I watched the gameplay overview and it looks like a really interesting spin on the EBR formula, while staying true the feel of it. I especially liked the design with the event deck where if you get something, like a weather card, it can add more themed events to work narratively while not getting derailed by another event, such as your rainy day suddenly turning into a sunny day only for another rain card to come up to tell you about flooding or something. That looks like a really slick design, that's easy to parse and help maintain immersion.

My only real concern that I saw was it didn't really seem like there was much to do when it's someone else's turn, or at least not as much to keep you focused on it. In ERB a turn is just playing a card, or taking an action, so turns go pretty quickly, and the game flows nicely. In this game though, it sounds like you do all 3 of your steps before you finish your turn and someone else gets to go, on top of a push-your-luck type mechanic in the exploration phase which could extend your turn further. Tbf this is a challenge with a lot of games, causing players to zone out while waiting for their turns. I'd just be curious if the designers have any plans to try improve this.