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Noticed people mixing up worker placement and action drafting at game night
Last Friday a guy at the local shop kept calling Everdell a worker placement game, but it's really action drafting since you don't block spaces permanently. I had to pull out the rulebook to prove my point after he argued for 10 minutes. Has anyone else had to explain this distinction at their table?
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gavin_kelly9114d ago
Isn't blocking spaces kind of the whole point of worker placement though?
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jessica_ross3810d ago
Blocking spaces is the whole point" Seriously? That's like saying getting punched in the face is the whole point of boxing. Sure it happens, but it's not why anyone plays. If your game relies on people getting locked out of actions to be interesting, the design is weak. There's a difference between strategic tension and just sitting there doing nothing while someone else plays the game. Games with shared spaces or limited worker stacking prove you can have real interaction without making people stare at their phone for ten minutes.
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xena114d ago
OH COME ON. People say that but it's SUCH a lazy excuse for bad design. Blocking spaces is just the cheap way to force interaction when you can't think of anything more interesting. What about games where you can stack workers or share spaces? Those games let you actually PLAY instead of just watching someone hog the only useful spot.
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