Everdell Emerland (2026)

“Rating-wise, I can't not give this a five out of five. And I I will grant that I sound less excited than I might be when I'm like, "Oh my gosh, a five out of five."”(17:19)

“This game is a great edition to the series and should not be ignored by any gaming fan, cute, fun and thinky, what more could you want?”

“Yeah, [Emerland] just like it added the right stuff. It added the right amount of stuff. It fixed the right amount of stuff. It's fun. It's less restrictive than than Silver Frost and like you can just go ham.”(16:01)

“And it just felt very refreshing to see them taking risks, adding new mechanisms, double-sided cards, a ruins track, a bag full of artifacts, you know, having dice in there, having two sizes of meeples, right? It just was nice to see something new for a change.”(13:39)

“Everdell Emerland possesses many of the core features of base Everdell, adorable critters included, but then adds on several new mechanics to help it stand out from the worker-placement/engine-building crowd and appeal to somewhat heavier gamers.”

“We really enjoy playing Emerald Land. We found with Silverfrost with the snowflakes not freezing up cards, there was a lot more, I guess, challenges or disadvantages in the game, whereas you don't have that in this game.”(7:17)

“Emerland's twists and tweaks to the tried-and-true formula were a breath of fresh air and gave me that same sense of excitement in discovering strategies and combos as when I first tried Everdell.”

“I think it all came together to add something I really enjoyed playing, and it really surprised me how much it freshened up the experience and how much I enjoyed playing around with the new mechanisms and the space that added to Everdell.”(20:47)

“Emerland is a good game with solid mechanics: the double-sided cards add a layer we haven't seen in Everdell before, and the 4 dice constantly keeping resource-selection fresh is perfect.”

“So, for me, the balance, the dynamic, the gameplay um had some nice features to it, but it's not going to be the one I necessarily pull out that I am excited to share with other players that have or haven't played Everddale.”(16:31)