Cascadia: Rolling Rivers A Standalone Flip and Roll and Write Cascadia Game

Chart winding waterways through the Pacific Northwest, roll to collect native wildlife, and chain together dynamic habitat cards to construct a thriving riverine ecosystem.

Cascadia: Rolling Rivers (designed by Randy Flynn with development by the Flatout Games CoLab, illustrated by Beth Sobel, and published by Alderac Entertainment Group / AEG, Item #AEG01062) translates the Spiel des Jahres–winning tile-laying hit into a standalone "flip-and-roll-and-write" strategy experience. Focused specifically on the freshwater watersheds, misty river valleys, and aquatic ecosystems of Cascadia, players collect iconic wildlife—including salmon, grizzly bears, elk, foxes, and red-tailed hawks—to complete natural habitats. The primary gameplay objective centers on simultaneous dice drafting, contract completion, and sheet optimization: across multiple rounds, players leverage shared and personal dice pools to fill in regional maps, aiming to score the most harmonious, balanced ecosystem.

The primary mechanical hurdle stems from managing resource manipulation and chaining Completion Card combos across four distinct Environment Sheets. Each turn, a central pool of deluxe wooden dice is rolled for all players, alongside personal dice rolled privately. Players harvest the rolled wildlife symbols and Nature Tokens, allocating them toward public Habitat Cards displayed in the central market. Satisfying a card allows a player to cross off connected habitats on their personal riverine map, unlocking instant placement bonuses, dice manipulation abilities, and endgame point multipliers. Each of the four included map sheets introduces unique environmental rules—ranging from directional river currents that dictate placement order to secluded wetlands requiring specific wildlife groupings. Designed for 1 to 4 players aged 10 and up (and expandable up to 8 players when paired with Cascadia: Rolling Hills), a complete match plays out in a brisk 20 to 30 minutes. To master the riverways, you must balance immediate card objectives against long-term grid bonuses and navigate the waterways with precision.

Game Specs at a Glance:
Age Range: 10+ Years
Publisher: Flatout Games
Play Time: 20-30 Minutes
Player Count: 1-4 Players (Combines with Cascadia: Rolling Hills to play up to 8 players across 8 distinct map sheets; includes dedicated solo mode)
Complexity: Light-Medium (Flip-and-Rolle-and-Write, Simultaneous Action, Pattern Building, Open Drafting, Contract Fulfillment, Cascading Combos)

What's in the Box?

• 10 Deluxe Engraved Wooden Dice:
  • 3 Central Dice
  • 1 Special Central Die
  • 6 Personal Dice
• 30 Unique Riverine Habitat Cards
• 12 Completion Cards
• 64 Double-Sided Riverine Environment Sheets
• 64 Double-Sided Tally Sheets
• 4 Double-Sided Player Aid Cards
• 1 Rulebook