Everdell: Silverfrost Essentials Edition

About this product

Build a cosy city where every snowfall brings a new decision.

A standalone 1–4 player Everdell strategy game with worker placement, city building, quests and dedicated solo play.

Gather resources, manage Fire and Snow, complete Ranger’s Guild quests and grow your city across the frozen land of Silverfrost.

Product Description

Journey beyond the snow-capped Spirecrest mountains to Silverfrost, a frozen corner of the Everdell world where thriving means planning for more than just the next building in your city.

In Everdell: Silverfrost Essentials Edition, you send Critter Workers to locations across the board and mountain to gather resources and develop your city. On each turn, you choose to place a Worker, play a card or prepare for the next season.

Winter brings its own challenges. Snow can cover cards and locations, blocking their use until you spend precious Fire to clear it. One of your Workers becomes a Ranger, giving you special placement options and another way to gain Fire as you navigate the changing landscape.

The Ranger’s Guild offers both shared and personal Quests to pursue, while mountain Beacons can call powerful Big Critters to your aid. Through summer, autumn, winter and spring, you will balance resource gathering, card play, Snow clearing and city development as you work towards the highest final score.

The Essentials Edition delivers the same complete Silverfrost gameplay in a more streamlined component package, using punchboard resource components instead of the premium resource treatment found in the Collector’s Edition.

Why You’ll Love It

• Explore a complete standalone adventure in the Everdell world.
• Combine worker placement, card play and city building across four changing seasons.
• Manage Snow and Fire as winter conditions affect both your city and the board.
• Use a special Ranger Worker with additional placement abilities.
• Complete personal Lowland Quests and compete for shared Highland Quests.
• Light mountain Beacons to call on powerful Big Critters.
• Build different card combinations using the Silverfrost deck and its unique abilities.
• Play with 1–4 players, including a dedicated solo challenge.
• Enjoy the full Silverfrost gameplay with streamlined punchboard resource components.

Quick Details

• Manufacturer: Starling Games
• Designers: James & Clarissa A. Wilson
• Illustration: Lukas Siegmon
• Edition: Essentials Edition
• Product type: Standalone strategy board and card game
• Game system: Everdell
• Players: 1–4
• Recommended age: 10 years and older
• Playing time: 40–80 minutes
• Language: English
• Game modes: Multiplayer and solo
• Turn actions: Place a Worker, Play a Card or Prepare for Season
• City limit: 15 cards unless a card states otherwise
• Hand limit: 8 cards
• Starting season: Summer
• Final season: Spring
• Key features: Snow, Fire, Ranger Workers, Quests, Beacons, Big Critters and Chimneys

The shared Silverfrost rules confirm the core turn structure, 15-card city limit, eight-card hand limit and seasonal progression.

Contents

• 1 Rulebook
• 1 Game Board
• 1 Mountain Board
• 123 Main Deck Cards
• 27 Big Critter Cards
• 28 Lowland Quest Cards
• 14 Highland Quest Cards
• 24 Snowstorm Cards
• 8 Map Cards
• 20 Scheme Cards
• 4 Reference Cards
• 1 Winter’s Fury Tile
• 1 Scoring Tile
• 24 Worker Critter Meeples ( 6 Red Pandas, 6 Penguins, 6 Falcons, 6 Hares )
• 4 Ranger Snowshoes
• 8 Chimney Tokens
• Additional Snow, Fire, Birch, Moss, Copper, Acorn, Point and Paws tokens

Good to Know

• Standalone game: Everdell: Silverfrost Essentials Edition does not require Everdell or another Everdell game to play.
• Same Silverfrost gameplay: The Essentials and Collector’s Editions share the Silverfrost gameplay experience. The main difference is the component treatment.
• Essentials Edition components: This edition uses more economical punchboard resource components while keeping the complete game.
• Prefer premium components? Everdell: Silverfrost Collector’s Edition offers the same Silverfrost adventure with upgraded tactile components such as metal point tokens and premium resource pieces.
• Rule Book: View the Everdell: Silverfrost Rulebook (PDF)
• Snow matters: Snow-covered cards and locations generally cannot be used until the Snow has been cleared.
• Dedicated Ranger: Each player gives one Worker Ranger Snowshoes, providing that Worker with special abilities.
• Solo play included: Silverfrost includes a dedicated solo mode against Bandit King Paws Hammerthorn.
• Explore the wider world: Silverfrost joins other standalone Everdell experiences including Everdell Standard Edition and Everdell: Emerland.