There are buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, and events to host — you will have a busy year ahead of you! I totally agree, the practice of locking gameplay content in the Collectors editions and then charging a fortune for the upgrade packs always left a sour taste for me. I understand the value of having enjoyed this product for years before the complete collection will be shipped however I appreciate what was done during the Robinson Crusoe crowd funding more.

At least when someone gets the game for money off with an Early Bird people can say that they were at least there from the first moments of the campaign and it sort of makes a sense to people, having a similar break where the part of the community that gets the money off are latecomers just seems twice as embittering to the rest of the community. When you launch a game on KS, it can be very easy to keep just 1, 2 or 3 reward tiers, a very manageable amount that doesn’t overwhelm potential backers. I bought the deluxe set of Snowdonia via KS and the fact that it included all the expansions so far was an influencing factor. This Collection of content is ideal for those who love Everdell and want to collect everything possible in a beautiful self-contained box.None of the options feel really good because I don’t want to throw my nice boxes away and I don’t want to sell all the stuff later with needing to be extra careful with it now. So much so that I’m really considering not backing this campaign and leaving my Everdell collection incomplete (and moreso, not supporting Starling ever again). At this point, backing a major boardgame on Kickstarter is not a risk in the way backing a startup or an independent film is, so you are simply paying for the privilege of having it first. When Dante Davalos said “Making fun memories” I don’t think those backers are seeing the same way as he is. So yeah just wanted to put that out there, I appreciate the points you make in this article, and as always your wisdom shines.

The king is throwing an unprecedented year-long event to commemorate the 100th year since Everdell's founding. I also came across one where I left because there was an early bird, even though there were 20 left.

Another concern is that Starling has a history of selling units in conventions months before the KS is delivered (happened with last Everdell KS). They also allowed the flexibility to adjust what content you wanted and that made the decision to back their project way easier. I suppose you could argue that by reworking Lancashire it is doing the same thing, but somehow it feels different.

And as much as I want the whole world to enjoy Everdell, I feel like they don’t appreciate the backers who were there to start this amazing journey with them. It’s heavy and takes a lot of space even if you only play part of the expansions and never play the others.With the pricing of the rewards put to one side, I think one of the challenges here is this edge case use of Kickstarter which is becoming ever more popular. I really find it shows a lack of appreciation for long time investors and Starling Games never gave any thoughts on this matter. you could easily access the game and expansion you want and not even see the ones you don't want to use. They offered an upgrade pack for people that already owned the game allowing those people to end up with the same final product as people who are new to the game. So in the end, I believe I will only look into getting Everdell, New Leaf, Bellfare, and potentially spirecrest if I've gone through that content and want more.

The latest content/all or nothing approach is completely on par for every past Everdell KS so I don’t really understand why people are suddenly surprised that you can either get only the new content or only everything all together. I understand that this is a heated topic right now, so while I’m very curious to hear your thoughts in the comments, please keep it civil and on topic, and provide context for criticisms.For the first time, the simple to learn worker placement game of Everdell is collated together into one single place.