Category: Worker Placement

Everdell Review

Name: Everdell Year of Release: 2018 Player Count: 1 – 4 Players Playing Time: 40 – 80 minutes Designer: James A. Wilson Publisher: Starling Games Primary Mechanisms: Hand Management, Worker Placement, Open Drafting, Tableau Building Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 2.81 Note this review contains pictures that include the 3rd party insert created by Tower Rex.  […]

Obsession Review

Name: Obsession Year of Release: 2018 Player Count: 1 – 4 Players Playing Time: 30 – 90 minutes Designer: Dan Hallagan Publisher: Keyenta Games Primary Mechanisms: Worker Placement, Open Drafting, Deck Building Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 3.14 Overview Obsession has been one of those games eluding me for years now. I see it mentioned a […]

The Lost Ruins of Arnak – The Expedition Leaders Review

Name: Lost Ruins of Arnak – Expedition Leaders Year of Release: 2021 Player Count: 1 – 4 Players Playing Time: 30 – 120 minutes Designer: Min & Elwen Publisher: Czech Games Edition Primary Mechanisms: Worker Placement, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 3.05 Overview Now the secrets will be revealed.  Now the […]

Viticulture – Tuscany Essential Edition Review

Name: Viticulture – Tuscany Essential Edition Year of Release: 2016 Player Count: 1 – 6 Players Playing Time: 60 – 150 minutes Designer: Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone Publisher: Stonemaier Games Primary Mechanisms: Worker Placement, Variable Player Powers Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 3.28 Review originally written on 03/27/2021 and posted as a part of the “Historic […]

Tzolk’in – The Mayan Calendar Solo Variant Review

Name: Tzolk’in – The Mayan Calendar Year of Release: 2012 Player Count: 2 – 4 Players (1 Player with fan-made variant) Playing Time: 90 minutes Designer: Simone Luciani, Daniele Tascini Publisher: Czech Games Edition Primary Mechanisms: Worker Placement, Rondel Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 3.67 Overview For this review, I played the 1-player variant posted by […]

Dinosaur Island Solo Variant Review

Name: Dinosaur Island Year of Release: 2017 Player Count: 1 – 4 Players Playing Time: 90 – 120 minutes Designer: Jonathan Gilmour, Brian Lewis Publisher: Pandasaurus Games Primary Mechanisms: Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Worker Placement Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 3.03 Overview For this review, I’ve decided to break out Pandasaurus Games’ dino-creating, attraction-building, and patron-eating […]