Top 10 Worker Placement Games (with a twist!)

In this video, we present to you our Top-10 board games that have worker placement as their key mechanic but they also have some sort of innovation!
What are your favourite worker-placement games? Let us know in the comments.
00:00 - Intro
01:51 - #10 Feast for Odin
03:54 - #9 Barcelona
06:21 - #8 Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
09:48 - #7 Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
12:20 - #6 Sabika
14:03 - #5 Scholars of the South Tigris
16:58 - #4 Darwin's Journey
19:40 - #3 Raiders of the North Sea
22:01 - #2 1987 Channel Tunnel
25:18 - #1 Stone Age
28:22 - Outro
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[@pincao]

Great list of innovative designs. Thanks for sharing. Also great banter, as you validated each other’s thoughts.

[@boardgamecourt]

Hey Paul! Thank you so much for your comments and engagement! We try to have as much fun as possible while recording our videos - we hope this is positively transmitted to you guys!

[@boardgameswithb7]

Fantastic episode guys! Played all of these except for 2, and 9. Number 1 is one of my favorites! I was sure Federation was going to make it haha 😹

[@boardgamecourt]

Thank you!! To be honest, we haven't played Federation just yet!!! Maybe something that needs amending?

[@elcanaldeminimeeple]

Nos gusta mucho Sabika. Saludos!!! Recientemente también hemos probado Apiario de Stonemaier Games, y su colocación de trabajadores es muy original.

[@boardgamecourt]

Thank you for watching our video! We haven't has the chance to play Apiary just yet, but we are looking forward to it! We hear good things regarding its worker placement mechanic. Thank you for mentioning this game :-)

[@vangelisevangelou]

I’m glad to see Stone Age making an appearance. In fact, this game came to my mind when I saw the title of this video. Architects of the West Kingdom, also by Garphill, is pretty innovative. However, on top of my list, I would place Chimera Station. You can customise your workers with three types of addons which give you extra benefits when placed.

[@boardgamecourt]

We are very intrigued by Chimera Station, please bring it over next time we meet!
We considered Architects, and what happens there is cool indeed.

[@mancave123]

Thanks for this. While I haven't played the others, Stone Age was one I enjoyed online during the pandemic. I'd love to get that game for the table.
For me, I love Stonemaier's Euphoria and Apiary with the worker placement bumping mechanism which then a. for Euphoria mandates a unique knowledge roll that could have adverse effects, or b. with Apiary increases the strength of the worker bee. Super mechanisms!

[@boardgamecourt]

Stone Age is good fun! You are the second person mentioning Apiary - we may need to get our hands on this game!

[@LordVader07]

Hi again! :)
I watched the video with great curiosity and was very interested in your choices because worker placement is our favorite mechanic in games.
I would have a huge problem if I had to make my own list... But from the games that come to mind quickly and that we play a lot, there's: Anachrony, the entire West Kingdom series, Teotihuacan, Underwater Cities, Viticulture (with the Tuscany expansion), Endlessl Winter, Kanban EV, Paris, Dune: Imperium, and Tawantinsuyu.
I eagerly await the Polish edition of Trickerion, while the Wanderers from the Southern Tigris are already on their way to me.
Unfortunately, Tzolk'in and Darwin's Journey are still on the shelf of shame...
And one more thing, regarding Dune: Imperium. I have the deluxe version with all the expansions, including the fan-made mat and upgraded components. So I didn't really pay attention to the new version: Dune: Imperium - Uprising. But on Saturday, I was at a large convention in Wrocław - One More Game. I played the new Dune out of curiosity, and I must say, it's... fantastic! And as soon as the Polish edition is released, I'll definitely buy it! Both games are very similar yet different enough (such a paradox) that I simply want to have both of them :)
Warm regards!

[@boardgamecourt]

Hello Sir! Thank you for watching our video! All your suggestions are excellent games, you know we are big fans of the West Kingdom games and Underwater Cities. At the end, we decided to present worker placement games with a twist! We pondered whether we should include Architects of the West Kingdom in our video…! We haven’t yet played Endless Winter - we added the big box with all expansions, promos and blings in our Unconscious Mind pledge, so that should hopefully arrive in a few months. We really want to delve into Dune: Imperium more to be honest! Please, try to play Darwin’s Journey soon, it is an AMAZING game, one of the top-3 of 2023 for us.

[@jamesbrazeal3847]

Stone Age is one of my favorites as well. I have wayfarer of South trigrus as well but yet to play it.

[@boardgamecourt]

All Garphill games are very very good. We don't own Stone Age, but we never say no when an opportunity arises!