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Contents of this video
0:00 - What is worker placement?
3:45 - The history of this mechanic
7:41 - Why is this mechanic so good?
13:18 - Points to consider when designing with worker placement
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Sources
My Top 10 Favorite Worker Placement Games (Sunday Sitdown) | Jamey Stegmaier
• My Top 10 Favorite Wor...
Top 10 Worker Placement Games - with Sam Healey | The Dice Tower
• Top 10 Worker Placemen...
5 Things - Jeremy's Top 5 Best Worker Placement Games | Man vs Meeple
• 5 Things - Jeremy's To...
Aladdin's Dragons Review - with Tom Vasel | The Dice Tower
• Aladdin's Dragons Revi...
Tzolk'in - Full Rules Video | Gaming Rules!
• Tzolk'in - Full Rules ...
Raiders of the North Sea in about 3 minutes | 3 Minute Board Games
• Raiders of the North S...
Agricola - Playthrough & Review (Uwe Rosenberg Series) | Before You Play
• Agricola - Playthrough...
Viticulture Essential Edition - Let's Play and Review | Games Up!
• Viticulture Essential ...
Architects of the West Kingdom Playthrough - Meeple Overboard | Meeple Overboard!
• Architects of the West...
Most footage is sourced directly from the respective game’s publishing company website. Any footage from an alternative source has been attributed.
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Explore More
Introduction: History of Worker Placement | Purge Reviews
• Introduction: History ...
Worker Placement Games: What Are They & Which Are Best? | Game Hungry
gamehungry.com/worker-placeme...
Defining Worker Placement | Mechanics & Meeples
www.mechanics-and-meeples.com...
Mechanic Archetypes - Worker Placement | Matt Pavlovich from Games Precipice
www.gamesprecipice.com/worker...
Board Games 101: What is a Worker Placement Game? | Nights Around a Table
• Board Games 101: What ...
HOW TO DESIGN A WORKER PLACEMENT GAME PART 1 | League of Game Makers
www.leagueofgamemakers.com/how....
My Top 10 Favorite Worker Placement Games (Sunday Sitdown) | Jamey Stegmaier
• My Top 10 Favorite Wor...
Top 10 Worker Placement Games - with Tom, Zee, and Sarah Shah | The Dice Tower
• Top 10 Worker Placemen...
Designer Spotlight: Richard Breese | Tabletop Together
tabletoptogether.com/2016/03/1... - Breeze interview
What was the first worker placement game? | Board Game Geek
boardgamegeek.com/thread/6362... thread arguing what first worker placement is.

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@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you everyone for entering this giveaway!! The winner has been contacted ☺️ Don’t worry, there will be another giveaway coming soon so watch this space! Thank you again for all your support of this channel, it is very much appreciated 🙏🏻

@jimphilidor9031 2 жыл бұрын

I have a pretty simple definition of worker placement: you have a handful of workers and you put them on the board to do some actions. Any game that does this thing are worker placement games in my eyes. Some call games like Istanbul and Teotihuacan worker placement games, but they don't feel anything like games such as Agricola, Viticulture or Stone Age. In Istanbul and Teotihuacan you don't have a pool of workers but you're moving pieces on the table. If that's worker placement, then Monopoly is a worker placement game.

@cogitoergomeeple4298 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I think this sums up the mechanic well! Agreed on Istanbul and Teotihuacan, they don’t feel worker placement-y!

@CardboardistYT 2 жыл бұрын

I would have to say my favourite is still Lords of Waterdeep. It was the first worker placement game I played and to this day it’s almost like a comfort food when we pull it out to play.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome that it's the first game you played too! Thanks for commenting and good luck!

@ArchExcel 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite is Everdell. The game design is quite beautiful and its about the decisions you make in the game and not very luck based which I love

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Too much luck in any game can spoil it so I totally agree. Everdell is a great game and very beautiful!

@ImaginaryMdA 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative video. This channel offers a very good collage of game mechanics.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words and really pleased to hear your enjoying the channel!

@FleanendSanslieper 2 жыл бұрын

Agricola Is still my favourite. Having the possibility of increasing the number of workers mitigated by the upkeep costs makes it one of the most interesting in worker placement in my eyes.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice, I agree! Thanks for commenting ☺️

@revimfadli4666 2 жыл бұрын

If you haven't already, perhaps you'll like Dune: Imperium, since there, the tradeoff of having more workers is having less cards for the showdown/buy phase, since you must play them for each worker placed. So not only is there an upkeep cost, you also decide which cards to place workers with(and use the upper "placement" effects of), and which ones to keep for showdown & purchases. Might be more interesting than uniform food

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

@@revimfadli4666 Great recommendation!

@EinWenigRebellion 2 жыл бұрын

Still enjoying the Village. Seeing your workers die of old age after doing the work you placed them for gives the meeple their own character

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, good choice. Thanks for commenting!

@ghleelife 2 жыл бұрын

Everdell is my favourite worker placement game! The artstyle is so beautiful that it just brightens my day! Thanks for the giveaway and good luck to all :)

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

The art is so gorgeous, I totally agree. Great choice and thanks for your comment!

@mreed7947 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is criminally underrated.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm very flattered! Thanks so much for your comment, much appreciated!

@RentTodd 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Worker placement is my absolute favorite mechanic. Lords of Waterdeep was my first and still my favorite game with it.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome game! Thanks so much for your support and good luck in the giveaway!

@CharalamposTsakiris 2 жыл бұрын

Favourite WP game is Lords of Waterdeep. There are many others but I fell in love with that game for various reasons, one of them being its theme!!! Good luck to everyone!!!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for commenting!

@caseyschreiner352 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for the give away! Just got floating world in the mail, can't wait to play it! So many great worker placement games out there... I'd have to say Anachrony is my current favorite.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing, really excited for you to play Floating World! Thanks so much for your support and good luck in the giveaway!

@GamingJoys 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. My favourite worker placement game is Charterstone, although there are so many great ones out there!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed Charterstone too, nice choice!

@defustello 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite worker placement game is Architects of the West Kingdom. I love the fact that, despite being a worker placement game, it doesn't have the "reset phase". I really dislike the "reset phase" because I feel it slows down the flow of the gameplay.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice and thanks for commenting!

@ellendhondt5221 2 жыл бұрын

well done! I learned a lot altough worker placement games are my favorites in general. Stone Age is the mother of all worker placements, and i still play it online for now and then...But my absolutely favorite is archtects of the west kingdom ( with all the expensions )

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words, pleased to hear you enjoyed the video!

@yoshimajestic1666 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite worker placement game has got to be Istanbul. I love the consequences that come from choosing how to lay your workers out.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Nice choice, thanks for your comment!

@soarinoranges9610 2 жыл бұрын

Pillars of the Earth will probably always be my favorite worker placement game, because it was the first one I ever played, and it was one of the original worker placement games!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Nice choice! Good luck in the giveaway!

@isaachirschfeld4009 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite worker placement is always Lords of Waterdeep. Sometimes, I just want to play the classics.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for your comment ☺️

@partypao 2 жыл бұрын

My fave of all is the King of Worker Placement games, "A Feast for Odin", Uwe Rosenberg's Viking polymino masterpiece.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic choice, thanks for commenting!

@xionlin 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite worker placement game is Agricola. I love the need to diversify actions to maximise use of available land, it really gets you thinking

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for commenting and good luck in the giveaway!

@rmclean101 2 жыл бұрын

Great vidwo, thank you! Viticulture is my favorite...especially with the custom workers. Dwellings of eldervale is also super awesome and unique.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support - nice to hear from a fellow Viticulture lover!

@nicolasouellet1429 2 жыл бұрын

Everdell is my favorite Worker placement game because it combines Tableau/Engine builder and Worker placement 2 of my favorite mechanics!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice, such a good game! Thanks for commenting and good luck in the giveaway ☺️

@MatthewRodela 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I'd say my favorite worker placement game is Lost Ruins of Arnak.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome choice, thanks for commenting!

@car4ton 2 жыл бұрын

Great overview! Good work. My favorite worker placement game... Difficult, but I'll say Stone Age

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. Good choice!

@philipcarvalho580 2 жыл бұрын

One Small Step is our current favorite worker placement. Anything space we are in.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome 🙌 Great choice and good luck in the giveaway!

@corrinap 2 жыл бұрын

Viticulture would have to be my all time favourite. It's all about management and I love there are freedom yet still very strategic.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree, love it! Thanks for commenting ☺️

@dlarsen27 2 жыл бұрын

I'm new to your channel but this video was great. Keep it up! My favorite worker placement game...tough one. I think I'll have to go with Dune Imperium, although that's a bit of a hybrid.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Really pleased you enjoyed this video! Thanks for commenting and good luck in the giveaway!

@rahawala 2 жыл бұрын

My fav is Viticulture. For the two reasons mentioned in the video...Grande worker and worker placement phase to decide who goes first for the round ;)

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, good to hear from fellow Viticulture-lovers!

@aquarius5719 11 ай бұрын

Worker placement is about action allocation. The game "the captain is dead" makes it very intense and personal as workers have a face, which makes you feel it almost as an RPG. The videogame version of this boatd game completes the experience.

@cogitodesign 11 ай бұрын

Haven't tried that one but I'll have to give it a go.

@jaimeh7001 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite worker placement games (right now haha) are Everdell and Parks with the Nightfall expansion. I can't get enough of both of these games!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks so much for your comment!

@nicholasbrouillette6997 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool video, thanks! My favorite worker placement game is my favorite game Everdell

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Everdell is definitely one of my favourites too! Really pleased you liked the video!

@seanmorgan2257 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a fun and informative video, I did get a bit confused at the beginning when talking about everdell and showing carcasonne

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

I was trying to highlight the confusion regarding how worker placement is defined (so it worked 🤣). Thanks for your comment and glad you enjoyed the video!

@seanmorgan2257 2 жыл бұрын

@@cogitodesign It definitely worked 🤣

@zacharyforget 2 жыл бұрын

Worker placement games are probably my favorite genre! My fav is probably Lords of Waterdeep, but right now we're trying out Charterstone :)

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Charterstone was a lot of fun. Good luck in the giveaway!

@TimothyPetersphoto 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I am a big fan of Viticulture EE with the Tuscany Expansion which expands on the first player action.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Great shout with Viticulture! Good luck in the giveaway!

@alenmiliangannon210 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite wp game is Lorenzo Il Magnifico. It adds a twist to the traditional worker placement mechanic, as workers have "strenght" according to a dice roll, that affects all players equally.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, nice. It sounds like a lot of fun! Thanks for your comment!

@mikekots 2 жыл бұрын

Thank u for your useful and well-explaining videos. My favorite worker placement game is Robinson Crusoe: adventures on the cursed island

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words, really pleased to hear you're enjoying the videos! Thanks for your comment and good luck in the giveaway!

@sebastianruizromo637 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite worker placement game because of thematic reasons is Viticulture. Thanks for the lovely and interesting video!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your comment and great choice of wp game!

@elenakoll71 2 жыл бұрын

Lost Ruins of Arnak has been my favorite for a while.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Cool, I definitely need to play this game more!

@marcoferreira2146 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this video. Congratulations.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words, much appreciated and glad you enjoyed the video!

@severyn2672 2 жыл бұрын

I dont usually play lots of worker placement, but i think Architects of the west kingdom is my favourite from among those i played. Easy to learn and doesn't have much text to it so its more of intuitive gameplay.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting and good luck in the giveaway!

@simonekuin3911 2 жыл бұрын

I like Raider of the North Sea as a worker placement boardgame a lot. Planning the actions and choosing what works best is just great.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great game, I agree!

@eecherseah4155 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta love viticulture over a glass or two. Perfect game for a perfect setting!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

A favorite of mine too for sure! Good luck!

@ernestfraaij5951 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite mechanisms and my favorite is (drumrolllll) Architects of the west kingdom. Different paths to victory and the concept of sending others to jail so you can profit from it like a dirty schemer is just brilliant. Now of course I am really curious to try Philosophia. Cheers

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome choice and thanks for your comment (I particularly enjoyed the suspenseful drum roll 🤣) Good luck in the giveaway!!

@alwaysplayblue 2 жыл бұрын

Worker Placement is by far my favourite game mechanic. We've recently learnt classics AGRICOLA and VITICULTURE and enjoyed them both. I really enjoy LORDS OF WATERDEEP, TARGI, and CAYLUS 1303. But my favourite is RAIDERS OF THE NORTH SEA. I really like the method of one on/one off, and the way the workers escalate as you work on the board. And other than the colour of Meeple you need, it never really blocks a spot in the village which is clever too.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great range of wp games for sure, two of which are my favorites- Viticulture and Raiders of the North Sea. Thanks for commenting and for your support as always!

@afroinwonderlandwonderland510 2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t gotten to play a worker placement game yet, but my favorite one that I’ve watched others play and have learned about is Everdell!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm very excited for you to play a worker placement game! Thanks for commenting and good luck in the giveaway!

@andresep 7 ай бұрын

Worker Placement combines very well with Programmed Movement in a game like Tiny Epic Mechs.

@cogitodesign 7 ай бұрын

Nice! I haven’t played Tiny Epic Mechs but I’ve heard good things 👍 Thanks for commenting ☺️

@soaresrose5686 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! My favourite is Agricola

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic game!! Good luck in the giveaway and thanks for commenting!

@MechanizedMinionMTG 2 жыл бұрын

Stone Age, it's definitely on the simpler side of things but it's also one of the first games added to my collection.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for your comment and good luck in the giveaway!

@nebsenne 2 жыл бұрын

Viticulture is one of our absolute favorites but to be honest Lords Of Waterdeep may still be our favorite worker placement game!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

It's so hard to choose just one isn't it!? Both great choices though. Thanks for your comment and good luck!

@boardgameboos 2 жыл бұрын

Our favorite worker placement is Tzolkin as it provides a dynamic yet simple worker placement mechanism!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for commenting and good luck!

@draykokeeting2258 2 жыл бұрын

Viticulture is just a classic... so many good memories. It's a tough choice but that would have to be my favorite.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice, one of my favorite wp games too! Thanks for your comment!

@Phersu 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this informative & entertaining video. I think my favorite worker placement game would be Takenoko because it's pretty. Tzolkin is the one of the best but I'm afraid it's too complicated for me. I also like the recent game A War of Whispers where you can get agents in different kingdoms at the same time to help or to hinder a realm.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for your comment and good luck!

@lily_play_it_solo8815 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I learned a lot! My favourite worker placement games would be Anachrony, Everdell and Viticulture!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Really pleased to hear this and thanks for commenting ☺️

@thomasbjorklund1 2 жыл бұрын

“This war of mine” has been a solo worker placement game I enjoyed a lot during quarantine. We just got “Floating World” in the mail last week! Yay! It’s my 9 y old daughters new favorite game. We’ve played it a few times now using different characters. I love how pretty it is and so easy to teach my daughter!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

This war of mine is fantastic! I talk quite a bit about it in our emergence video. They did a great job with that game - so thematic through great story-telling. So pleased to hear you received you copy of Floating World and that it's a favorite! Amazing! We love to hear news like this, thanks for letting us know. Comments like this really make it all worth it! Thanks again for your support ☺️

@DianeMarieM 2 жыл бұрын

My fave is Agricola. It’s fun! I always love farming simulation video games and Agricola is my go-to worker placement boardgame ❤️

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for your comment ☺️

@afriendofafriend5766 2 жыл бұрын

You should try Uwe's other games like Fields of Arle.

@elf3090 2 жыл бұрын

Everdell and agricola both hold a special place in my heart and collection

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for your comment!

@bradleysmith9924 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. :)

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, really pleased to hear this!

@elijahjohnson7666 2 жыл бұрын

Worker placement games are one of my favorite mechanics. Anachrony and Lost Ruins of Arnak are my favorite worker placement games since I have a hard time choosing between the 2.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!! Thanks for your comment ☺️

@Tayzaroni 2 жыл бұрын

Love me a bit of lords of Waterdeep for worker placent. Good luck!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@draecodefan 2 жыл бұрын

Well for me, my favourite worker placement game has to be the one that raised my interest in boardgames to the point where it is now: Viticulture. I've played since a lot more, but the thematic integration of this one makes it pop always as my favourite Worker placement game! Honourable mentions to Shem Phillips, always adding twists in a nice way to this genre!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice, a fellow Viticulture-lover here too! Thanks for commenting!

@draecodefan 2 жыл бұрын

@@cogitodesign I also love it for its theme, when answering the question "What kind of boardgames do you play? Like Monopoly?" I use the theme of Viticulture for explaining how much more this world has to offer :)

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

@@draecodefan That's a great idea! I find the same, whenever I mention board games people just assume Monopoly. I will use Viticulture as an example in the future, thanks!

@derallmorgan2363 2 жыл бұрын

I've really only messed with Worker Placement in Carcassonne and 1 game of Scythe. Carcassonne is one of my absolute favorite games! Would also love to try Viticulture or Everdell sometime

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend both Viticulture and Everdell! Thanks for commenting and good luck in the giveaway!

@liquidcoolkg 2 жыл бұрын

Raiders of the North Sea is one of my faves. Although Everdale has started to become played more recently!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Raiders of the North Sea is one of my favorite too- good choice and thanks for commenting!

@jasondenis2247 2 жыл бұрын

We have been loving Under Falling Skies!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, never tried it but looks cool! Thanks for your comment 👍

@alvarolopez2764 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite worker placement game is Risk StarCraft, i played It some weeks ago and enjoyed so much, the four hours look like minutes 😅

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's dedication! Thanks for your comment ☺️

@pzzlng9071 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite is Architects of the West Kingdom, but I still don't have it yet. Hoping I could have one by next year if budget fits... Good luck everyone!!!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice, thanks for your comment!

@kellyvanauken1495 2 жыл бұрын

Everdell is my favorite worker placement game right now.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice, thanks for commenting!

@Maibaum01 2 жыл бұрын

Probably Caverna from Uwe Rosenberg, along with Agricola it was my introduction to board games (beyond Monopoly and Risk) and I loved it from the start. My favorite feature of Caverna specifically is probably the complete absence of luck or chance in the game. You can always know exactly what you’ll get out of an action with the only thing blocking your plans being the other players.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great point about Caverna! Thanks for commenting and good luck in the giveaway.

@cuilevaline 2 жыл бұрын

I'm new in worker placement game still, so cannot say have yet a favourite one! I have enjoyed Everdell, however looking forward to receive Darwin's Journey from KS to finally play it in person (loved the graphic and playing it on TTS)

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Hopefully the physical copy of Darwin's Journey doesn't take too long to reach you. Thanks for commenting!

@thomasoswald4626 2 жыл бұрын

Two things I want to point out. First of all, there is NO added benefit to players going last in Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar. Why? Because it doesn’t really matter. If you go first, you pay lower corn costs. If you go last, you get to move up the gears faster, but you have to pay more corn for it. I think this is actually the most balanced solution for the “first player advantage” problem. The other thing is, normally, passing the first player marker does NOT mitigate unfairness. For example, in a three-player game with four rounds, somebody will end up holding the first player marker twice.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this is a fair point. The designers of Tzolk'in have clearly spent a long time balancing this issue. I wonder whether mathematically paying lower corn costs or moving up the gears faster are perfectly balanced but they must be close. Agreed on the issue of passing the first player marker. It is not a perfect solution especially with uneven player numbers. Thanks for your thoughtful and helpful comment.

@elleana96 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, lovely giveaway! I really like playing (and I really like your accent too :p ) my favourite game is "stone age" really nice game . Thanks a lot

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, very pleased to hear you enjoyed the video, like the giveaway AND my accent. Three in one! Nice choice for your favorite wp game, good luck in the giveaway!

@thElBarto9670 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite work placement game is Viticultu Essential Edition. I like to play this game, drinking a bottle of wine and trying to win that game. I always lose but I always enjoy to play it too much

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds amazing and great choice! Thanks for commenting!

@xanderbaby 2 жыл бұрын

About left field but my favourite is Anachrony. Love the quirky SciFi nature of the game which is very different from most games I played

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Epic game!! Thanks for commenting ☺️

@persialove100 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite worker placement game is "The Pillars of the Earth"!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for your comment!

@picklebuckeye 2 жыл бұрын

Lost Ruins of Arnak is probably my favorite recently.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@zmollon 2 жыл бұрын

Bought ever Dell on sale right before the pandemic started and still haven't played. Feels bad man. Anyways another amazing video from an amazing Channel I like worker placement but I really love simultaneous play which makes me think an option with a grid that you choose which action you're going to take could be interesting with the benefits of that action decreasing the more players who take it let's say there's only 16 auctions available you could have the letters ABCD and the numbers 1 2 3 4 and you get to play four actions. Not sure if this might induce analysis process and others as it would in me. It would give you the benefit of being able to asymmetrically improve your abilities based on letters numbers or both but with players need to decide whether if you want a more balanced strategy whether more flexible have a really strong a column are really strong number one column etc

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like an intriguing twist on the mechanic. Our last game was simultaneous (Philosophia: Floating World) so we know how much of a challenge it can be to add that into a game! But the fast-paced nature and never having to wait for your turn is, I think, worth it. That being said we found some people were put off by this as they feel rushed.

@revimfadli4666 2 жыл бұрын

Mine are Beyond the Sun and Arnak. Some nice catchup mechanics in those. Keyflower is also an interesting blend of mechanics that mesh well. Cytosis and Cellulose have a really nice educational theme that helps you learn both biology & how the games work, at the same time. Viticulture plays around with first-turn advantage compensation in clever ways. I'm interested in Bora Bora and Tzolk'in, with how they twist the blocking aspect in interesting ways, but haven't gotten to play with them

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I haven't tried Keyflower, I'll have to take a look. It sounds interesting! I'd recommend giving Tzolk'in a try for sure!

@MrBobChurchill 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite worker placement game is Viticulture with the Tuscany Expansion. It turns a very good game into one of the all time best. The worker placement is excellent, with turn order being integrated into your choices as mentioned in the video, and although action spots are limited it never feels entirely as if you are pushed out of the game, there's always something you can do, or at least that you could have done to prevent yourself being edged out. You do need to go in recognizing that it's half worker placement, half card game (under estimate the value of the Visitor cards at your peril!). I only wish the mechanical aspect of harvesting grapes and turning them into wine was a) slightly less fiddley and b) a bit more thematically accurate to the actual wine making process! (That wouldn't bother everyone, but it's so wrong and so obviously wrong that for me it does break the spell a bit.)

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great point, I agree that it could be improved if it was more thematically accurate. The luck of which cards you get can also be an issue. I still absolutely love this game though despite these little 'glitches'! Thanks for commenting and good luck in the giveaway!

@racallan 2 жыл бұрын

Lords of Waterdeep- Alltime Classic:D

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome choice!

@drewtice7541 2 жыл бұрын

Viticulture takes the cake for my favorite!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh me too! Thanks for commenting!

@lushipurmalache4437 2 жыл бұрын

Oh there are so many wp games i love. Ancient world is one of my favorite. Love the artwork (big fan of All Laukat games). Love the titan mechanic. But i enjoy playing anachrony (still have to try the latest ks espansions), everdell, Orleans (more for the bag building part), lords of Waterdeep (with the espansion). And i almost forgot Terramara and the future placement gimmik.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing selection of wp games! Glad to hear this mechanic is a favorite of yours, us too!

@ctvisions Жыл бұрын

Hands down Keyflower. Not only is the worker placement used for area control/influence and activating actions, but can also be used as bids and be swapped between players. Way better than just the basic place and take an action.

@cogitodesign Жыл бұрын

An excellent example, thanks for commenting!

@RodneyFranzoi 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite worker placement is Raiders of the North Sea 🤩

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice!! 🙌 Thanks for entering the giveaway!

@rafelsv4844 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite worker placement games are Scythe, Anachrony, Trickerion and Tzolk'in. I really enjoy this type of games. I'm certain they're my favourites.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great list of games, thanks for commenting!

@tfpp1 Жыл бұрын

Scythe is not worker placement, it’s action selection.

@MrSnaetch 24 күн бұрын

Actually Scythe is a combination of many mechanics. That's what it makes so great.

@supergoat4702 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite worker placement game is a quite older one... Village 😊

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@Allzweckreiniger 2 жыл бұрын

I love Architects of the West Kingdom, absolutely the best for me

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice! I also love Raiders of the North Sea - so good!

@mitchellfullerton2773 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite worker placement that I've played is Agricola

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Good choice!

@H1SCOTTY 2 жыл бұрын

This War of Mine: The Board Game. I like historical places like Greece 🇬🇷 and like the great or Second World War. Those stories give you more relatable emotions because you’re outside the numbers and facts and you’re getting personal involved. You’re there they were the same age. This could’ve happened to me born in the wrong time wrong place.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice, thanks for commenting and good luck in the giveaway!

@michaelstreilein7287 2 жыл бұрын

Lords of Waterdeep is still one of my favourites. It was one of the first I played and always brings back good memories.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Nice choice! Thanks so much for your comment!

@lopidav 2 жыл бұрын

Favorite worker placement game is the fate of the elder gods mostly becouse I'm still loving hpl horrors theme.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for commenting ☺️

@BoardInTheHouseBGAplayer Жыл бұрын

Lewis and Clark is my favorite worker placement game for sure unless you count Terraforming Mars's 3rd expa sion Colonies which was great

@cogitodesign Жыл бұрын

I've been meaning to try Terraforming Mars' 3rd expansion! Good to hear you're a fan of it - I'll have to try and get my hands on it! Thanks for commenting ☺

@BoardInTheHouseBGAplayer Жыл бұрын

@@cogitodesign yeah they tried to add worker placement and I think it worked really well. I like when one of the colonies fills up with resources and everyone forgets about it until I become first player and first turn after filling up with more resources I start placing those workers

@cogitodesign Жыл бұрын

@@BoardInTheHouseBGAplayer Ah nice tactic! I'll have to remember this!

@joelhardman 2 жыл бұрын

I love Viticulture, and the Tuscany expansion makes it that much better. I don’t love the specialized workers though. They just don’t seem to be all that useful.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice! Good luck in the giveaway!

@namronlouieherrera6547 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite worker placement game is Fields of Arle

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome choice!

@dv6232 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite worker placement game is Charterstone.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, I really like Charterstone too! Thanks for commenting!

@pavloskafkias9701 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite and most played is Raiders of the North Sea!

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Great choice, I'm a big fan too!

@BillyIndiana 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite worker placement game is After the Empire 🔥

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for your comment and good luck!

@neomarvelbunny 2 жыл бұрын

i always have a terrible time saying what my favorite is about anything, but i'll try. My favorite worker placement game as a worker placement game is probably still Agricola. It was the first heavier game in my collection and it's still what i think of when you say "worker placement." That being said, my current favorite game that contains worker placement (loosely defined) is Obsession. A the most interesting, creative use of worker placement i've played is Red Outpost.

@cogitodesign 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks so much for your comment!