Game Info
Year
2019
Players
1-4
Age
13+
Playtime
75 min
Complexity
2.7/5
Collection
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Description
Expansion where players deploy frog ambassadors to gather pearls from the river and build aquatic wonders beneath the great tree
Everdell Family
(9 games)
Part of the Everdell family — see Everdell for the combined view.
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Nights Around a Table Unboxing at 2:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- High-quality wooden components (animals, pearls)
- Thematic introduction of frogs as river ambassadors
- Adds new strategic layers with pearl mechanics
- Visually appealing artwork and components
- New cards offer interesting actions and scoring opportunities
Cons
- Potential for delayed delivery of collector's edition upgrades
- Some animal meeples have silhouettes that are difficult to identify
- The black frog for solo play is still pending
Thematic elements
- Animals, pearls, river exploration
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area development — Players can place pirate ships in opponent cities and gain benefits, suggesting an element of interacting with other players' board states.
- Card Play — New cards introduce various abilities, actions, and scoring opportunities, often tied to pearls or river destinations.
- Modular Board — New adjunct boards and components are added to the main game board, expanding the play area and options.
- Resource Management — Pearls are a key resource introduced in this expansion, used to unlock powers and gain points.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's exciting because we bought a new piece of equipment It's a double headed lavalier...
- It's our 17th wedding anniversary.
- Because i love Everdell so much! It is my favorite game ever.
- They're like 'Well, there's a lot of randomness involved in the game.' i'm like 'Yes, as... as with life.'
- So i stand by my guns: giant cardboard tree. Fantastic.
- i always get excited by the wood.
- These are axolotls. These are like little salamander things, and those are starlings, and if we got one more bags of wood... two more bags of wood... THREE more bags of wood! Oh my lord.
- look at this look at this artwork i'm already delighted delight mint.
- The key to the city of Bell i think i got more things than you a mask and a manager special event an evening of fireworks very nice and more forest locations.
- So you flip her over and it's like oh shoot i don't have the stuff she needs You can revisit later with your frog ambassador when you have that stuff but then you've flipped it over and everyone else has the advantage of seeing what is required on the card so they might jump in and get them and get the goodies.
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Allies or Enemies Top 5 List at 3:28 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- spectacular board and production aesthetics; pearls look amazing
- new resource (pearls) and higher-value end-game goals add a fresh strategic layer
- smooth integration with base game and other expansions
Cons
- tightens resource management even further, increasing planning burden
- the big-box/collector's edition packaging quirk can be frustrating
Thematic elements
- resource management and expeditionary exploration with pearls
- Underwater Pearlbrook region in Everdell; new pearl-based economy
- board-level expansion with new resource and goal dynamics
Comparison games
- Everdell
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- new board and pond/frog interaction — An integrated pond area with frogs adds new placement and scoring dynamics.
- pearls as a new resource — Pearls provide a distinct resource pool and purchasing power for powerful wonders.
- wonders replacing standard goals — The base goals are replaced by high-value wonders that require accumulating resources (pearls and others).
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a real Challenge and it works with all of the expansions
- it's a really full solo game because there's lots of different components that you can add in and play with
- there is a way to bring Nightweave into two player games and add an extra player
- New Leaf it's probably the best looking of the expansion boards
- number one is Belfair with a bullet
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Get into games Analysis at 16:41 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fresh tension from water-based resources and new scoring opportunities
- Keeps Everdell’s core feel while expanding strategic depth
Cons
- Deck size grows substantially; can slow down play pace
Thematic elements
- water-based exploration and new resource economy centered on pearls
- A riverine world with aquatic critters and shimmering pearls.
- lore-centric with underwater and river-adjacent storytelling
Comparison games
- Everdell
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Adornments and wonders — Adornments and wonders replace some basic events, increasing variety.
- Adornments at start — Two adornments are available at game start for early planning.
- Circular river board — Adds a new river space to place actions and gather resources.
- Water-based critters and pearls — New resource types and interactions driven by aquatic life.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this is my favorite board game of all time
- the art is stunning from Andrew Bosley
- base Everdell is absolutely fine by itself
- Mistwood is mean but deliciously crunchier
- New Leaf adds a train to the right hand side of the board
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Neon Gorilla Interview at 1:12:00 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- Added capability for a fifth player
Cons
- Made the game too complex to track easily
- Far down the line of complexity
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
- Everdell
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I mean, you had ready, set, bet. Like, uh, The Last Kingdom was like a a fantastic game that just flew under the radar. Do you know what I mean? Nobody nobody played it at all, you know?
- They charged a hundred quid for a game that was made out of a bog roll.
- I think I compared my copy of War of the Ring to a Garen Hospital.
- I have 15 burner accounts just just tearing you down.
- It's all me. I've got 15 burner accounts just just tearing you down.
- I don't care whether AI has had a hand in designing it. If the game is good and I find it fun, then I'll play it.
- I don't care whether it's designed by a woman, by a man, by, you know, a capybara.
- The incentive system is totally broken.
- I honestly think like the whole board game review system in general is like is broke, especially if you are and we can't afford to get all these games. You do have to get some review.
- I think there's something to say for people um wanting to maintain publisher relationships.
- You know, my core audience are grumpy old white men that just want to hear somebody slag off a game.
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Analysis at 1:22 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
- Host did not engage with this expansion due to customer service issues with the publisher.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- rarely have i been this excited
- i really, really, really like Everdell.
- i really, really dislike Starling Games, the publisher.
- Can you still laugh at a Louis c.k comedy special, or Bill Cosby comedy special? Can you still watch a Kevin Spacey movie?
- Are you allowed to enjoy the outputs of the artist and dislike the artists themselves?
- Poo on you, Starling Games.
- The lizard on a saddle riding a moose!
- Everdell: good. Starling Games: bad.
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Rules Teach at 0:52 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Pearl gathering, river exploration, adornment and wonder scoring
- River-based expansion for Everdell featuring frog ambassadors and pearl collection
Comparison games
- Everdell
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Adornment and wonder bonuses — Adornments give immediate bonuses and end-of-game VP bonuses based on card text
- End Game Bonuses — Adornments give immediate bonuses and end-of-game VP bonuses based on card text
- Frog ambassador river actions — A Frog ambassador can be placed in river spaces to gain pearls, with prerequisites and occupancy rules
- Leftover pearls scoring — Pearls not spent are worth points at the end of the game (2 points each)
- Pearl economy — Pearls are earned via river actions and can be spent to build adornments or wonders
- Spending pearls for points — Two main spending avenues: adornments and wonders, with pearls often requiring resource costs
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Pearls the game introduces a few ways all revolving around the river to gain pearls and then introduces two ways to spend those pearls for extra points and these are in the form of your adornment cards and the wonders
- Leftover pearls are worth two points each
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Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise Top 60 List at 6:17 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- expands Everdell with a thematically rich river board
- adds new resource and structural options
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- new resource stream (pearl) and amphibious expansion
- Everdell world with a river-board
- thematic, euro-style with expansion depth
Comparison games
- Everdell
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- expansion integration — interacts with base Everdell rules
- set collection/resource management — pearls and new resources shape builds
- Worker Placement — river-board actions augment base game play
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Kurios is a game of worker placement deduction and bluffing and it's simple and quick.
- Don't Get Got sounds like a game that I am definitely going to be subjecting a lot of my friends to frequently.
- Horrified includes high-quality sculpted miniatures of Frankenstein, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Wolfman and more.
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