Episode 32: Workers Union

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As Adrian prepares to hand over "First Player" to Becky he brings forward a topic of worker placement mechanics and how games have evolved upon that core concept since they became so popular.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian
OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Davey
OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- JP's first impressions of the new Mindclash big box game "Voidfall"
- Davey apparently is being bullied into buying Hamlet...hmmm sure
- Adrian is finally getting through his shelf of opportunity in Paladins
- about some of our favourite examples of worker placement mechanics which have unique twists
- our nonsense chat about would we rather play games in the heat with sunburn or in a fridge with a cold
- that The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon is literally next weekend and we're running a LIVE episode at 22:00 on Saturday 22nd July for the first time. We'll be playing a nice relaxing game of The Resistance: Avalon....hmmmm relaxing sure.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
The team are still looking forward to the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year which is being held at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on 22nd July at 9am. Get your tickets and more information here - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:48 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:01 - JP - Voidfall
12:51 - Davey - Hamlet
18:30 - Adrian - Paladins of the West Kingdom
23:36 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Workers Union
24:46 - What do we like about the worker placement mechanic?
29:13 - What don't we like about the worker placement mechanic?
32:29 - Mixing deck building with worker placement in Dune Imperium & Lost Ruins of Arnak
34:53 - Variable workers and multi-layered spaces in Anachrony
37:52 - Bag drawing auctioning in Pillars of the Earth
41:08 - The sheer number of workers in Architects of the West Kingdom
43:49 - Snake placement of Instanbul, Dwellings of Eldervale / Andromeda's Edge
47:00 - The flexibility of Grande workers in Viticulture
50:03 - Dice can be workers too in Bitoku and Perseverance
53:18 - Paying to use your opponents workers in Ora et Labora
56:28 - Rewarding placement and retrieving workers in Raiders of the North Sea
1:00:28 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:00:38 - Would you rather play in the heat with sunburn or in a fridge with a cold?
1:05:21 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
1:05:35 - ALL - The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon
1:08:09 - JP - Our first ever LIVE episode!!!!
1:10:13 - Davey - Visiting a Banksy owned restaurant (we think!!!)
1:10:55 - Adrian - Cracking through his shelf of shame
1:13:33 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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Chapters

1. TURN 1 - Player Count (00:00:00)

2. TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex (00:03:48)

3. JP - Voidfall (00:04:01)

4. Davey - Hamlet (00:12:51)

5. Adrian - Paladins of the West Kingdom (00:18:30)

6. TURN 3 - Main Event: Workers Union (00:23:36)

7. What do we like about the worker placement mechanic? (00:24:46)

8. What don't we like about the worker placement mechanic? (00:29:13)

9. Mixing deck building with worker placement in Dune Imperium & Lost Ruins of Arnak (00:32:29)

10. Variable workers and multi-layered spaces in Anachrony (00:34:53)

11. Bag drawing auctioning in Pillars of the Earth (00:37:52)

12. The sheer number of workers in Architects of the West Kingdom (00:41:08)

13. Snake placement of Instanbul, Dwellings of Eldervale / Andromeda's Edge (00:43:49)

14. The flexibility of Grande workers in Viticulture (00:47:00)

15. Dice can be workers too in Bitoku and Perseverance (00:50:03)

16. Paying to use your opponents workers in Ora et Labora (00:53:18)

17. Rewarding placement and retrieving workers in Raiders of the North Sea (00:56:28)

18. TURN 4 - Would you rather? (01:00:28)

19. Would you rather play in the heat with sunburn or in a fridge with a cold? (01:00:38)

20. TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? (01:05:21)

21. ALL - The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon (01:05:35)

22. JP - Our first ever LIVE episode!!!! (01:08:09)

23. Davey - Visiting a Banksy owned restaurant (we think!!!) (01:10:13)

24. Adrian - Cracking through his shelf of shame (01:10:55)

25. TURN 6 - The Final Turn (01:13:33)