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Key Flow

Draft and pass cards to grow a riverside village, working your neighbours' buildings as well as your own.

A card-driven village builder along a river, distilled from the acclaimed Keyflower. Over four seasons you draft and pass cards, place your keyples to work your own and your neighbours' buildings, and grow a personal riverside community bursting with points from buildings, animals, and resources.

Card-driven take on classic KeyflowerWork your neighbours' buildings tooFour seasons of draft-and-pass

Who it's for

Keyflower fans and euro players who want that neighbour-scope depth in a faster, higher-count game up to six players.

Not for you if…

You want light and quick or hate iconography. There is a lot of symbol-reading, the learning curve is real, and the theme stays fairly abstract.

Vibe's take

Rich tableau-building with constant neighbour interaction, distilled into a brisk card-drafting flow.

#2,143 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2018 · 8 years ago

newer than 51% of games

In 3,135 collections

collected more than 42% of games

2–6 players · ages 12+

Best with 3 or 4 · publisher: 14+

45–75 min

longer than 71% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: demanding

Takes some learning · 2.9 out of 5 · heavier than 81%

Opinions: broad agreement

Most people rate it similarly

Language: no text

Playable without the language

Play style: competitive