2021Keith Piggott
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 2
1 - 4 players30 - 90 minMedium weight

2024Keith Piggott
Mainly reviews and how-to-play. River of Gold is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 26 reviews, 15 how-to-play guides, 11 recorded sessions, 7 unboxings, and 6 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
From the Spine of the World Mountains to the bustling fishing villages of Earthquake Fish Bay flows a river where fortunes can be made and lowly traders can brush shoulders with Rokugan's elite. Will your clan become the dominant force along this River of Gold? In River of Gold, players take on the role of river merchants allied with legendary samurai clans, each vying to exploit the river to earn wealth, glory, and wisdom. Will you invest in developing ports, markets, shrines, and more along the banks of the busy river? Or will you rely upon sailing the river of gold, growing your wealth and influence through delivery contracts, visiting the nobility, and garnering a bit of divine favor during tough times? River of Gold features a stunning embossed metallic gold game board illustrated by master fantasy cartographer Francesca Baerald. In addition to looking beautiful, the gameplay is fast and clever, with minimal downtime and a playtime of just one hour. Fans of Eurogames will enjoy this mid-weight game, and with easy-to-learn, intuitive rules, you'll be able to get River of Gold to your table quickly. -description from the designer
River of Gold has 65 videos from 31 creators: 26 reviews, 15 how-to-play guides, 11 playthroughs, 7 unboxings and 6 other videos. They date from 2023 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play River of Gold - How to Game with Becca Scott", which runs 11 min. For a quicker teach, "Patrons Mini Expansion Explained" runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "River of Gold Review: Rokugan in 60 Minutes". 16 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "River of Gold - Teach & Playthrough", one of 11 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Drawn to Adventure, also by Keith Piggott, or Tabannusi: Builders of Ur, Point Salad and The Gallerist, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2023.
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2021Keith Piggott
1 - 4 players30 - 90 minMedium weight
2021David Spada, Daniele Tascini
1 - 4 players120 minHeavy weight
2019Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich
2 - 6 players15 - 30 minLight weight
2015Vital Lacerda
1 - 4 players60 - 150 minVery heavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
From the Spine of the World Mountains to the bustling fishing villages of Earthquake Fish Bay flows a river where fortunes can be made and lowly traders can brush shoulders with Rokugan's elite. Will your clan become the dominant force along this River of Gold? In River of Gold, players take on the role of river merchants allied with legendary samurai clans, each vying to exploit the river to earn wealth, glory, and wisdom. Will you invest in developing ports, markets, shrines, and more along the banks of the busy river? Or will you rely upon sailing the river of gold, growing your wealth and influence through delivery contracts, visiting the nobility, and garnering a bit of divine favor during tough times? River of Gold features a stunning embossed metallic gold game board illustrated by master fantasy cartographer Francesca Baerald. In addition to looking beautiful, the gameplay is fast and clever, with minimal downtime and a playtime of just one hour. Fans of Eurogames will enjoy this mid-weight game, and with easy-to-learn, intuitive rules, you'll be able to get River of Gold to your table quickly. -description from the designer
Designer
Keith Piggott
Artist
Francesca Baerald
Publisher
Office Dog
Mechanics