Worker Placement Games

A stylized form of Action Drafting, players place tokens, dice, pawns, etc., to trigger an action from a set of actions available to all players, generally one-at-a-time and in turn order. Some games achieve the same effect in reverse: the turn begins with action spaces filled by markers, which are claimed by players for some cost. Each player usually has a limited number of tokens with which to participate in the process, although these may increase as the game progresses. - from Board Game Geek

Sorted by location in the store - Casual Games | Cooperative Games | Middleweight Games | Value Games | Heavyweight Games

Updated February 1, 2025

Casual Games:

Age of Wonders: Planetfall  -  2-6 Players

  Card Game, Drafting, Sci Fi-themed, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers

Century Golem Ed Endless World  -  2-4 Players

  Fantasy-themed, Set Collection

Creature Caravan  -  1-4 Players

  Fantasy-themed

Creature Comforts  -  1-5 Players

  Dice, Drafting, Set Collection

Dog Park  -  1-4 Players

  Card Game, Set Collection

Dreadful Meadows  -  1-4 Players

  Economic, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers

Everdell Farshore

  -  1-4 Players

  Card Game, Drafting, Fantasy-themed, Set Collection

Explorers of Navoria  -  2-4 Players

  Set Collection

Fantastic Factories  -  1-5 Players

  Card Game, Dice, Drafting, Set Collection

Flamecraft  -  1-5 Players

  Card Game, Fantasy-themed, Set Collection

Fromage  -  1-4 Players

  Economic

Gnome Hollow  -  2-4 Players

  Fantasy-themed, Set Collection, Tile Placement

Holotype  -  2-5 Players

Inori  -  2-4 Players

  Fantasy-themed

Inventors of the South Tigris  -  1-4 Players

  Dice

Manhattan Project: War Machine  -  1-4 Players

  Dice

Meadow  -  1-4 Players

  Card Game, Drafting, Set Collection

Moon: A Pick Up & Pass Game  -  1-5 Players

  Drafting, Sci Fi-themed

My Lil' Everdell  -  1-4 Players

  Card Game, Fantasy-themed

Nestlings  -  1-4 Players

  Dice, Set Collection

Nova Roma  -  1-4 Players

  Economic

Parks  -  1-5 Players

  Economic

Skull Canyon: Ski Fest  -  2-4 Players

  Set Collection

Starship Captains  -  1-4 Players

  Drafting, Sci Fi-themed

Tokaido (10th Anniversary Ed)  -  2-5 Players

  Set Collection, Variable Player Powers

Tokaido 5th anniv ed  -  2-5 Players

  Set Collection, Variable Player Powers

Trails: A Parks Game  -  2-4 Players

  Set Collection

Underwater Cities  -  1-4 Players

  Card Game, Sci Fi-themed

Victorian Masterminds  -  2-4 Players

  Miniatures, Variable Player Powers

Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game  -  1-6 Players

  Cooperative, Miniatures, Sci Fi-themed

Staff Picks and Best Sellers

  • This is a fairly simple worker placement game with several strategies available for gaining points. Easy to learn, easy to teach, and fun to play

  • I could write a novel about this game, but the highlights are (1) it's adorable (2) it's beginner friendly (3) it's FUN! - Sheridan

  • Embark on an epic seafaring adventure to explore and build in the rugged country north of Everdell Valley. Study the winds to sail your ship in search of valuable riches, compete for lucrative island locations before high tide rises, and be the first to claim valuable maps that will lead you to troves of treasures.

Cooperative Games:

Endangered  -  1-5 Players

Freelancers  -  3-6+ Players

  Cooperative, Dice, Fantasy-themed

Robinson Crusoe: Collector’s Edition  -  1-4 Players

  Cooperative, Dice, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers

Rush MD  -  1-4 Players

  Cooperative

Heavyweight Games:

Anachrony: Essential Edition  -  1-4 Players

  Dice, Economic, Miniatures, Sci Fi-themed, Variable Player Powers

Halls of Hegra  -  1 Player

  Dice, Economic

Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory  -  2-4 Players

  Economic, Variable Player Powers

Scholars of the South Tigris  -  1-4 Players

  Dice

Scythe Expeditions: Ironclad Edition  -  1-5 Players

  Deckbuilding, Variable Player Powers

  • The game is played in 4-7 turns, depending on the time when the looming cataclysm occurs — unless, of course, it is averted! The elapsed turns are measured on a dynamic timeline. By powering up the Time Rifts, players can reach back to earlier turns to supply their past "self" with resources. Each Path has a vastly different objective that rewards it with a massive amount of victory points when achieved.

Middleweight Games:

51st State Ultimate Edition  -  1-4 Players

  Card Game, Economic, Sci Fi-themed, Variable Player Powers

A Feast for Odin  -  1-4 Players

  Dice, Economic, Tile Placement

Agricola Revised  -  1-4 Players

  Drafting, Economic, Variable Player Powers

Ahoy  -  2-4 Players

  Fantasy-themed, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers

Andromeda's Edge  -  2-4 Players

  Dice, Sci Fi-themed

Apiary  -  1-5 Players

  Variable Player Powers

Arborea  -  1-5 Players

  Fantasy-themed, Tile Placement

Architects of the West Kingdom  -  1-5 Players

  Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Best Seller

Atiwa  -  1-4 Players

  Economic

Barcelona  -  1-4 Players

  Tile Placement

Beyond the Sun  -  2-4 Players

  Sci Fi-themed

Daitoshi  -  1-4 Players

Darwin's Journey  -  1-4 Players

  Set Collection

Dinosaur Island  -  1-4 Players

  Dice, Set Collection, Tile Placement

Dinosaur Island: Rawr n Write  -  1-4 Players

  Dice, Sci Fi-themed

Dinosaur World  -  2-4 Players

  Dice, Economic, Sci Fi-themed, Tile Placement

Dune Imperium  -  1-4 Players

  Card Game, Deckbuilding, Sci Fi-themed, Take That, Variable Player Powers

Endless Winter Paleoamericans  -  1-4 Players

  Deckbuilding, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers

Evenfall  -  1-4 Players

  Card Game, Fantasy-themed, Variable Player Powers

Expeditions (Standard)  -  1-5 Players

  Deckbuilding, Variable Player Powers

Federation (Deluxe Edition)  -  2-4 Players

  Sci Fi-themed

Hickory Dickory  -  1-4 Players

  Set Collection, Tile Placement

Honey Buzz  -  1-4 Players

  Drafting, Economic, Memory, Tile Placement

Le Havre  -  1-5 Players

  Economic

Lords of Ragnarok Core Box  -  1-4 Players

  Dice, Drafting, Fantasy-themed, Miniatures, Sci Fi-themed, Variable Player Powers

Lords of Waterdeep  -  2-5 Players

  Fantasy-themed, Set Collection, Take That

Lost Ruins of Arnak  -  1-4 Players

  Fantasy-themed, Best Seller

Oros  -  1-4 Players

  Tile Placement

Pacific Rails Inc.  -  2-4 Players

  Economic

Pagan: Fate of Roanoke  -  2 Players

  Bluffing, Card Game, Fantasy-themed

Paladins of the West Kingdom  -  1-4 Players

  Drafting, Best Seller

Pax Emancipation  -  1-3 Players

  Cooperative, Dice, Drafting, Variable Player Powers

Raiders of the North Sea  -  2-4 Players

  Dice, Best Seller

Rats of Wistar  -  1-4 Players

Salton Sea  -  1-4 Players

Skymines  -  1-4 Players

  Deckbuilding, Drafting, Economic, Sci Fi-themed, Variable Player Powers

Stone Age  -  2-4 Players

  Dice, Economic, Set Collection

Survival of the Fattest  -  1-4 Players

  Deckbuilding, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers

Trailblazer: The John Muir Trail  -  1-4 Players

  Set Collection

Wayfarers of the South Tigris  -  1-4 Players

  Drafting, Set Collection, Tile Placement

Whistle Mountain  -  2-4 Players

  Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers

Wondrous Creatures  -  1-4 Players

  Drafting, Fantasy-themed, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers

  • This is a game that has multiple different ways to win. It also adds three types of games seamlessly: Deck-building, Worker Placement and Resource Management. - Nolan

  • Best Seller - Lost Ruins of Arnak combines deck-building and worker placement in a game of exploration, resource management, and discovery. In addition to traditional deck-builder effects, cards can also be used to place workers, and new worker actions become available as players explore the island.

  • Best Seller - Points are gained by building outposts and fortifications, commissioning monks and confronting outsiders. Each round, players will enlist the help of a specific Paladin and gather workers to carry out tasks. As the game progresses, players will slowly increase their faith, strength and influence.

Value Games:

Adulthood  -  1-4 Players

  Card Game, Drafting

Bog  -  2 Players

Far  -  2-4 Players

Gateway Island  -  1-6+ Players

  Cooperative, Dice, Drafting, Memory, Party Game, Set Collection

General Orders: WW2  -  2 Players

Glasgow  -  2 Players

  Set Collection, Tile Placement

Targi  -  2 Players

  Card Game, Drafting, Set Collection

Ultra Tiny Epic Kingdoms  -  1-5 Players

  Bluffing, Fantasy-themed, Take That, Variable Player Powers

Under Falling Skies  -  1 Player

  Dice, Sci Fi-themed

  • Aliens have arrived to conquer Earth. Enemy ships fill the skies. Humanity retreats to underground bunkers located below cities across the globe. Stand against the common threat! Fight the invaders city by city. Build a team from around the globe to save your planet and defeat the aliens!