Sarah is just perfect for this space, great screen presence, humour and passion for the hobby. Great to see her on DT.
@luked1974
3 жыл бұрын
One minute in, they fix the audio issues. If you came here to check, it’s almost better now. Just give it a second.
@jasperb7890
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Luke! Paused to quickly check the comments exactly for this
@pinguslol
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@markywarky5483
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@robbielong4657
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@yukitadano5098
3 жыл бұрын
Great
@Ronindennis
3 жыл бұрын
Anachrony doesn't get enough love! What an amazing game, breathing theme and with a great time travel mechanic.
@johnathanrhoades7751
3 жыл бұрын
it's beautiful! I think I like Trickerion a hair more, but I still have the Infinity Box 😁
@EricWoning
3 жыл бұрын
A
@windyhillbomber
3 жыл бұрын
Caverna, Agricola, Feast for Oden....oh where has all the love gone
@erichkeys
3 жыл бұрын
Still love Pillars of the Earth for this mechanism. Thank you guys!
@stephanberger3476
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@icex7312
3 жыл бұрын
We love the expansion, too.
@Aquaria942
3 жыл бұрын
Loved Sarah's energy she brought, even if she wasn't super used to this format. I'd love to see her in more things!
@DHaeusler
3 жыл бұрын
Great to see Shem Phillips getting the recognition he deserves in this category
@SmackMule
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite genre -- appreciate this list. My first experience with Sarah. REALLY like her in the mix. More please.
@-RTC-
3 жыл бұрын
Tom I was actually surprised you didn’t have Caverna on there!
@tedtokarski9050
3 жыл бұрын
Great lists. 1 game I really love that doesn't get a lot of appreciation is "Village". One of my absolute favorite Worker Placement games!
@BCSBuck
3 жыл бұрын
Great one!
@benlauson555
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah that game is super fun
@MechaJoezilla
3 жыл бұрын
Especially since the workers get old and die!
@RadishTheFool
3 жыл бұрын
Honey Buzz looks and sounds amazing. And I hadn't realized that Endangered was a cooperative worker placement game. That's so cool! I looked at it before, but somehow I missed that. Now I'll definitely have to check it out again. Thank you Sarah! Tom, I adore Chimera Station! The pieces are fantastic, the customizable workers add so much fun thinkiness to the game, and it has such a high replay value due to the fact that the board is built almost from scratch every time. It's one of the few long games that gets consistently played year after year in our household. Also, I really disagree with Zee about Stone Age. The probability aspect of more workers equals more dice is so cool, and I have not seen it done in a new game that could replace it for me. But, Zee, Demon Worker sounds amazing. Thanks for letting us know about that one. Maybe it could be a candidate for the Dice Tower Essentials line?
@Michael_Sean_OConnor
3 жыл бұрын
Euphoria is an excellent dice-worker-placement game.
@kristenumansky8855
3 жыл бұрын
Sarah is hilarious. Lots of cute themed games and then #3 is piecing body parts together.
@kerryanne
3 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this...especially Sarah Shah. I hope she is on again soon.
@brianstever3563
3 жыл бұрын
My top 5 1. Underwater Cities 2. Honey Buzz 3. Parks 4. Near and Far 5. Istanbul
@benlauson555
3 жыл бұрын
With no Uwe on the lists it kinda felt like a top ten action movie stars with no Arnold Schwarzenegger.
@salmonblox
3 жыл бұрын
I could make that list easily 😂
@jOmegaK
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm really surprised. How could you have a top 10 worker placement list without any Uwe? Agricola, Caverna, AFFO, Le Havre, Nusfjord, Reykholt... really none of them?
@mattygibson3899
3 жыл бұрын
@@jOmegaK Recency bias
@jOmegaK
3 жыл бұрын
@@mattygibson3899 I don't think so, most of the games on this list are as old or older than the majority of the Uwe games listed. Caverna came out in 2013, AFFO 2016, Nusfjord 2017. I'm not really sure how to explain the absence. I heard Tom's justification for not including AFFO, in that he feels the tetraminos are a bigger part of the game than the... worker placement? I don't quite agree with it, but that doesn't really explain the absence of Caverna. I also don't really see these lists at being so tight that they couldn't have been included, but it's not my list, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@kirkbeiserlynxlakegames768
3 жыл бұрын
Great lists and great job by Sarah. 1. Anachrony is definitely my favorite 2. Raiders of the North Sea 3. Manhattan Project Energy Empire 4. Viticulture 5. Everdell 6. Architects of the West Kingdom 7. Asking For Trobils - one the best 6-7p games made (also plays 2-5p) 8. Mint Works 9. Wreck Raiders 10 Cytosis
@CharlesHepburn2
2 жыл бұрын
On the fence between raiders and architects. Any suggestions?
@chrisw.1487
3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the video, thank you. I am also surprised at the lack of Uwe Rosenberg, Vital Lacerda or Dinosaur Island, but one positive is that it meant that I learnt about more games that I didn’t already know about and so have more to explore. I’ve put them on the list!!
@sassyspahr492
3 жыл бұрын
We really like Dinosaur Island. Agree.
@griffglowen5555
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with Tom on Trickerion. Not terrible but just very lacklustre and a fun theme just didn’t turn into fun mechanisms
@danielyeatts491
Жыл бұрын
This is an old thread, likely no one to see my new comment, but anyway... Orleans - great worker placement game still today, arguably one of the best to date, especially with the bag and only being allowed so many workers to come out each round; Outlive - very cool, somewhat simplistic post-apocalyptic worker placement with a bit of theft involved; Viscounts of the West Kingdom - oh man, loving the center tower buildup and the outside edge, the going around the map to pick up cards and resources, so good!; Kingsport Festival - which is just Kingsburg really with a Cthulhu theme, but WOW does it look great and you play as cultists and the investigators are the bad guys! Good, darker game! Thank you for your lists, guys, we love your program!
@MrTravolta7
3 жыл бұрын
My Top 10: 10. Russian Railroads 9. Manhattan Project Energy Empire 8. Paladins of WK 7. Bruxelles 1893 6. Feast for Odin 5. Viticulture 4. Tzolkin 3. Age of Empires 2. Raiders of North Sea 1. Architects of WK The considerations were: How much i like the game and How much i like the worker placement aspect.
@CharlesHepburn2
2 жыл бұрын
On the fence between raiders and architects. Any suggestions?
@MrTravolta7
2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesHepburn2 I would say both hehe. But maybe Raiders, because it has 2 good expansions.
@gpioski
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely need more of these updated top 10s. This is awesome and current, looking forward to more top 10 "X" game3mechanics. Keep up the good work!
@dankelly
3 жыл бұрын
Istanbul a worker placement game!?.... that's a streeeeeetch.
@ronthal
3 жыл бұрын
Really nice lists and participants ! I'm surprised not to see Agricola, which is such a classical worker placement game... But there are sooooo many ! Last ones I played were Dinogenics and Lewis & Clark before thart, but also Taverns of Tiefenthal could qualify as dice placement, Alchemists is essentially a worker placement game with additional deduction mechanics... Most unique one was Pursuit of Happiness where workers are in fact hourglasses and you chose where to invest your time in life, at work, dating, with family, on hobbies, on a good cause, or just trafficking, frauding and stealing all life long instead of getting a job...
@TheNathanlockhart
3 жыл бұрын
Some absolute gems left off this list.
@skipmcilvaine
3 жыл бұрын
Trickerion is my #1 game ever, and as soon as I saw Sarah's pick I subscribed to her channel immediately. 😊👍🏼 Great video!
@jonathanspringham3701
3 жыл бұрын
Same! 😄
@bonehead797
3 жыл бұрын
Games I own and have played: 1. Lords Of Waterdeep 2. Champions Of Midgard 3. Raider Of The North Sea 4. Alien Frontiers 5. Architects of the West Kingdom 6. The Pillars of the Earth 7. Mangrovia 8. Kingsburg 9. Simurgh 10. Thieves Den Games That I have not played but am dying to play: 1. Dune: Imperium 2. Viticulture 3. Stone Age 4. Merlin 5. Lost Ruins of Arnak 6. The Taverns of Tiefenthal 7. Voyages of Marco Polo (1& 2) 8. Empire Age Of Discovery 9. Ore: The Mining Game 10. Fresco
@peepingThomist
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for adding the chapters. It helped me find where I had been earlier in the video
@chnmasaki
3 жыл бұрын
As soon as Zee started winding up his number 3 I hit the thumbs up button. Brilliant
@archipelagocreative9892
3 жыл бұрын
Rajas of the Ganges IS a worker placement game: Dice are just a resource you spend to use the action. And, it's great!
@PurpleMoosePlays
3 жыл бұрын
Demon Worker is great! I picked it up randomly for a friend a few years back when I was in Japan.
@aritovi
3 жыл бұрын
Excluding dice placement games. My favourites: Caylus Dominant Species Viticulture Essential Edition On Mars Architects of the West Kingdom Vasco da Gama Agricola Carson City Lancaster Yedo Dungeon Petz Argent: The Consortium Tzolk'in
@roseability86
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!! Dungeon Petz!
@sassyspahr492
3 жыл бұрын
Agree on good old Agricola. Still a great game! We love Dominant Species. Not sure if it’s worker placement or area control. Long, deep game... I don’t think there’s enough out there about it so it goes by unappreciated:)
@modemacabre
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing new or ground breaking, but Prêt-à-Porter is a solid worker placement game and just an all around great game.
@Calistake047
3 жыл бұрын
I got Chimera Station because of Tom's original review of the game, and man, do I love it.
@LatenightLyle
3 жыл бұрын
@Tom: I would really love to see a Top 10 games that best provide tension. That wonderful stress that's in so many games I love. It's probably my favorite element in games when it's done well.
@LeoLewis
3 жыл бұрын
This is the first video I have seen with Sarah. Great job.
@Toneloke-3000
3 жыл бұрын
Sarah needs to be a regular guest 👏
@then8mac
3 жыл бұрын
Obsession and viticulture are great picks. Both are favorites of our gaming group.
@nathanmichael167
3 жыл бұрын
Gugong is a great game that uses cards as workers. Definately worth checking out. They launched a really nice expansion just last year. It's such a strong, tight elegant game.
@kennygoodenow6505
3 жыл бұрын
I was happy to see Sarah participating in a Top 10, but also disappointed that she didn't get garbage for Coimbra as a worker placement game.
@typerk2388
3 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly.
@Hippydippy935
3 жыл бұрын
Great job Sarah, really enjoyed your thoughts, also love Trickerion. Vinhos, Barrage, a Feast for Odin and Gallerist are great WP games as well.
@jeremyintvland
3 жыл бұрын
Bravo! This is probably my favorite video you guys have done in a bit. I feel like it’s fresh I love the new fresh faces you’ve been bring into your videos and I hope that continues those fresh points of view. Absolutely love it and some of these games I haven’t even heard of and I was excitedly checking eBay and checking Amazon for availability. All in all a real breath of fresh air! Great going, Tom! This is what I’m talking about!
@cindykee3719
3 жыл бұрын
Everdell is a beautiful game! I need to get the Tuscany expansion to my Viticulture! And I really like all of the West Kingdom games, too! Istanbul's worker placement sounds a little like the worker placement on Century: A New World, which I have as a lightweight worker placement that I bought to play with non-gamers (like my husband). I will have to check out a few more on these lists because I apparently like worker placement since I have so many that are! :D
@danajacobs9727
3 жыл бұрын
Great lists everybody! Loved seeing Sarah from BGIAM on your channel, such a nice energy!
@Steve-L
3 жыл бұрын
Top 15 Worker Placement games: 1. Carson City: I have the original with 2 or 3 expansions, don't own the updated one... 2. Architects of the West Kingdom 3. The Pursuit of Happiness - I have 1 expansion and quite enjoy this game 4. Century: A New World mixed with Century: Spice Road - owned and played this once and loved it, unfortunately my wife hated it and sold it. It may even be higher, but can't justify it with 1 play... 5. Lords of Waterdeep: I used to tolerate the game, but each time I played it, I liked it more. It is a good game. 6. Imhotep: this has fell off for awhile, but played it again with an expansion and liked it 7. Belfort: used to be higher, but has dropped 8. Coal Baron: The Great Card Game: got this on sale, based on Tom's review, I think, it's quite good, and its a card game where the cards are workers like the game mentioned earlier in the vid, surprised Tom didn't remember this. Not an amazing game, but fun nonetheless 9. Agricola Family Edition: this would be much higher, but lacks replayability... I quite love this game, but had to put it away as it began to be predictable. 10. Mint Works: an enjoyable tiny game 11. Targi: my wife loves this game, but I think it meh. I got the expansion hoping it would be better. it was but only a little, needs more plays with the expansion, if I can get motivated... 12. Alien Frontiers: once a top 10 game in my entire collection but after many games, found a winning strategy that takes away the fun... 13. Bora Bora 14. Deadwood 15. The Pillars of the Earth: very similar to Agricola Family Edition, that is, an amazing game, but began to be predictable.
@andrewfairley1056
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Always love seeing Sarah in longer-format videos; she’s really engaging. Great choice for a guest!
@truzer0211
3 жыл бұрын
Confused how Tom didn't have Champions of Midgard on this list. Yet fought about it as an adventure game and stated it being one of his favorite games......
@BoardAtHome
3 жыл бұрын
Yay Sarah! Great seeing you on this!
@seanwheeler3116
3 жыл бұрын
None of you have played Tresure Mountain, it has everything you want. A bunch of dwarfs ranked and tile laying game, where you mine gems. A higher ranked dwarf can replace a lower ranked dwarf, but the dwarf goes back to the owning player to use again. It also has a dragon and if you fail to beat that dragon, you lose a dwarf to the prison for a turn. So you need to get tiles to build your mine to get gems, but also axes to beat the dragon. Check it out its a brilliant game, I backed on kick starter.
@jakubfijak9218
2 жыл бұрын
I am kind of surprised that no one picked Lords of Waterdeep - always thought that this game is kind of a staple of worker placement games.
@WorldAquariumSingapore
2 жыл бұрын
super cool list there thks all for the compilation
@christianpister2227
3 жыл бұрын
I would confirm that Istanbul is a worker placement game
@TheBrokenMeeple
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! You let Coimbra get through too easily! Worker placement?
@lukelaurie
3 жыл бұрын
Nice- Whistle Mountain AND Energy Empire!
@dr.masque2903
3 жыл бұрын
Great list! Relatively new to worker placement and these gives me some interesting options.
@highergroundgaming7202
3 жыл бұрын
The People’s list matched up with mine the best. 😊
@simonwilde4404
3 жыл бұрын
My fave is Anachrony, the theme, so cool.
@johnblue2270
3 жыл бұрын
the old guns like Pillars of the Earth and Lords of Waterdeep getting the disrespect. Also Champions of Midgard my goodness.
@MCJesse-hu4ru
3 жыл бұрын
I love the pillars of the earth. Pulling the master builders from the bag is excellent.
@BillyIndiana
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Glad to see Sarah joining in the fun👍 Worker Placement is one if my favorite mechanisms.
@oneANGRYelf
3 жыл бұрын
Love me some Sarah.
@GamesOffTheShelf
3 жыл бұрын
No Mint Works? This little game makes for a perfect little travel worker placement game. Low profile and you can carry it in your pocket.
@jonbower194
3 жыл бұрын
Some interesting picks for sure. Besides the Uwe games, I was surprised that Rajas of the Ganges, Robinson Crusoe, and Champions of Midgard with expansions (Probably the best worker placement game) weren't on their lists.
@Bonzoso21
3 жыл бұрын
I was surprised no list had Tzolk'in on it, especially with everyone at least somewhat trying to highlight unique ways the mechanic is used.
@Steve-L
3 жыл бұрын
Architects of the West Kingdom has varying numbers of workers based upon the character played, unless you play the base game without the variable powers.
@LeeKenshin7
3 жыл бұрын
I believe only two characters start with Workers in Prison during setup and it takes just one action at the Guardhouse to release them later. For clarification, I wouldn't say you "have varying number of workers" since that would imply some characters have differing amount of workers accessible to them vs other characters throughout the entire game. The variation is just during setup.
@Steve-L
3 жыл бұрын
@@LeeKenshin7 True. Thanks for the clarification. I also have extra characters, and those also adhere to your clarification. I had thought at least 1 of them had more or less workers as their actual ability, but it appears not, only some in prison at start as you stated. Thanks again!
@MarieElizabeth33
3 жыл бұрын
+1 for top 100 worker placement
@chadrowe2275
3 жыл бұрын
71 degrees!? It was a balmy 10 degrees here in NY!
@pikkdogs
3 жыл бұрын
If was -24 here in North Dakota. Tomorrow will be -28.
@chadrowe2275
3 жыл бұрын
@@pikkdogs like I said, balmy! (I was for sure expecting a Canadian to scoff but North Dakota works too!)
@ubiquidade
3 жыл бұрын
I do enjoy the mechanism in Lewis & Clark where you get all the workers
@jgoyes66
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I agree with someone in the chat. Obsession, while a good game, is not a worker placement game.
@fyrnice25
3 жыл бұрын
Missed these gems 💎 Fields of Arle 👩🌾 🐑 🐄 Outlive 🧟♂️ Pret A Porter 👕 👠
@within_grace
3 жыл бұрын
Agricola is my favorite worker placement game by far. Surprised it wasn't mentioned!!
@YHVHYeshua
3 жыл бұрын
You should try Caverna.
@guillermoyaroslavlverduzco1551
3 жыл бұрын
Heeeeeeeeey!!! Good to see you here, Sarah. Can't believe from BG41 to here so fast. Congrats :D The Bald Mexican dude (missing from the group and FB in general for a while).
@bibleboardgames
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Big fans of worker placement!
@johchadow
3 жыл бұрын
Chimera Station, such a cool game, it needs more love.
@sluggo562
3 жыл бұрын
I agree with her on Abomination. It's amazing.
@atomicpasta7073
3 жыл бұрын
Surprised there weren’t any Rosenberg games on this list
@citruesilver
3 жыл бұрын
Not a single Uwe Rosenberg? Hmmm, I think it is a conspiracy...
@lastburning
3 жыл бұрын
What was the reason for not including dice placement games? How are they less pure as worker placement games? Because of the randomness somehow? Worker placement games don't need to be 100% deterministic.
@dddmmm21
3 жыл бұрын
Obsession is definitely not a worker placement game.... It is just tile selection, no one is disputing those with you. And meeples are not really "workers" (although thematically of course they are), they are just a resource in the game.
@shannonpepitone4920
3 жыл бұрын
It’s listed actually twice as a mechanic on bbg. :)
@dddmmm21
3 жыл бұрын
@@shannonpepitone4920 Play it and you will see... it is not... I cannot even see how one might think it is.
@davedawkins2255
3 жыл бұрын
The bangs look great!
@paulallen579
3 жыл бұрын
I want to see much more of Sarah!
@krazykorean42069
2 жыл бұрын
Whistle Mountain severely under-rated. Variability and re-play ability is infinite combinations.
@guillermoyaroslavlverduzco1551
3 жыл бұрын
I love Holmes, btw. Easy, reaaaaaally cheap and fast. As always, I like your likes, Zee. And yes, Fallout Shelter couldn't be out from this list.
@beemex01
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, so many games that I have never heard of yet 🤔 Viticulture is an alltime favorite, of course. But how about Near and Far, Robinson Crusoe or Kitchen Rush? Or can worker placement games not be coop?
@omfgitsvico9212
3 жыл бұрын
Yasss! Obsession is EXCELLENT!
@EmpressG
3 жыл бұрын
Time for another Top 10 Dice Games! Perhaps 2 sets - Top 10 casual games and Top 10 more serious games...Euros etc.
@Chrissey04
3 жыл бұрын
My favourites: Viticulture, Anachrony, Underwater Cities
@benjaminspears8488
3 жыл бұрын
I love the look and theme of Lost Ruins of Arnak but it looks like such a table hog. We’ve got a small place without a big table.
@ericfrancis7816
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this list, and for having the most excellent Sarah Shah on the stream!
@saravanandilip7907
3 жыл бұрын
Raiders of the north sea is my favourite. The theme and the board are just great.
@MegaJc1981
3 жыл бұрын
Would be cool with a top 10 Card drafting list from the three of you 😃
@AACoCo0506
3 жыл бұрын
Really appreciated this Top 10. Including Sarah was a great idea. More Sarah! :)
@blakej6416
3 жыл бұрын
Great list, everyone. I'm really loving these top tens with guests, particularly when they're as pleasant and insightful as Sarah!
@VREdward
2 жыл бұрын
I think I prefer Raiders of the North Sea to Architects, but can see how they are semi interchangable
@miseryguts36
3 жыл бұрын
We love Bruxelles 1897. The playmat is beautiful.
@nicka.9057
3 жыл бұрын
🤔 Is Carcasonne a worker placement game? Also, as others have stated, surprised not to see Euphoria make anyone's list.
@beemex01
3 жыл бұрын
I rather see Carcassone as area control somehow
@malarki6645
3 жыл бұрын
Was nice to see Sarah on DT today and no surprise to me that she killed it.. Anyone who can break down a game in one minute and do it well has an amazing talent. I was also happy to see Abomination get some love by her :)
@TabletopExpress
3 жыл бұрын
Loved seeing Sarah on the show! Also, awesome to see Targi and Fallout Shelter (underrated by many) on the list.
@nirszi
2 жыл бұрын
Obsession! Great choice!
@paulsmith7062
3 жыл бұрын
very surprised no Lords of Waterdeep which I think is THE best worker placement or Champions of Midgard
@boardgamecloset
3 жыл бұрын
Super cool list. Love Sarah! She needs to be on the show more :)
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