- Starling Games HPGGSUH2600 Everdell 2nd Edition” is a captivating board game that invites players to embark on a journey from
- Everfrost to Bellsong, where they will settle new territories and establish vibrant cities. With a playing time of 40-80 minutes, this game is suitable for ages 10 and up, accommodating 1-4 players.
- As the game unfolds, players will find themselves immersed in a world filled with buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, and events to host, promising a busy and engaging year ahead.
Featuring stunning artwork, Everdell is a streamlined worker placement game that brings to life a detailed and enchanting world. - The game employs a tableau-building mechanic where players must strategically build a city of critters and constructions to ensure the prosperity of their city.
- Despite its easy-to-learn nature, Everdell also offers satisfying strategic depth and endless replayability, making it a perfect choice for both casual gamers and seasoned board game enthusiasts alike.
- Will the sun shine brightest on your city before the winter moon rises? That’s for the players to discover as they delve into the magical world of Everdell.
For Ages 13 Years+
E Pearce –
I like how the game design and mechanics fit satisfyingly well around the central theme of building a flourishing forest city. The art design on the playing cards is delightfully cute, and the pairing of critters with their corresponding construction in the artwork is a lovely feature.
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.
rainypayload –
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
Mollie-Mae –
I was intrigued by the first moment I saw this game, I did some research and I purchased. Me and my boyfriend played for the first time this evening and we absolutely love it! the world of the game is effectively detailed and the art is fantastic, it’s really engaging! It is so conveniently packaged and well made. Happy with this purchase!
Will –
Really lovely game based around critters building their village over the seasons and preparing for winter. There’s a mixture of worker placement, economy building and card purchasing. Having different achievements or worker placement sites each game makes it really replayable. Works well with 2-4 players, though it plays quite differently with 4. Beautiful artwork and well balanced game.