Best worker placement board games
The best worker placement board games are Viticulture Essential Edition, Caverna The Cave Farmers and Tzolk'in The Mayan Calendar — the top-rated of 402 worker placement board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Viticulture Essential Edition (2015) at 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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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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Frequently asked
- What is the best worker placement board game?
- Viticulture Essential Edition (2015) is the highest-rated worker placement board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.1/10 from 31,378 ratings. Caverna The Cave Farmers and Tzolk'in The Mayan Calendar round out the top three.
- How many worker placement board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 402 worker placement board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.