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Episode#40
Matt Riddle
Matt Riddle joins Brent on this episode of Ideas. Having been designing games for over a dozen years Matt has a wealth of knowledge in the board gaming space. Join Brent and Matt as they talk about designing solo vs. with a co-designers, how it was working with Matt Leacock and why only 17 glass pieces in River Valley Glassworks!
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Matt’s Board gaming backstory
4:18 -Missing the good old days of board games
10:45 - How Matt got into board game design
14:31 - Designing with others vs solo
16:40 - Why 17 glass in Revervalley Glassworks
19:45 - Subastral vs Rivervalley Glassworks
21:39 - Diving into Rivervalley Glasswork and signing with Allplay
24:53 - Designing The Four Doors with Matt Leacock
29:33 - What’s next in game design
32:32 - Wrapping up
Find out more about Matt’s design work at
motorcitygameworks.com
Find Matt on BGG:
Username - Riddlen
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Mostly reviews and playthroughs. River Valley Glassworks is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 37 reviews, 14 how-to-play guides, 23 recorded sessions, 12 unboxings, and 5 other videos.
1 - 5 players
25 - 45 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
About River Valley Glassworks, from BoardGameGeek:
Welcome to River Valley! The beautiful pieces of glass that can be found along the river here have attracted the most entrepreneurial of woodland creatures to set up shop.
In River Valley Glassworks, you play as one of these pioneers, drafting glass from the market of river tiles. To do so, you have to play a piece from your inventory into the river. Each river tile can take only a specific shape, and you must play into a space adjacent to where you want to draft from. After you pick up your glass, the river shifts forward, revealing new pieces and new opportunities.
Store the glass you pick up strategically in your shop. Depending on how the glass pieces are placed, your score will change drastically. Fill in rows and columns to gain bonus points, but don't draft too many of one type to avoid negative points!
-description from the publisher