Though I've heard of all games you listed, sadly I played only one - Pret a Porter but it would also end up on my list if favorite worker placements. I like how clean it is, without any forcing itself to be innovative, it just seamlessly fits this game. And I can relate, my gaming group almost killed me with laughter when I proposed this game. Now it is one if their favorite games, some even bought their own copies XD. From my collection I would also recommend the following 4 worker placement games: Pan Am - this game was so unlucky. Some gamers wanted another Ticket to Ride and were turned off by this game's skillful mix of worker placement and auction mechanics. And those players who would potentially enjoy it assumed that it was just another Ticket to Ride just with planes, and did mot even check it. Dwrrgar - what if we had a worker placement with only one our own worker? The remaining workers, divided into three groups each having a unique special abilities is shared. :-) Outlived - we are sending workers to their starting position from which they have to move. If they reach their destination is another thing. This post apocalyptic game merges worker placement with building our own shelter. Lord of the Ice Garden - a heavy, highly assymetrical area control game which uses worker placement as action selection. The game is completely devoid of luck factor. Everything can be calculated if you correctly anticipate your opponents actions.
Great list, thanks. Recommend trying Dwellings of Eldervale (or AE) if you havent yet. Might make at least honorable mention hehe. Gotta get my Lorenzo to the table (just got it)! Hype!
good list my top 5 would probably be (still didnt unpack my feast for odin, it was released in our country only relatively recently) 1. paladins of west kingdom 2. lost ruins of arnak 3. dune imperium 4. beyond the sun 5. lords of waterdeep (with expansions) or champions of midgaard (with expansions)
Fields of Arle for us the better game from Uwe. Feast of Odin basically Tetris… lose any theme through “shapes” acquisition. Stuff for shapes not functionality.
@SAUPAYANMAZUMDAR Lords of Waterdeep's claim to fame is in its history. Nowadays, yes, it's not even close to a top 5 worker placement game, but it was one of the first, and greatly helped to popularize the mechanism.
Another great one guys! Also, my start with worker placement was Lords of Waterdeep! Some of these you have are definitely on my list!
Man Lords of Waterdeep is just so good
Though I've heard of all games you listed, sadly I played only one - Pret a Porter but it would also end up on my list if favorite worker placements. I like how clean it is, without any forcing itself to be innovative, it just seamlessly fits this game. And I can relate, my gaming group almost killed me with laughter when I proposed this game. Now it is one if their favorite games, some even bought their own copies XD.
From my collection I would also recommend the following 4 worker placement games:
Pan Am - this game was so unlucky. Some gamers wanted another Ticket to Ride and were turned off by this game's skillful mix of worker placement and auction mechanics. And those players who would potentially enjoy it assumed that it was just another Ticket to Ride just with planes, and did mot even check it.
Dwrrgar - what if we had a worker placement with only one our own worker? The remaining workers, divided into three groups each having a unique special abilities is shared. :-)
Outlived - we are sending workers to their starting position from which they have to move. If they reach their destination is another thing. This post apocalyptic game merges worker placement with building our own shelter.
Lord of the Ice Garden - a heavy, highly assymetrical area control game which uses worker placement as action selection. The game is completely devoid of luck factor. Everything can be calculated if you correctly anticipate your opponents actions.
Wow, I've only heard of Pan Am. We will look into the rest of em. Thanks for watching!
great list! its hard not to have some Shem and Uwe games on any worker placement list.
Both just the best at what they do!
@@dadsanddice yes they are. i have shipwrights redux and raiders set up at the moment!
Might as well set up Explorers and do the Runesaga
@@dadsanddicedoes runesaga work with redux? Didn’t know it was backwards compatible
Lords of Waterdeep, Caverna, Dune Imperium
Lords of Waterdeep and Caverna is so good. We need to ry Dune Imperium again
For me:
Viticulture; Underwater Cities; Barcelona; Dune Imperium; Ghe Gallerist
TBH in surprised Viticulture did not make Devin's list. Now I'm even more excited to try out Underwater Cities!
Just got finished watching your playthrough of Honey Buzz. Would that count as a worker placement game?
Definitely would!
Great list, thanks. Recommend trying Dwellings of Eldervale (or AE) if you havent yet. Might make at least honorable mention hehe. Gotta get my Lorenzo to the table (just got it)! Hype!
Devin has played Dwellings, I'm hoping to get to try out this week at Bggcon
good list my top 5 would probably be (still didnt unpack my feast for odin, it was released in our country only relatively recently)
1. paladins of west kingdom
2. lost ruins of arnak
3. dune imperium
4. beyond the sun
5. lords of waterdeep (with expansions) or champions of midgaard (with expansions)
LoW definitely needs the expansion! Great list
@@dadsanddice champions of midgaard are also a lot better with at least valhalla expansion
Fields of Arle for us the better game from Uwe. Feast of Odin basically Tetris… lose any theme through “shapes” acquisition. Stuff for shapes not functionality.
Haven't played Fields of Arle enough but it will most likely shoot up
Borderline criminal Lords of Waterdeep ain't on here 😭
We legit had a conversation about it!
I think every game mentioned here is better than LoW
LoW’s claim to fame is DnD theme. As a worker placement, there are SO MANY better games.
@@SAUPAYANMAZUMDAR the audacity
@@shelbygerba it’s not called audacity, it’s called knowledge/experience. Experience of having played about 1280 unique games
@SAUPAYANMAZUMDAR Lords of Waterdeep's claim to fame is in its history. Nowadays, yes, it's not even close to a top 5 worker placement game, but it was one of the first, and greatly helped to popularize the mechanism.