Everdell Farshore BGG ↗

My BGG Comment

I really enjoy this iteration of Everdell. It takes care of several of my gripes with the original basegame. * double cards aren’t discarded but stacked on the market * Moving into a location for free is now only tied to the color of the location/critter and everyone gets 3 ankers to do that a maximum of 3 times in a game. This seems far less random and is a huge improvement. * Also there are little round goals that if you play matching cards allow your ship to advance on its track for both points and treasures which can be used as a joker resource or points. * Contracts are replaced by map tiles which you can claim if you have the right symbols. There is less variability here but more scoring opportunities and the bot almost beat me because of those (maps have values between 0 and two to add to the multiplier what each map is worth). Overall very nice. I think I made the right choice (for me) getting this version. Friends have been playing the big box a lot and switching all the expansions and they are loving it. I was just overwhelmed. Now everyone is happy

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  Prefer this over OG, has some excellent improvements without added complexity of expansions.
• BGG 20 Coziest Tea Time Games (2024 Edition)
  This is the current iteration of Everdell that I own. But this goes for both versions. Build a village filled with cute buildings for cute critters who live there. Why it is cozy? * You build up your own tableau. * There is a little bit of satisfying combo-ing going on but since Farshore reduced the luck factor this makes it more cozy than the OG in this aspect. * Interaction is mostly reduced to worker spot competition and card drafting and actually in Farshore there is even less competition as there are more spots that allow for more workers and the ones in your tableau are no longer open to other players. And the market can now hold stacks of multiple copies of cards… * It is just sooo cute and pretty. * The little resources are also cute. I like the pink berries from the base game the best. I miss those in Farshore * You will almost always fill up your tableau. It is rather the question if you fill it up too early and have nothing to do (Farshore also mitigates that) * You end up with something you built and that is really quite satisfying and also tells a little story about the type of village you built.
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• Yashima‘s 2024 Top 20 Solo Games
  Inching in on last place, as I have only just acquired this iteration. I sold my Big Box of Everything Everdell and acquired this much smaller less overwhelming box. I have found the changes to my liking and have a feeling this will see more solo play now. Solo Plays 2024: 2 Ranking last year: - (new entry)