River Valley Glassworks (Deluxe Edition)

Take a piece of glass from the river. The one you leave behind matters more than the one you take.

Coloured glass runs down a river between the players and you draft from it — but taking a piece opens up what the next person can reach, so half the game is deciding what you are prepared to hand over. Everything you collect goes into your workshop, where sets and patterns score.

It looks like a gentle family game and plays like a knife fight conducted politely. Twenty-five to forty-five minutes, one to five players, and a solo mode in the box.

This is the Deluxe Edition, which is a genuinely different object: clear acrylic river tiles rather than card, a neoprene playmat, dual-layer player boards so nothing slides, screen-printed meeples, and a deluxe stand-up bag.

Perfect for: Anyone who buys a game partly to look at it, and families who want a light drafter with real decisions.

1–5 players | 25–45 minutes | Age 8+ | Deluxe components