# River Valley Glassworks

River Valley Glassworks is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 25–45 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.5 out of 10 by 16 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $31.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 25–45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** Industry / Manufacturing, Animals
- **Mechanics:** Map Deformation, End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Modular Board, Matching, Pattern Building
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.5 out of 10, from 16 reviews
- **Owned by:** 45 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 205
- **Unique players:** 172

**Designers:** Ben Pinchback, Adam Hill, Matt Riddle

**Artists:** Andrew Bosley

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Atomic Empire | 31.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/358338 |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 33.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/river-valley-glassworks |
| Cardhaus Games | 34.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/river-valley-glassworks/ |
| eFantasy | 44.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/354917-board-game-river-valley-glassworks |
| Ludifolie | 32.5 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/21803-river-valley-glassworks.html |
| Zatu Games | 27.95 £ | https://zatu.com/products/river-valley-glassworks |
| Travelling Man | 27.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/river-valley-glassworks |
| Dungeon Marvels | 32.95 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/river-valley-glassworks-83075.html |
| Hyggeonkel | 259.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/river-valley-glassworks |
| Uplay | 34.95 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-river-valley-glassworks.html |
| Svet deskovych her | 870 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/14257/river-valley-glassworks-retail-edition |
| TLAMA games | 969 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/river-valley-glassworks-en/ |
| Dragons Lair | 449 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/river-valley-glassworks |
| Pelipeikko | 39.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/3233-river-valley-glassworks |
| Fantasiapelit | 40 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_235673 |
| Spelexperten | 479 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/river-valley-glassworks.html |
| Alphaspel | 489 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/220650-river-valley-glassworks |
| Get Your Fun | 43.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/037411-river-valley-glassworks-giochi-per-famiglia.html |

## Expansions

- [River Valley Glassworks: River Glass and Other Sundries](https://www.ludoya.com/games/river-valley-glassworks-river-glass-and-other-sundries)

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## Rules questions

### Can I place pieces into the river and also draw from the lake on the same turn?

No — on your turn you must choose exactly one action: either a Place & Gather or a Draw; you cannot do both (Rulebook p.2).

### If I place a piece on a river tile, which tile do I gather from?

Place 1 piece on a tile whose corner shape matches (or place 2 identical-shape pieces on any tile), then choose 1 adjacent river tile and gather all glass from that tile (the lake is not a river tile) (Rulebook p.2).

### Do shapes or colors matter when placing/gathering and when adding to my glassworks?

Shapes matter for placing and gathering from the river, while colors matter when adding pieces to your glassworks — new colors go into the next empty column left-to-right and existing colors fill their matching column bottom-to-top (Rulebook pp.2–3).

### What happens if I can’t fit a piece on my glassworks or my pan is full?

If a piece won’t fit because a column is full or you already have 7 colors, place it in overflow; when drawing from the lake, your pan can hold only 5 and any excess you choose goes to overflow (Rulebook pp.3–4).

### How many pieces do I draw from the lake and do they go straight to my glassworks?

When you take a Draw action you choose 4 pieces and add them to your pan (not your glassworks); afterwards refill the lake to 5 from the bag, and remember your pan max is 5 with any overage to overflow (Rulebook p.3).

### How does the game end, and what if I have fewer than 3 pieces in my pan at that moment?

When a player reaches or passes 17 on the inventory track they trigger the end; immediately any player with fewer than 3 pieces in their pan draws to 3, finish the current round so everyone has the same number of turns, then each player takes one final turn before final scoring (Rulebook p.4).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/river-valley-glassworks)
- [River Valley Glassworks in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/river-valley-glassworks)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/407297)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._