. Swim to move around the river board. Coop or Uncover to reveal river tiles. In addition, you may play an ability card from your hand, to enhance your strategies. Bring items to the surface until one of the win conditions is met. Reveal enough Kelps and the Merchants succeed in growing their trading business with the humans. Reveal enough Logs and the Separatists succeed in blocking this trade! If enough Coins are revealed, the Profiteer managed to deceive everyone about his intentions, for his own profit! —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Odd Statue Games
Questions and answers
Riverbed Hunt supports 3–9 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Riverbed Hunt is 20–45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Riverbed Hunt for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Riverbed Hunt has a complexity rating of 1.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Riverbed Hunt belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Party Game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Grid Movement, and Team-Based Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Riverbed Hunt are: Christopher Vasileiou and Yan Theo. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Riverbed Hunt as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.