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ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer

2021·Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic

Videos
27
Creators
26

Mainly reviews. ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 14 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.

1 players
15 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

As a ROVE (Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer) you're used to surveying the fringes of space, but now you've crash-landed on an unfamiliar planet. You'll need to reconfigure your reusable modules to get to safety! ROVE is a solo spatial puzzle game. In each game of ROVE, the player will face a series of mishaps that can only be solved by arranging the 6 module cards in a specific pattern. Moving a module requires Movement Points gained by discarding cards from hand for the listed amount. Players may gain additional Points if their current module layout matches the pattern shown on the discarded card. Each module costs 1 Movement Point per activation and uses its own unique movement style, such as only moving diagonally or pushing other modules a single space. Modules also have powerful single-use abilities that can help get players out of a tight spot. Properly timing these abilities -- as well as effectively using the limited number of Movement cards -- will help the player complete ROVE's mission successfully.

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer

Watch first

Learn to play

ROVE | Solo Board Game PaRTy!!! (Playthrough and Review/ Tutorial, yup!)16:04

ROVE | Solo Board Game PaRTy!!! (Playthrough and Review/ Tutorial, yup!)

Tabletop Tokki

Tabletop Tokki

Review

Rove Review - with Zee Garcia14:27

Rove Review - with Zee Garcia

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Watch it played

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer - BGG Solo-Mode w/ Foster the Meeple33:51

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer - BGG Solo-Mode w/ Foster the Meeple

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

Which ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer video should I watch?

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer has 27 videos from 26 creators: 14 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 5 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2021 to March 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "ROVE | Solo Board Game PaRTy!!! (Playthrough and Review/ Tutorial, yup!)" by Tabletop Tokki, which runs 16 min. For a quicker teach, "How To Play: Rove" by Plumpy Thimble runs 5 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Rove Review - with Zee Garcia" by The Dice Tower. 14 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer - BGG Solo-Mode w/ Foster the Meeple" by BoardGameGeek, one of 5 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Águeda: City of Umbrellas, Wildtails: A Pirate Legacy, Battlecrest: Fellwoods Base Game and Adventurous, also by Dustin Dobson.

All videos

ROVE | A 18 Card Logic Puzzle | How To Play & PlaythroughHow to play21:53

ROVE | A 18 Card Logic Puzzle | How To Play & Playthrough

Play Thru Games

Play Thru Games

ROVE Board Game Review in 90 Seconds | Solo Puzzle Game from Button ShyReview1:30

ROVE Board Game Review in 90 Seconds | Solo Puzzle Game from Button Shy

Meeple AF

Meeple AF

Rove, Rove Expansions, Aqua Rove & Rove Junior Review - A Ton Of Solo Problem Solving!Review18:47

Rove, Rove Expansions, Aqua Rove & Rove Junior Review - A Ton Of Solo Problem Solving!

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

The ROVE Collection Compared: ROVE, Aqua ROVE + ROVE JrReview10:59

The ROVE Collection Compared: ROVE, Aqua ROVE + ROVE Jr

ShelfClutter

ShelfClutter

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer - BGG Solo-Mode w/ Foster the MeeplePlaythrough33:51

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer - BGG Solo-Mode w/ Foster the Meeple

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

EVOR (Salt & Pepper Games) NUEVA JUEGO DE CARTERA - Opinión y ¿Cómo se juega?Review14:43

EVOR (Salt & Pepper Games) NUEVA JUEGO DE CARTERA - Opinión y ¿Cómo se juega?

Con4Hijos

Con4Hijos

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer ReviewReview8:51

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer Review

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Button Shy Games Solo DOUBLEHEADER: Sprawlopolis + ROVEPlaythrough1:43:26

Button Shy Games Solo DOUBLEHEADER: Sprawlopolis + ROVE

Solo Playthroughs

Solo Playthroughs

ROVE, by Button Shy (Procreate drawing time lapse)0:30

ROVE, by Button Shy (Procreate drawing time lapse)

Mike Berg

Mike Berg

SOLO Board Game Review: ROVE (Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer)Review7:02

SOLO Board Game Review: ROVE (Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer)

MeepleShelter

MeepleShelter

Rove PlaythroughPlaythrough10:12

Rove Playthrough

Sword and Board Games

Sword and Board Games

How to Play ROVE (and Expansions)How to play14:31

How to Play ROVE (and Expansions)

MyklSkeleton

MyklSkeleton

ROVE | Solo Board Game PaRTy!!! (Playthrough and Review/ Tutorial, yup!)16:04

ROVE | Solo Board Game PaRTy!!! (Playthrough and Review/ Tutorial, yup!)

Tabletop Tokki

Tabletop Tokki

ROVE Board Game | How to Play & Full Solo Playthrough | A Solo Only 18-Card Micro Game by Button Shy24:41

ROVE Board Game | How to Play & Full Solo Playthrough | A Solo Only 18-Card Micro Game by Button Shy

Totally Tabled

Totally Tabled

How To Play: Rove5:13

How To Play: Rove

Plumpy Thimble

Plumpy Thimble

How to Play ROVE (and Expansions)14:31

How to Play ROVE (and Expansions)

MyklSkeleton

MyklSkeleton

PnP Build Overview3:07

PnP Build Overview

Out of the Box [Board Games]

Out of the Box [Board Games]

ROVE | A 18 Card Logic Puzzle | How To Play & Playthrough21:53

ROVE | A 18 Card Logic Puzzle | How To Play & Playthrough

Play Thru Games

Play Thru Games

Rove Review - with Zee Garcia14:27

Rove Review - with Zee Garcia

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Playthrough and Review | One Stop Co-Op Shop22:04

Playthrough and Review | One Stop Co-Op Shop

One Stop Co-op Shop

One Stop Co-op Shop

ROVE - Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer Review12:57

ROVE - Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer Review

GameEnthus

GameEnthus

ROVE [with The Family Gamers]5:10

ROVE [with The Family Gamers]

The Family Gamers

The Family Gamers

Jason’s Board Game Diagnostics of ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer11:53

Jason’s Board Game Diagnostics of ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

Rove Review - The Best & Worst Parts Of The Newest Button Shy Game6:13

Rove Review - The Best & Worst Parts Of The Newest Button Shy Game

Quack&Co

Quack&Co

Rove, Rove Expansions, Aqua Rove & Rove Junior Review - A Ton Of Solo Problem Solving!18:47

Rove, Rove Expansions, Aqua Rove & Rove Junior Review - A Ton Of Solo Problem Solving!

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Plumpy Thimble Roves around1:40

Plumpy Thimble Roves around

Plumpy Thimble

Plumpy Thimble

EVOR (Salt & Pepper Games) NUEVA JUEGO DE CARTERA - Opinión y ¿Cómo se juega?14:43

EVOR (Salt & Pepper Games) NUEVA JUEGO DE CARTERA - Opinión y ¿Cómo se juega?

Con4Hijos

Con4Hijos

EVOR/ROVE | Reseña, Tutorial & Partida | Y si te mola?29:35

EVOR/ROVE | Reseña, Tutorial & Partida | Y si te mola?

Kholiast Board Games

Kholiast Board Games

SOLO Board Game Review: ROVE (Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer)7:02

SOLO Board Game Review: ROVE (Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer)

MeepleShelter

MeepleShelter

The ROVE Collection Compared: ROVE, Aqua ROVE + ROVE Jr10:59

The ROVE Collection Compared: ROVE, Aqua ROVE + ROVE Jr

ShelfClutter

ShelfClutter

ROVE Board Game Review in 90 Seconds | Solo Puzzle Game from Button Shy1:30

ROVE Board Game Review in 90 Seconds | Solo Puzzle Game from Button Shy

Meeple AF

Meeple AF

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer Review8:51

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer Review

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer - BGG Solo-Mode w/ Foster the Meeple33:51

ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer - BGG Solo-Mode w/ Foster the Meeple

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

Playthrough | ROVE (Button Shy Games)30:44

Playthrough | ROVE (Button Shy Games)

Sir Thecos

Sir Thecos

Rove Playthrough10:12

Rove Playthrough

Sword and Board Games

Sword and Board Games

Panda Solo: Rove from Buttonshy | Twitch VOD from Dec. 16, 20211:59:09

Panda Solo: Rove from Buttonshy | Twitch VOD from Dec. 16, 2021

Amanda Panda

Amanda Panda

Button Shy Games Solo DOUBLEHEADER: Sprawlopolis + ROVE1:43:26

Button Shy Games Solo DOUBLEHEADER: Sprawlopolis + ROVE

Solo Playthroughs

Solo Playthroughs

Rove plus all expansions - Unbiased Unboxing with John LaRuffa4:57

Rove plus all expansions - Unbiased Unboxing with John LaRuffa

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

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About ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer

From BoardGameGeek:

As a ROVE (Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer) you're used to surveying the fringes of space, but now you've crash-landed on an unfamiliar planet. You'll need to reconfigure your reusable modules to get to safety! ROVE is a solo spatial puzzle game. In each game of ROVE, the player will face a series of mishaps that can only be solved by arranging the 6 module cards in a specific pattern. Moving a module requires Movement Points gained by discarding cards from hand for the listed amount. Players may gain additional Points if their current module layout matches the pattern shown on the discarded card. Each module costs 1 Movement Point per activation and uses its own unique movement style, such as only moving diagonally or pushing other modules a single space. Modules also have powerful single-use abilities that can help get players out of a tight spot. Properly timing these abilities -- as well as effectively using the limited number of Movement cards -- will help the player complete ROVE's mission successfully.

Designers

Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic

Artists

Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic

Publisher

Button Shy

Categories

Card GameScience FictionSpace Exploration

Mechanics

Hand ManagementAbstract Movement & CapturePattern RecognitionSolo / Solitaire Game
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