In Everdell Duo, you will either compete against your single opponent, or play cooperatively with another player, to earn the most points. You will accomplish this by placing workers to gather resources, then use those resources to play cards face up in front of you, creating your own woodland city.

Cards may be played from your hand, or from the face up area on the board called the Meadow.However, only cards that are touching the Sun or Moon token may be played from the Meadow, and players will be moving these tokens each time they perform a turn. Therefore, planning and timing for which cards you play is critical.

Each game there will be Events that you are trying to achieve. The requirements for these Events will be different from game to game, making certain cards and combinations more important to pursue

The game lasts for 4 seasons. After that, players addup their scores to determine the winner. If you are playing cooperatively, check the requirements for the chapter you are playing to see if you have won.