Dwellings Of Eldervale

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.8

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with frequent interaction, but limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Dwellings of Eldervale has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and scalability. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value. However, the game may take some time to learn, which slightly affects the score.

Luck profile

Dwellings of Eldervale has a moderate level of luck influence. While random elements like dice rolls and card draws have a notable impact on the game outcome, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of luck through strategic decisions and planning. The game strikes a balanced mix between luck and strategy, with player decisions playing a significant role in determining the outcome. Overall, luck plays a minor role in the game, making it more reliant on player strategy and decisions.

Overview

Dwellings of Eldervale is an epic worker placement game set in a once lost magical world. Giant elemental monsters roam while dragons, wizards and warriors battle for dominance over 8 elemental realms. Players control unique factions seeking to adventure, battle, grow in power and ultimately dwell Eldervale, shaping it to their vision. Dwellings of Eldervale blends worker placement, area control, engine building and unique worker units. Players take turns placing a worker in Eldervale or regrouping and activating their tableau of adventure cards. Action spaces include realms key to power: a summoning portal, an ancient mill, the lost fortress, deep dungeons, and a crumbling mage tower and the elemental lands of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Light, Dark, Order and Chaos! Magic cards grant spells, quests and prophecies to players. In the end, the players with the most elemental dominance among the multiple paths to victory will reign over Eldervale. —description from the publisher Link to Unofficial FAQ

Mechanism

5

Dice Rolling Hand Management Modular Board Solo / Solitaire Game Variable Player Powers

Family

6

Components: Game Trayz Inside Components: Hexagonal Tiles Components: Miniatures Crowdfunding: Kickstarter Digital Implementations: Tabletopia Mechanism: Tableau Building

Type

1

Strategy

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