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What this is
Construct dikes, drain bogs, harvest flax and tend to newborn animals in East Frisia. In the worker placement game Fields of Arle, set in the German region of East Frisia, players develop an estate and expand their territory by cutting peat and building dikes. The game covers nine half-years with alternating summer and winter seasons, and each season allows or denies specific player actions.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–2
- Listed play time
- 60–120 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- First published
- 2014
- Designer
- Uwe Rosenberg
- Publisher
- Feuerland Spiele
- Box size
- 22.9 × 31.8 × 9.4 cm
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- Feuerland SpieleOfficial site
How players rate Fields of Arle
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 2.
- 1p7.7167 ratings
- 2p8.3166 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.3/10
- Ease of teach4.5/10
- Gateway friendliness5.3/10
- Component quality7.6/10
- Table presence7.5/10
- Travel friendliness5.7/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate4.8SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.4FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.0Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.5Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.8LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.6SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.7No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table4.9Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- referenceFields of Arle: English indexEN · 2 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- rulebookFields of Arle: English rulebookEN · 20 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
22.9 × 31.8 × 9.4 cm
- Shelf volume
- 6.8 L
- Shelf width used
- 9.4 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 3
Source: measured