Tag: Worker Placement Games

Hallertau – Uwe’s Latest Heavy Gaming Masterpiece

On March 19, 2021

In Board Games, Game Review, Worker Placement Games

Uwe Rosenberg, one of the most well known designers of board games, has been at it again with his new game Hallertau. Published by Lookout Games we bought this game at the same time as we picked up another game from Uwe you may have heard of, A Feast for Odin.

What we were surprised was that the box was almost as heavy as the mighty 7 pound box that is A Feast for Odin. At nearly 6 pounds of game contents, Hallertau is no light weight game. Weight of the game boxes isn’t the only thing that makes these heavy games. There is a complexity of the rules and game interactions that are common to Uwe Rosenberg designed games.

However, is this really a masterpiece game? Let’s dig into the game and find out!

Players: 1-4
Playtime (with Setup): we find it around 90-180 minutes
Publisher: Lookout Games
Designer: Uwe Rosenberg

We’re Excited for PlanB Games Century: A New World

By Conesy

On November 27, 2020

In Board Games, Worker Placement Games

Recently, I have been playing a number of two player games and among my wife’s favorite games are the Century series. Each game uses similar resources, iconography, and easy to understand rules to make unique game experiences.

In Century: A New world, the third of the series, we find a great worker placement game that’s equal parts light and complex. This interesting combination of simple rules with difficult decisions which is the hall mark of any great game.

We’ll take a look at the game play, components, and theme of this game.

Players: 2-4
Playtime (with Setup): We find it between 45-90 minutes
Publisher: PlanB Games
Designer: Emerson Matsuchi