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Within the charming valley of Everdell, beneath the boughs of towering trees, among meandering streams and mossy hollows, a civilization of forest critters is thriving and expanding. From Everfrost to Bellsong, many a year have come and gone, but the time has come for new territories to be settled and new cities established. You will be the leader of a group of critters intent on just such a task. There are buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, events to host—you have a busy year ahead of yourself. Will the sun shine brightest on your city before the winter moon rises? Everdell is a game of dynamic tableau building and worker placement. On their turn a player can take one of three actions: a) Place a Worker: Each player has a collection of Worker pieces. These are placed on the board locations, events, and on Destination cards. Workers perform various actions to further the development of a player's tableau: gathering resources, drawing cards, and taking other special actions. b) Play a Card: Each player is building and populating a city; a tableau of up to 15 Construction and Critter cards. There are five types of cards: Travelers, Production, Destination, Governance, and Prosperity. Cards generate resources (twigs, resin, pebbles, and berries), grant abilities, and ultimately score points. The interactions of the cards reveal numerous strategies and a near infinite variety of working cities. c) Prepare for the next Season: Workers are returned to the players supply and new workers are added. The game is played from Winter through to the onset of the following winter, at which point the player with the city with the most points wins.
| Year | 2018 |
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| Designers | James A. Wilson |
| Artists | Cody Jones, Andrew Bosley, Dann May |
| Publishers | YOKA Games, Hobby World, Maldito Games, Galápagos Jogos, Matagot, Pegasus Spiele, Arclight Games, CMON Global Limited, Kaissa Chess & Games, Rebel Sp. z o.o., Fantasmagoria, Rexhry, Gémklub, Ігромаг, White Goblin Games, MIPL, Spilbræt.dk, Starling Games (II), Tycoon Games, Gameology (Gameology Romania), Tabletop Tycoon Inc., Abraxas, Kutugo |
| Players | 1–4 |
| Time | 40–80 min |
| Status | Played or rated only |
| BGG Rating | 7.9 |
| Categories | Card Game, Animals, Fantasy, City Building |
| Mechanics | Hand Management, Set Collection, Income, Open Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Variable Set-up, Tags, Contracts, Solo / Solitaire Game, Ownership, Worker Placement |
| BGG Rank | 45 |
| Complexity | 2.83 / 5 |
| Language | Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable |
| Date | Location | Duration | Qty | Players | Scores | Winner | |
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2025-04-26 | At home | – | 1 | Betty, Yashima | 49.00, 45.00 | 49.00 |
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2022-12-27 | App | – | 1 | Bot 🤖, Yashima | 38.00, 57.00 | 57.00 |
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2022-11-29 | App | – | 1 | Bot 🤖, Yashima | 31.00, 57.00 | 57.00 |
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2022-10-31 | At home | – | 1 | Bot 🤖, Yashima | 52.00, 68.00 | 68.00 |
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2022-10-25 | At home | – | 1 | Bot 🤖, Yashima | 41.00, 78.00 | 78.00 |
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2022-10-03 | At home | – | 1 | Andrea, Marcus, MourningDragon, Yashima | 48.00, 69.00, 71.00, 68.00 | 71.00 |
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2022-09-29 | At home | – | 1 | Bot 🤖, Yashima | 40.00, 84.00 | 84.00 |
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2022-09-29 | At home | – | 1 | Bot 🤖, Yashima | 41.00, 65.00 | 65.00 |
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2022-09-28 | At home | – | 1 | Yashima, Yashimii 🤖 | 52.00, 48.00 | 52.00 |
My BGG Comment
First time I saw this game at SPIEL before the first Kickstarter and I saw the tree and said "Nope, cute animals and a gimmick on the table, this cannot be a good game." And didn't even stay to test. Fast forward a few years and there is another Kickstarter for the 4th or 5th expansion (who counts?), the game sits solidly somewhere in the Top 100 and people I talk to keep saying it is a good family weight game. Turns out it is and it also has a good solo mode and I've been enjoying playing through all the expansions that came with the Complete Edition. I like it both solo and multiplayer quite a bit. Wouldn't necessarily recommend the huge box, I think one doesn't need ALL the expansions maybe just one or two.
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