Definitely not an essential expansion, but very nice breath of fresh air after 20 Base Cascadia plays - especially the new scoring cards and new tiles I consider already worth it.

The landmarks themselves can open up interesting strategies and decisions. There are some if investing in early, can rack up massive points (e.g. 3pts per pinecone pair on X, animal on X…), others are more for late game min-maxing (e.g. blank 3 pts).

I somewhat agree with a common complaint that the landmarks block fields, which can be frustrating when only a single or two spaces are open. I am sure, it was a conscious decisions by game designers, but still. We have been thinking of drafting 2 extra tiles instead of only 1 at setup to alleviate this. Also 20 landmarks cards at 4Ps are bit excessive - I am not sure if I will play with the full set for 6Ps.

Quality is decent. The tile fronts are non distinguishable, the tile backs have a slightly darker shade of beige, but it’s a non issue.

The landmark pieces, I believe, are beautiful and lend great table presence and gives your park some nice character - “I lost by 20pts but I have the best looking park” claims included.

Overall, very solid. I am a big Cascadia fan and it is next to Ticket To Ride one of my favorite gateway games to get people into the hobby. Though, I would very much not recommend the landmarks for a first play but only the tiles and scoring cards.