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29 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook

Components and SetupThe Game RoundEnd of the Season and GameSingle Player ModeEvergreen: Pines and Cacti

Components and Setup

  • Are bush and lake pawns limited in supply?
  • If two or more players start with Big Tree Growth power cards, do you reshuffle the starting drafting pool?
  • Can sprouts or trees be placed on crevice spaces?

The Game Round

  • Can two lakes placed in one turn both grow the same tree?
  • How many points does the Bud power score each time it is used?
  • Which card does an Aridity card turn over?
  • Can an Aridity card flip another Aridity card?
  • Can a sprout become a big tree in one turn using a main action and a power?
  • Can you skip applying a special power?
  • When activating a power, can you upgrade it without using it?
  • What are the Bush power values?
  • Who decides which biome the Spiel 2022 promo wild card goes into?
  • Can the Place Lake power be used if it affects only one sprout or small tree?
  • Can you use less than the full value of a power?
  • What happens when a power track marker is already at its last space?
  • With a Wild Biome card, can the trees you grow with one action be in different biomes?
  • When do you shuffle the discard pile back into the deck?

End of the Season and Game

  • Does a single tree with no adjacent trees score a point for the biggest forest?
  • Do bushes count toward the size of the biggest forest?
  • Can I have fewer than 14 Biome cards in my scoring area at final scoring?
  • Does the fertility zone get redealt each season?
  • Do crevices connect trees for forest scoring?

Single Player Mode

  • How does solo play work in Evergreen?

Evergreen: Pines and CactiExpansion

  • Do negative fertility icons subtract from the five-icon requirement when setting up the Fertility Zone?
  • Can a sprout grow into a small pine through normal growth actions or organic growth?
  • Can a lake or another growth action turn a small pine into a big pine?
  • When do pines grow and collect light at the end of a season?
  • Can negative fertility in a biome cost points for each big tree?
  • Is there a maximum number of small pines in one game?