Everdell reference sheet

Overview

• 1–4 players build a city of Critters & Constructions over 4 seasons [p.5 — Set Up]
• Goal: score the most points from cards, events, journeys, and point tokens [p.13 — End Game]
• Each turn: Place a Worker, Play a Card, or Prepare for Season [p.7 — How to Play]
• Game ends when all players have passed; last season is Autumn [p.13 — End Game]
• City max: 15 cards (Events don't count toward limit) [p.10 — City]

Setup

1. Place board; put Ever Tree on stump [p.5 — Set Up]
2. Place resource piles (twigs, resin, pebbles, berries) and token piles beside board [p.5 — Set Up]
3. Shuffle Forest cards; place 3 (2-player) or 4 (3–4 player) on forest clearings [p.5 — Set Up]
4. Place 4 basic Event tiles; place 4 random special Events on Ever Tree branches [p.5 — Set Up]
5. Shuffle main deck; deal 8 cards faceup to Meadow; place deck in Ever Tree [p.5 — Set Up]
6. Each player starts with 2 workers; draw cards: P1=5, P2=6, P3=7, P4=8 [p.5 — Set Up]
7. Each player places 4 remaining workers on Ever Tree: 1 spring, 1 summer, 2 autumn [p.5 — Set Up]
8. Most humble player goes first [p.5 — Set Up]

Turn structure

Each turn, perform exactly ONE of these actions [p.7 — How to Play]:

1. Place a Worker — deploy to a location; gain its resources/action immediately
2. Play a Card — pay cost; add card to your city (from hand or Meadow)
3. Prepare for Season — only after ALL current workers are deployed; recall workers, gain new worker(s), trigger seasonal bonuses

• Play proceeds clockwise [p.7 — How to Play]
• Prepare for Season can only be taken once all your workers are placed [p.11 — Prepare for Season]

Actions

• Hand limit: 8 cards at all times [p.10 — Drawing Cards]
• Replace Meadow cards immediately when played [p.10 — Drawing Cards]

Scoring

• Card base points: printed value on each card [p.13 — End Game]
• Point tokens: 1 pt each (3-pt tokens also available) [p.13 — End Game]
• Purple Prosperity bonuses: calculated at game end per card's listed formula [p.10 — Card Types]
• Journey: worker worth listed points (2–5) [p.8 — Journey]
• Events: points listed on each Event tile/card [p.13 — End Game]
• Tiebreaker 1: most Events achieved; Tiebreaker 2: most leftover resources [p.13 — End Game]

End of game

• Game ends when all players have passed [p.13 — End Game]
• A player passes when they cannot (or choose not to) perform any more actions [p.13 — End Game]
• Passed players cannot receive cards or resources [p.13 — End Game]
• Autumn is the last season; no Prepare for Season after Autumn [p.11 — Prepare for Season]
• Player with most total points wins [p.13 — End Game]

Glossary

• Exclusive location: only 1 worker may be placed here [p.7 — Place a Worker]
• Shared location: multiple workers (even same color) may occupy it [p.7 — Place a Worker]
• Production (Green): activates when played AND during Prepare for Season in spring & autumn [p.10 — Card Types]
• Traveler (Tan): activates once immediately when played; never again [p.10 — Card Types]
• Destination (Red): activates when a worker is placed on it; OPEN symbol = opponents may visit [p.10 — Card Types]
• Governance (Blue): grants bonuses after playing certain card types or discounts [p.10 — Card Types]
• Prosperity (Purple): worth base + bonus points at game end [p.10 — Card Types]
• Occupied token: placed on a Construction when its paired Critter is played for free; each Construction can only do this once [p.9 — Play a Card]
• Common card: multiple copies allowed in your city [p.9 — Play a Card]
• Unique card: only one copy allowed in your city [p.9 — Play a Card]
• Haven: shared space; discard 2 cards → gain 1 resource of any type [p.8 — Haven]