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

2024Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
Mostly reviews. Aqua ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews and 2 how-to-play guides.
From BoardGameGeek
Sometimes even the familiar can be alien. As a ROVE (Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer) you are accustomed to the rigors of space, but the impenetrable darkness of the ocean depths is a brand-new challenge to confront. Aqua ROVE is a standalone entry in the ROVE series. In this solo spatial puzzler, the player must complete missions by using their movement cards to align ROVE's modules in the proper pattern. Each module has a unique one-time ability that can give ROVE a much-needed boost at a key moment. As ROVE travels further, efficient use of movement points and module abilities becomes paramount to achieve success. Experienced ROVE players will notice that there are a few changes in Aqua ROVE. For one, movement cards no longer provide generic points that are limited by the modules' movement restrictions. Instead, each card provides both the points and the direction of movement, providing a major twist to the original gameplay. All modules have been replaced with new abilities to match this change. However, each pattern now requires two specific fixed modules to complete rather than one. And as befits an ocean adventure, ROVE's missions are now placed vertically rather than horizontally to create a beautiful panorama of your descent.
Aqua ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer has 9 videos from 8 creators: 7 reviews and 2 how-to-play guides. They date from 2024 to January 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Aqua ROVE | Solo Board Game How to Play & Full Tutorial Playthrough (Review Copy Provided)" by Totally Tabled, which runs 13 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Aqua ROVE 🫧 | Solo Board Game PaRTy!!! (Playthrough and Review/ Tutorial, yup!) 🎉" by Tabletop Tokki. 7 creators have reviewed it.
If you like it, try Águeda: City of Umbrellas, ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer, Wildtails: A Pirate Legacy and Battlecrest: Fellwoods Base Game, also by Dustin Dobson. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2024.
2024Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
1 - 5 players20 - 40 minLight weight
2021Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
1 players15 minLight weight
2022Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
1 - 2 players30 minMedium weight
2022Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
2 players20 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Sometimes even the familiar can be alien. As a ROVE (Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer) you are accustomed to the rigors of space, but the impenetrable darkness of the ocean depths is a brand-new challenge to confront. Aqua ROVE is a standalone entry in the ROVE series. In this solo spatial puzzler, the player must complete missions by using their movement cards to align ROVE's modules in the proper pattern. Each module has a unique one-time ability that can give ROVE a much-needed boost at a key moment. As ROVE travels further, efficient use of movement points and module abilities becomes paramount to achieve success. Experienced ROVE players will notice that there are a few changes in Aqua ROVE. For one, movement cards no longer provide generic points that are limited by the modules' movement restrictions. Instead, each card provides both the points and the direction of movement, providing a major twist to the original gameplay. All modules have been replaced with new abilities to match this change. However, each pattern now requires two specific fixed modules to complete rather than one. And as befits an ocean adventure, ROVE's missions are now placed vertically rather than horizontally to create a beautiful panorama of your descent.
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Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
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Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
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