PIO #27 - Played It Once - Dwellings of Eldervale (ft. The Quackalope Writing Team)

The Quackalope Podcast - Board Games

Today we discuss Dwellings of Eldervale designed by Luke Laurie and published by Breaking Games featuring The Quackalope Writing Team! Dwellings of Eldervale Dwellings of Eldervale is hybrid 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. The game 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. In the end, the players with the most elemental dominance among the multiple paths to victory will reign over Eldervale. (Description provided by the publisher.)

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-Time Stamps-

7:05 - Overview
8:56 - Example of a Turn
12:37 - Context of Playthrough
18:15 - Hype Personified
22:33 - How Did It Play?
39:39 - How Did The Mechanics Work Together?
43:02 - Is This An Intro Level Game?
52:56 - What Stood Out To You?
1:01:01 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again?

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