# Emberleaf

Emberleaf is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 90–120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.2 out of 10 by 12 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $41.96 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 90–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2025
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Animals, City Building, Puzzle
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers, Contracts, Set Collection, Variable Set-up, Kill Steal
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.2 out of 10, from 12 reviews
- **Owned by:** 21 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 50
- **Unique players:** 76

**Designers:** Frank West, James Tomblin

**Artists:** Frank West, James Tomblin

**Publishers:** The City of Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 41.96 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/emberleaf |
| Atomic Empire | 50.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/374000 |
| Miniature Market | 60 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/emberleaf-retail-edition-tcok701.html |
| Cardhaus Games | 60 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/emberleaf/ |
| Board Game Bliss | 59.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/emberleaf-1 |
| Mathom | 44 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/60544-emberleaf-8436623243548.html |
| 4Dados | 50 € | https://www.4dados.es/producto/emberleaf-castellano/ |
| eFantasy | 79.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/339230-board-game-emberleaf |
| World of Board Games | 299 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/emberleaf-trophies-och-bonuses-exp |
| La Gameria | 44.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/emberleaf-19692.html |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 44.96 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/18706-emberleaf-castellano-8436623243548.html |
| Dungeon Marvels | 45 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/emberleaf-castellano-95551.html |
| Va de jocs | 45 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/emberleaf |
| Zacatrus | 45 € | https://zacatrus.es/emberleaf.html |
| Magia de Tinta | 45.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/8495-emberleaf-8436623243548.html |
| Curiosity Shop | 50 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/emberleaf |
| Good Games | 87.91 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/emberleaf |
| Games Empire | 87.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/emberleaf |
| Gamers@Hart | 47.5 £ | https://gamersathart.co.uk/product/emberleaf/ |
| TLAMA games | 1349 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/zalesi/ |
| Travelling Man | 47.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/emberleaf |
| Zatu Games | 47.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/emberleaf |
| Svet deskovych her | 1399 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/15922/zalesi |
| Gameology | 96.45 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/emberleaf |
| Get Your Fun | 59.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/046169-emberleaf-giochi-gestionali.html |
| Spelexperten | 745 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/emberleaf.html |
| Alphaspel | 749 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/292642-emberleaf |
| Hyggeonkel | 499.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/emberleaf |
| Fantasiapelit | 81.4 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_248847 |

## Expansions

- [Emberleaf: Trophies & Bonuses](https://www.ludoya.com/games/emberleaf-trophies-and-bonuses)
- [Emberleaf: Hero Pack 1 – Starter Deck F](https://www.ludoya.com/games/emberleaf-hero-pack-1-starter-deck-f)
- [Emberleaf: Hero Pack 2 – Seasonal Fun](https://www.ludoya.com/games/emberleaf-hero-pack-2-seasonal-fun)
- [Emberleaf: Hero Pack 3 – Starter Deck G](https://www.ludoya.com/games/emberleaf-hero-pack-3-starter-deck-g)

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## Rules questions

### When I do a slide action, what order do I slide cards and resolve slide/drop-off skills — and does a card that drops off still count for its own skills/stat checks?

Slide every card one space following the prescribed order: top then bottom from the leftmost column across, resolving each card’s slide skill as it moves; if a card drops off you then resolve its drop-off skill and immediately return it to your hand. A hero that drops off still counts for its own skills while resolving them (but then returns to your hand and won’t count for others). (pp.8–10)

### How do charge skills work — when can I activate them and what happens to the resource tokens on the card?

You may activate a charge skill only if the number of resource tokens currently on the card is less than the card’s charge value; to activate you pay the required resources and place them on the card as a reminder. When the card drops off and returns to your hand those resource tokens are returned to the supply so the charge can be used again next time you play it. (p.9)

### When I use a Walk skill, do dangerous area tokens cost extra moves and can I stop on them?

Each dangerous area token on a pathway adds one additional move required to cross that pathway, and you may not stop on a dangerous area token. (p.11)

### When I home a villager after building, how many leaves do I get — what counts as a unique building in the neighbourhood?

When you home a villager you gain one leaf for each unique building type in the neighbourhood where you homed them; the five building types are boathouses, markets, houses, windmills, and town halls, and a neighbourhood is any group of edge‑connected buildings where you have homed a villager. (p.13)

### When does the game end and what is scored during final scoring — can I still unlock score track bonuses at the end?

The game end is triggered when the sixth trophy is awarded, then play continues until everyone has had an equal number of turns before proceeding to final scoring; at final scoring you add leaves for completed favour cards but you cannot unlock further score track bonuses during final scoring. (p.16)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/emberleaf)
- [Emberleaf in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/emberleaf)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/426513)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._