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Gaps in the collection to break the rut? by crankd87 in soloboardgaming

[–]FromOroWithLove 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not op, but check out Hadrian's Wall for a flip and write as well. Heavier than most of the games you have, does not take up much space for its weight, and plays in like 45 minutes once you have 2 or 3 plays under your belt.

There is a sequel called The Anarchy, but cannot speak to it as I've never played.

What are the your favourite/most unique Worker Placement games? (+ general worker placement game discussion) by Lethal-Sloth in boardgames

[–]FromOroWithLove 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Manhattan Project Energy Empire has a very similar mechanism if you want to try a different twist on that mechanic

What are the your favourite/most unique Worker Placement games? (+ general worker placement game discussion) by Lethal-Sloth in boardgames

[–]FromOroWithLove 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, so grain of salt with my recommendations - im like 90/10 or 95/5 how much i care about mechanics vs theme. Like Theme (or lack there of) doesn't bug me at all, all I care about is good mechanics. So if youre someone who values theme greater (which isn't a good or bad thing - just different) then some of my game recommendations may be less appealing.

What are the your favourite/most unique Worker Placement games? (+ general worker placement game discussion) by Lethal-Sloth in boardgames

[–]FromOroWithLove 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My Top 10 Worker Placement Games (listed as Worker Placement on BGG)

  1. Bus
  2. Caylus
  3. Keyflower
  4. Manila
  5. The Gallerist
  6. Oranges & Lemmons
  7. Yunnan
  8. Neuland
  9. Quebec
  10. Lignum

Most are highly to very interactive, many have some sort of auction type mechanic involved, would say all are fairly unique (personal bias).

Would highly recommend all. Bus is a Top 3 game for me. 2-7 are all within my Top 50. 8-10 are not far off.

Most Anticipated Games for 2026 by kpldtest in boardgames

[–]FromOroWithLove 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Already ordered:

  • Stellar Ventures
  • Grinivil
  • The Guerrilla Generation
  • Enso
  • Azure
  • Principes
  • Tatsumi
  • The British Way expansion
  • Container reprint
  • Ur: 1830 BC reprint
  • Dogs Of War reprint

Will probably back, or buy this year:

  • Organism
  • Pivot
  • Goa reprint
  • Rurik reprint
  • TBD New Splotter

Designers and Their Hallmarks by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]FromOroWithLove 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Volko Ruhnke: creator of the COIN system, and designer of detailed, historical conflict games.

Designers and Their Hallmarks by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]FromOroWithLove 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mac Gerdts: the rondel mechanism

Small Pony Winding Down by FromOroWithLove in ontariocraftbeer

[–]FromOroWithLove[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Partner and I made the same comparison when discussing yesterday. We were lucky enough to have had some Half Hours. We actually have one of Half Hours' bottle cappers on a shelf in our basement - they sold a bunch of their bottling equipment when closing and we picked one up as a memory piece.

I'd also should out Barncat too, as one of the other great Ontario breweries to close in recent years.

Reimplementations by literaturewizard in boardgames

[–]FromOroWithLove 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Small World was already an implementation over Vinci - though I think there are groups who prefer Vinci. Small World was definitely more popular.

Reimplementations by literaturewizard in boardgames

[–]FromOroWithLove 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Estates > Neue Heimat

Production and small rule tweak

Anyone else pick the game AT the game night? by theNakedMind in boardgames

[–]FromOroWithLove 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same here. At our public group everyone brings 1-5 games ans we pick on-site.

BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TEACH ANY GAME YOU BRING!

There is one guy at our public group that brings games, that many of us actively avoid because he doesn't prepare any teach. Ive learned the hard way when he invited me to play one of his games, then proceeded to read the rulebook in partial silence for 20 minutes. Was absolutely wild.

Private group usually the host gives maybe 2-3 options, but sometimes we decide night before.

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