Now back to the game; Elfenroads is a “bigbox” that contains all three games in the series which are Elfenland, Elfengold, and the new Elfensea. We have had this game on our shelve for a few years and just now have gotten around to trying it out.
For this entry, we will just discuss Elfenland since we have not played the other games as of yet.
ELFENROADS (2015 Edition)
from the publisher:
Elfenroads (or Elfenland Deluxe) combines the previously released Elfenland and Elfengold, along with the new Elfensea.
In Elfenland, young elves have to pass a very special test before they are accepted as grownups. All elf girls and elf boys receive a map of Elfenland, and they have to visit as many famous towns in Elfenland as possible, using the common types of transportation: dragons, unicorns, giant pigs, elfcycles, troll wagons, magic clouds, ferries and rafts. These types of transportation, however, are available in limited numbers and can be used only in specific regions. Thus, an exciting race starts among the elves to find out who will make the best use of the available transportation. The one who visits the most towns wins.
Elfengold, an expansion for Elfenland, adds gold coins to the game that players use to bid for the Travel Counters and other new items. It also adds Gold Value Tokens to the towns that indicate how much gold players earn for visiting a town. Two magic spells and a new obstacle — a Sea Monster — are included as well as two round cards to allow for longer games up to six rounds.
In Elfensea, as in Elfenland, young elves have to pass a special test before they are accepted as grownups. The same rules apply in Elfensea as in Elfenland, except as described in the rules. The game board map is different, and the common types of transportation — dragons, unicorns, giant pigs, magic clouds, whales and rafts — differ somewhat as well. As in Elfenland, these types of transportation are available in limited numbers and can be used only in specific regions. Thus, an exciting race starts among the elves to find out who will make the best use of the available transportation. The player with the most points wins.
Weight 2.27/5
Our Take on the Game
Elfenland is a game by the great Alan R. Moon. You may recognize his name because of one of his greatest titles and game series created, Ticket to Ride. If you check out his BGG profile (click here) you will learn his fascinating story and a little more history of this game.
The game play is simple enough to understand and it doesn’t take long to play, only 3-4 rounds. We were truly surprised how much we enjoyed it.
In a nutshell, each round you start with drawing your travel cards, then drafting your travel counters. Next you plan your travel routes by placing the travel counters on the board and then you move your Elf boot from one location to the next by playing the appropriate travel card(s). The end of the round you can keep one unplayed travel counter and clear off the game board to go again. The winner of the game is the one who has the most of their town pieces collected.
Simple enough? Yeah, we thought so too. We do like that each terrain has its own travel requirements and restrictions as to who can use that area. Again, the artwork of this edition is just beautiful as well.
FAMILY GAMER VERDICT
We rate this game an 8 out 10.
Don’t let the larger sized box scare you away from this game. The box is needed for the large and detailed game board. This game packs just the right punch for us and we are sure that you would like it too.
LETTER TALLY
A: 1 – Architects of the West Kingdom
E: 1 – Elfenroads: Elfenland
G: 0 -
H: 1 – Hamlet: The Village Building Game
J: 0 -
K: 1 - Kingdomino
L: 2 - Long Shot: The Dice Game, Legendary Encounters: Firefly
R: 0 -
U: 0 -
Z: 0 -
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