Rive
Posted: 08 April 2022, 20:54
https://www.marksteeregames.com/Rive_rules.pdf
Rive is a territory game with a highly unusual capturing mechanism. It doesn't have n-in-a-row, jump-and-capture, or anything else that would be immediately familiar to you.
Rive has a massive churn rate (though of course it's finite) and so must be played on a small board. Gameplay typically has wild swings in territory ownership.
Rive is a hard game to understand. The five games I programmed before this (Gopher, Dodo, Silo, Zola, and Icebreaker) were all published in 2021 and were designed to be simple. Dodo is especially simple and is by far the most often played of the five.
I designed Rive in 2010, long before my simplicity kick. Some of you will read the rule sheet once and completely understand it. Most will not. If you have any questions about the rules, please let me know. I'll do my best to get you there.
Mark
Rive is a territory game with a highly unusual capturing mechanism. It doesn't have n-in-a-row, jump-and-capture, or anything else that would be immediately familiar to you.
Rive has a massive churn rate (though of course it's finite) and so must be played on a small board. Gameplay typically has wild swings in territory ownership.
Rive is a hard game to understand. The five games I programmed before this (Gopher, Dodo, Silo, Zola, and Icebreaker) were all published in 2021 and were designed to be simple. Dodo is especially simple and is by far the most often played of the five.
I designed Rive in 2010, long before my simplicity kick. Some of you will read the rule sheet once and completely understand it. Most will not. If you have any questions about the rules, please let me know. I'll do my best to get you there.
Mark