Fields of Arle
Assign workers by season, drain bogs, expand farmland, raise animals and turn a small East Frisian farm into a productive estate.
Develop a farm in Arle through alternating summer and winter worker-placement actions, improving land, livestock, vehicles and craft production.
Why We Love It
Seasonal action spaces make planning unusually structured: some improvements are only available half the year, so long-term sequencing matters more than tactical blocking.
Rules overview
Across four and a half years, players alternate between summer and winter action boards. Workers improve farmland, drain moors, build structures, breed animals, upgrade tools and prepare vehicles. Travel and trade convert goods into valuable upgrades and points.
Key decisions
Editorial analysis: Seasonal timing should shape the entire farm plan. Missing a key summer action may delay a production chain by a full year, so future access matters as much as immediate efficiency.
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Sources and edition notes
Facts checked September 17, 2026. Base game only; Tea & Trade expansion content is excluded.