Starling Games | Everdell 2nd Edition | Ages 10+ | 1-4
Starling Games | Everdell 2nd Edition | Ages 10+ | 1-4 Players | 40-80 Minute Playing Time
Starling Games HPGGSUH2600 Everdell, Mixed Colours
From Everfrost to Bellsong, many a peaceful year have passed in Everdell — but the time has come for new territories to be settled and new cities to be established. You will be the head of a group of critters intent on just such a task. There are buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, events to host— you will have a busy year ahead of you! Will the sun shine brightest on your city before the winter moon rises?
Everdell is a streamlined worker placement game that features a detailed world realized through stunning artwork. Utilizing a tableau-building mechanic, players will work to build a city of critters and constructions. Everdell is easy to learn, yet offers satisfying strategic depth and endless replayability.
| Dimensions: | 7.5 x 30 x 30 cm; 1.5 Kilograms |
| Model: | HPGGSUH2600 |
| Material: | Plastic |
| Colour: | Mixed Colours |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Age: | 13 years and up |
| Assembly: | No |
| Dimensions: | 7.5 x 30 x 30 cm; 1.5 Kilograms |
| Material: | Plastic |
First of all this game is beautiful, the board the pieces the 3D tree the whole thing is lovely to look at – the game itself is maximum 4 players and we play as a family with our youngest being 6 (but generally good at board games) the game can last a while so allow a good 90mins or so although I guess it would be quicker with 2, hard to explain the game it’s basically about using resources to built a community – send your worker to get wood – build a farm – get a farmer (or a Court and a Judge or a School and a Teacher) etc then each building or character adds points and perks to your community / city – you play 4 similar but not identical seasons and then tot up your scores – the whole game is made super cute due to all of this being based in a woodland creature theme so you have mice, badgers, rabbits, bats, moles all with jobs that suit their animal persona – superb game not for the faint hearted this is not ‘roll a dice move so many places turn over a card’ kind of gameplay it is a little complicated and quite strategic but super engaging and easy to learn – highly recommended one of our absolute favourites
The artwork is stunning and the characters superb.
There are expansion sets if you get bored but haven’t needed to look at them yet as still working out core tactics.
I’ve mostly played the 2-player game with my partner, but have also played with 3 or 4 players, where more of the unique cards and events can be showcased per game. A single player option is also available.
Once players are familiar with the rules, each person’s individual turn is relatively short, so that the game can progress fairly quickly without people getting bored waiting for their turn. There are good videos available online explaining the rules in around 20 minutes or less, and I would generally recommending checking these out so you can try before you buy. The paper rulebook provided also contains more artwork and lore about the game world.
My family and friends have enjoyed playing this game together multiple times, so I would say this represents decent value for money. Overall quality and durability of the physical pieces (cards, resource markers, player markers, board) is very good, though I would recommend taking care when constructing the Evertree part of the board as this is the most easy part to accidently damage due to frequent construction and deconstruction.
bought for my son who really likes these type of games, played it twice, both times took 2hrs! it supposed to take around 80 minutes anyway! would probably get quicker once used to playing, saying that it is a good game, just a little too many choices/options in each round
Great game, took a few turns to fully grasp and learn the right ways, but now we’ve got the hang of it, we love it! The game itself is beautiful, but also have great mechanics. I’ve played a few solo games and that seems impossible currently, but I think I need to learn a few more tricks.
We absolutely love Everdell, It has to be one of our favourite board games. Bellfaire is the most reasonably priced expansion and it adds some great new features such as the marketplace. The main reason for picking this expansion over the others has to be that it turns Everdell from a 4 player to a 6 player game.
Gave this as a gift to a couple who love board games, as well as woodland animals, so this ticked both boxes easily. They thoroughly enjoyed their first game and will be playing more. The artwork is really nice and the parts have a quality feel.
Recently discovered the best game ever EVERDELL and this expansion pack allows us to play upto 6 people now (instead of 4)
Great extra options and cars, makes the game even more exciting now.
Works great for two players but will certainly also be fun with friends once the Pandemic is over.
Not very aggressive gameplay. Most of the time each player is working on their own thing, you can get in the way of each other but there is only little opportunity to directly “attack” the other player(s) – which is a plus for me as I often don’t like to have to risk all my hard earned supplies in a fight in a strategy game.
Rules are simple (just take resources with your workers and play the cards,but you have to decide what is your priority because you have got just few workers and you need more resources) and so many choices how to win. I recommend to play the game with more expansions, its more fun and more choices.
There’s a reason Everdell is shooting up the BGG ranks so quickly – this game is fantastic! Now, don’t let the “cutesy” critters fool you, this is a game with a lot of depth. It’s beautifully presented, the components are absolute top notch quality and a joy to play!
It’s blend of worker placement, engine and tableau building work perfectly together and whilst the cards take some learning, to understand how things synergise, after a couple of games you’re off to the races.
Great game! Also beautifully crafted. Complex enough for dedicated gamers, but can be played by those who just want a fun game that involves squirrels, turtles and a 3-D tree.
The game arrived in perfect conditions and on time (even if it was in Christmas season), so very thankful about that!