2024Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
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1 - 5 players20 - 40 minLight weight

2021Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
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.
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 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.
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2024Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
1 - 5 players20 - 40 minLight weight
2022Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
1 - 2 players30 minMedium weight
2022Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
2 players20 minMedium weight
2025Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
1 - 4 players15 minLight weight
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.
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Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
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Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
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