Up the River (1988)

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Designer	Manfred Ludwig
Artist	Michael Wollert
Publisher	Ravensburger
Year Published	1988
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	20 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	6 and up
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Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (2 voters) [poll]
Honors	1989 Årets Spel Best Children's Game Winner
Subdomain	Children's Games (2 voters) [vote]
Category	Children's Game Dice Nautical Racing
Mechanic	Dice Rolling Modular Board Roll / Spin and Move
Expansion
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Family	Sailing
Primary Name	Up the River
Alternate Names	Controcorrente Flußaufwärts Oppover Elven Stroomopwaarts Vind i seglen
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A simple but enjoyable racing game with an ever-changing board (made of shifting tiles) and a few extra twists introduced by the special dice.
Ages 6+

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1989 Årets Spel (Sweden), Best Children's Game

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Oppover Elven

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Year: 1989

Product Code: 00 123 1

Size: 12.99 x 9.06 x 1.18 inches

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Up the River

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Publisher: Ravensburger

Artist: Michael Wollert

Year: 1988

Product Code: 00 281 8

Size: 9.00 x 13.06 x 1.38 inches

1.10 pounds

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Size: Medium Rectangle (e.g. Agricola)

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Stroomopwaarts

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Board Game Rank:	5948
Children's Games Rank:	227
Num Ratings:	129
Average Rating:	5.61
Standard Deviation:	1.42
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Users Owning:	233
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