Best worker placement board games

The top games using the worker placement mechanic, out of 402 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Viticulture Essential Edition leads the list.

EconomicViticulture Essential Edition (2015)
1–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.1
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AnimalsCaverna The Cave Farmers (2013)
1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0
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AncientTzolk'in The Mayan Calendar (2012)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9
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City BuildingCaylus Premium Limited Edition (2005)
2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingArchitects of the West Kingdom (2018)
1–5 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8
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MedievalRaiders of the North Sea (2015)
2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8
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Industry / ManufacturingRussian Railroads (2013)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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FarmingVillage (2011)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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EconomicThe Gallerist (2015)
1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureChampions of Midgard (2015)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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AnimalsAgricola Revised Edition (2016)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0
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MedievalPaladins of the West Kingdom (2019)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameTargi (2012)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicFields of Arle (2014)
1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1
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AnimalsDinosaur Island (2017)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
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RenaissanceLorenzo il Magnifico (2016)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9
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City BuildingOra et Labora (2011)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicThe Pillars of the Earth (2006)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
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DiceRajas of the Ganges (2017)
2–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7
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AnimalsDungeon Petz (2011)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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EconomicViticulture (2013)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicDungeon Lords (2009)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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AnimalsAgricola All Creatures Big and Small (2012)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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CivilizationAge of Empires III The Age of Discovery (2007)
2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5
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EconomicVinhos Deluxe Edition (2016)
1–4 players · 60–135 min · ★ 8.2
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DiceBora Bora (2013)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicKanban Driver's Edition (2014)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientImhotep (2016)
2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.2
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Aviation / FlightThe Manhattan Project (2012)
2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4
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DiceMarco Polo II In the Service of the Khan (2019)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1
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Science FictionEuphoria Build a Better Dystopia (2013)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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CivilizationThe Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Card Game51st State Master Set (2016)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameLast Will (2011)
2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2
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EconomicKanban EV (2020)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8
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MedievalLancaster (2011)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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FantasyDwellings of Eldervale (2020)
1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.4
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EconomicBruxelles 1893 (2013)
2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicNusfjord (2017)
1–5 players · 20–100 min · ★ 7.6
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American WestCarson City (2009)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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AncientImperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6
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AncientEgizia (2009)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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DiceMadeira (2013)
2–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicVinhos (2010)
2–4 players · 60–135 min · ★ 7.5
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Science FictionBeyond the Sun (2020)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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City BuildingBelfort (2011)
2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingFrancis Drake (2013)
3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.4
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CivilizationThe Colonists (2016)
1–4 players · 30–360 min · ★ 7.6
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TrainsSnowdonia (2012)
1–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.4
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AnimalsMyrmes (2012)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3
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FantasyArgent The Consortium (2015)
2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.7
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FantasyLuna In the Domain of the Moon Priestess (2010)
1–4 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.3
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EconomicCaverna Cave vs Cave (2017)
1–2 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.2
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City BuildingSpyrium (2013)
2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1
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AncientTribune Primus Inter Pares (2007)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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NauticalVasco da Gama (2009)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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Science FictionOutlive (2017)
2–4 players · 40–110 min · ★ 7.4
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EconomicThe Pursuit of Happiness (2015)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2
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MedievalYedo (2012)
2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.4
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RenaissanceCentury A new world (2019)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5
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