It’s time for another Button Shy Game to hit the table, this time River Wild. They put out a lot of solo games, and I am generally intrigued by them. I like the idea of them because Button Shy Games are 18 card games, plus expansions, but it promises a solo game in a small package. Is River Wild a good solo game in a small package or is it a miss?

River Wild – Game Play

Let’s talk about this game and how it compares with the other Button Shy Games that I’ve played. Mainly this is my fourth solo only or primarily Button Shy Game. And it’s one of my favorites. Some of the other ones have fallen a bit flat for me, but it works with a similar premise to something like Super Slopes of completing paths and how you do that you score points.

Actually, out of the four solo ones that I’ve done, Fishing Lessons is the one that is the most unique. Sprawlopolis has some similar DNA to River Wild and Super Slopes. I think that River Wild being a purely solo game helps it, in my opinion. Because it doesn’t add to what you need to learn for the game. Super Slopes has a dummy hand that you have to play, which is easy enough.

What I like about River Wild is, and I said this on the One Stop Coop Shop Discord, is that I feel like I can play it while paying attention about 60-75%. That means it is a solid game for when I want something to do while watching a sporting event or maybe a movie that I’m not that interested in. It won’t fully pull my focus so I’ll still know what’s going on in what I’m watching, but it will also then help me from just being on my phone. And that’s not a bad spot for a really small solo game.

Upcoming Streams

On Monday I stream at 9 PM Central. That is sometimes a bit hit or miss, but that’s the goal. And I do small solo game plays. That is going to be interspersed with learning to paint. I am not going to be teaching you how to paint, I’m going to be learning myself. So join me on Monday for solo gaming or painting.

On Wednesdays, well, I said that I plan to play at least 10 games of Rogue Angels. This is going to continue how I play my solo campaign games on the channel. We’ll see if I am able to get four different campaigns played at least 10 games this year. It’s tricky, but I think that I can do it. That is at 8 PM Central time for the campaign games. The next part of Rogue Angels can be found coming up here.

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