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.

COMPONENTS:

Legends Expansion (10 cards)

128 Critter and Construction cards (48 unique cards)

16 Event Mini-cards

15 Extra! Extra! cards

Rugwort Pack (3 cards)

11 Forest Mini-cards

30 Berries

30 Twigs

25 Resin

20 Pebbles

30 Metal Point tokens

20 Wooden Occupied tokens

24 Wooden workers

6 Rat workers

1 Upgraded 8-sided die

1 Game Board, Ever Tree, and Starter Event tiles

Rules

UV spot-coated box

Gold-foiled Gallery Slipcase

AWARDS & HONORS

2020 Gra Roku Best Artwork Winner

2019 Swiss Gamers Award Nominee

2019 Origins Awards Best Board Game Nominee

2019 Dragon Awards Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Nominee

2018 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee

2018 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation Nominee

2018 Cardboard Republic Architect Laurel Winner

2018 Cardboard Republic Architect Laurel Nominee

2018 Board Game Quest Awards Best Strategy/Euro Game Nominee

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