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Everdell Emerland: Review

Everdell Emerland: Review Information: Mechanics: Worker Placement, Engine Builder Player Age: 10+  Player Count: 1 - 4  Players  Time to Play:  30 - 120 Minutes  Game Designer: James. A. Wilson, Clarissa A. Wilson Game Artist:    Lina Cossette, David Forest Publisher : Tychoon Games Year Published: 2023 BGG Weight:  3.13 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by Lets Play Game. Introduction : Everdell is a growing franchise that blends engine building and worker placement perfectly. The base game review can be found here . This review is focusing more on the changes the standalone edition Emerland brings. Players are still balancing the act of sending their workers to gain resources and building their tableu. The main change in Emerland comes from the juggle between two worker types, the standard workers and the helpers. As well  as an evolution on the cards to feature two sides, giving the players a way to dev...

Everdell Farshore: Rapid Review

Everdell Farshore: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Builder Player Age:  13+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players  Time to Play:  40 - 80  Minutes  Game Designer:   James. A. Wilson, Clarissa A. Wilson Game Artist:    Jacqui Davis Publisher : Tychoon Games, Starling Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  2.83 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by Lets Play Game. Refresh: Farshore is a streamlined version of the original game  Everdell  in many ways. As played in the base game, a player will either place a worker, play a construction/critter, or recall from the round. Players need to remember that they can play cards from the central board area (bay) throughout the game. The cards continue to come in the form of; unique (only one instance of this card allowed in a town), and common (any amount of duplicates allowed).  These car...

Everdell Duo: Review

Everdell Duo: Review  Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Builder, Duel, Cooperative Player Age:  13+  Player Count:  1 - 2  Players  Time to Play:  30  Minutes  Game Designer:   James. A. Wilson, Clarissa A. Wilson Game Artist:    Andrew Bosley, Enggar Adirasa Publisher : Starling Games Year Published:  2025 BGG Weight:  2.77 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Refresh : Everdell is a Starling Games evergreen franchise. Everdell Duo is the latest iteration that streamlines the game, catering for just 1-2 players. It is still a worker placement/tableu building game with set and variable worker placement locations that will change each season (round). There are also events like the original game that requires a worker to be sent to the location once the condition is met.  In Everdell Duo, these events can also be based on your opponent requiring ...

Everdell Mistwood: Review

Everdell Mistwood: Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Builder Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players  Time to Play:   40 - 100  Minutes  Game Designer:  Rob R. Bell ,  James. A. Wilson, Chrissy Peske Game Artist:   Andrew Bosley, Natalie Johnson, Naomi Robinson, Dann May Publisher : Starling Games Year Published:  2022 BGG Weight:  2.60 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Everdell is back and this time in the web-filled forest of Mistwood. The main addition to this expansion is an AI player named Nightweave. That isn't all though as it also brings in new critters, legendary cards, cards focused on the founder of Everdell (Corrin Evertail) and new unique farms to better match the change of seasons. New Critters: The four new critters added to the mix are pigs, stoats, butterflies and spiders. All of these critt...