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12 Rivers Review — When Marbles Meet Strategy

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  12 Rivers Review — When Marbles Meet Strategy 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Players: 2–4 ⏱ Play Time: 45–75 minutes 🧠 Complexity: Medium-Light 🎯 Genre: Worker Placement / Set Collection ✏️ Designer: Romain Caterdjian 🏭 Publisher: Good Games Publishing 👶 Recommended Age: 10+ (though our 4-year-old had strong opinions about the marbles) 12 Rivers box art. Ridiculously cute, honestly. The Game That Makes Everyone Stop and Stare Pull this one out at the table and you'll always get the same reaction. "Wait — are those actual marbles?" "Is this a kids' toy?" "How does it even work?" Yes, they're real marbles rolling down a 3D board. No, it's not just for kids. And yes, the moment those pearls start rolling, the whole table locks in. What's the Game About? High in the mountains, rivers flow down from a mystical lake. You're the leader of a tribe, sending warriors upstream to camp beside the rivers and collect mag...