The publisher Pegasus Spiele has announced that fans will be given the "Freshwater" upgrade pack for the board game Everdell. This is a response to community feedback, Pegasus said. The background was critical voices after the release of the Pearlbrook expansion, which revolved around the content in relation to the recommended retail price of the board game.
Anyone who did not purchase the Pearlbrook expansion for the board game Everdell in the first edition will receive all content from the English Collector's Edition when the second edition is released. That gave Pegasus Spiele known. The revised edition is expected to be available from September 2021. And the publisher also has good news for owners of the expansion: Anyone who owns Pearlbrook in the German debut edition can now pick up the Freashwater pack for free from the retailer.
Fans criticize Pearlbrook's price
For about three years, the interest in the visually extraordinary game Everdell has remained unbroken. The first Kickstarter campaign in 2018 was financed within a few hours: At that time, over 6.700 players supported the project with a sum of around half a million US dollars.
And the first edition of the German base game and the expansion "Pearlbrook" were sold out within a very short time. Nevertheless: Not everything was successful at the start in Germany. Some fans took issue with the content of the Pearlbrook expansion in relation to the suggested retail price.
Pegasus Spiele and Tabletop Tycoon have taken the feedback to heart, have been looking for a solution together over the past few weeks and have found one: The German version of the Pearlbrook expansion will in future be expanded to include the Freshwater Upgrade Pack - at the same price. The second German edition of Pearlbrook will therefore have essentially the same content as the English Collector's Edition.
This adjustment also affects the future German version of the Everdell expansion Spirecrest, which will also contain the components of the English Collector's Edition. Like the Bellfaire expansion, it will be sold exclusively Pegasus Spiele appear (expected from September 2021). Both expansions offer new mechanics and elements while allowing players to further explore the Valley of Everdell.
Freshwater for everyone!
“Of course, all those who have already purchased the retail version of Everdell: Pearlbrook in the version from Pegasus Spiele and Tabletop Tycoon will also receive the Freshwater Upgrade Pack,” informed Pegasus Spiele. Once the second edition of Pearlbrook is released, first edition customers will be able to pick up their free Freshwater Upgrade Pack wherever they purchased the game. All customers who have purchased the extension in the publisher's own online shop should receive the pack automatically.
The Freshwater Upgrade Pack maximizes the experience of the Pearlbrook expansion with additional pearls, 3D wonders, 14 new maps and three new races: axolotl, platypus and starlings. The second German edition will contain plastic beads and no scoring pad. With the upgrade, players who have already discovered the eponymous Pearlbrook River in the west of the Everdell Valley in Pearlbrook have even more options available to expand their city.
To do this, they place one of their animal tokens on one of the available locations in the valley over the course of four seasons and thus receive valuable resources, take part in special events or receive points. Alternatively, the players may play one of their hand cards or one of the cards on display and thus build a building in their city or settle new animals there. Whoever was able to build the most outstanding city with a maximum of 15 cards at the end of the busy year wins the game.
With catchy mechanisms and a lot of variance and options through a wide variety of character and structure cards, Everdell is a game that offers excitement for both frequent and casual gamers. The detailed and loving illustrations underline the game theme and make you want to get to know the animal inhabitants of the peaceful forest valley better.
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