
2026 · Expansion for Base-game
Wondrous Creatures: Winterfall
Set five years after the original events, this expansion follows Captain Freya as a more experienced leader during a long, harsh winter on Starbeak Island. Blizzards, auroras, and shifting weather patterns alter the main board each game: some spaces grant powerful effects while others disrupt Habitats, changing worker-placement options and strategic priorities. A new species called the Spirits appears and interacts uniquely with weather effects. The game adds new Creature cards, additional Captains, and Achievements to expand choices and objectives.
- Players
- 1–4 best 2
- Playing time
- 50–90 min
- Age
- 10+
- Complexity
- 3 / 5
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- Plays logged
- 2
- Players
- 6
- In collections
- 2
- On wishlists
- 3
- Pre-ordered
9.0/10
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Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
When I recharge, do I advance the Time Tracker before or after activating my Recharge Cards?
Retrieve all 3 Crew, advance the Time Tracker and resolve its icons and any event, discard down to the 5-card hand limit, then activate your Recharge Cards in any order (p. 8).
What if the Winterfall Card I draw has the same symbol as the top discard?
Discard it without applying its effects, and keep revealing cards until you find one with a different symbol. Resolve that card’s effects from top to bottom; for a Sequential Effect, all players take part clockwise, starting with the player recharging (p. 9).
Do Snowflakes stay in place when the Wilderness cards are swept or replaced?
Yes. Snowflakes remain on their Snowfields through a Sweep or Full Sweep, and you take all Snowflakes above a card whenever you take that card from the Wilderness, regardless of how you acquired it (p. 12).
Can I take a resource from a Habitat with a Blizzard, or do I have to remove the Blizzard?
While a Blizzard is there, you cannot gain a resource from that Habitat. When you place a Crew adjacent to it, you must remove the Blizzard and take a matching Creature Card if available; if none is available, you get nothing, though the Habitat’s Special Effect Icon can still be used (p. 13).
Do I have to activate an Aurora Tile when I place a Crew next to it?
Yes, if you can gain a benefit from it, but one Crew placement can activate only one adjacent Aurora Tile. If removing its last token discards the tile, you cannot also gain a resource or card from the newly revealed Habitat during that placement (p. 11).
Do Hatched Eggs count for Projects, and what happens if players tie?
Hatched Eggs count toward Projects that score species icons, but do not count toward Achievement Cards. Tied players each receive the reward for the next lower rank, and players with none of the required icons score no points (p. 14).
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