Dale of Merchants

Standard

Collection Bundle

Moderate — you can directly disrupt opponents' decks or cut off cards they need. Competitive tension is real even if brief.

Deck building — but you're racing to build a perfect 8-card deck faster than opponents. Draw, play, discard. Fast and focused.

Schwerkraft-Verlag

Devir

Bragelonne Games

Very high — multiple animal decks that each play differently. Mix and match creates huge variety. Expansions add more decks.

Minimal footprint. Just a small card area per player. Fits on a coffee table easily. Great for smaller spaces or travel.

Anthropomorphic woodland animals running market stalls. Light-hearted, almost cartoonish. The theme is present but thin — this is really about the cards.

Collector's Edition

Complete Collection

Low to moderate — mostly competing for worker spots and cards. Can feel like parallel solitaire. Peaceful but less tense.

Worker placement + card engine building. Send workers to gather resources, then play cards that combo off each other across 4 seasons.

Everdell

Pegasus Spiele

Matagot

Maldito Games

Galápagos Jogos

Arclight

Rebel Sp. z o.o.

High — large card pool means no two games are the same. Expansions (Pearlbrook, Spirecrest) add significant new layers.

Large. The 3D tree centerpiece alone demands space. Full spread with worker areas and tableau takes a full dining table.

Rich storybook forest world with seasons, critters, and constructions. Art and components pull you deep in. Theme is baked into every mechanic.

Dale of Merchants 2

Dale of Merchants Collection

Dale of Merchants 3

Standalone — plays on its own or mix decks with any Dale of Merchants game