The best worker placement games, ranked
Worker placement is the great equalizer of modern board gaming: you have a handful of workers, too many good spots to send them, and a rival eyeing the exact space you need. The agony of picking just one action is the whole appeal.
These are the worker placement games from the BGG Top 300, ranked by rating. Expect classic farm-and-feed euros, modern hybrids that mix in deck-building, and a few heavyweights that will fill an entire evening.
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Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
2019 · 8,387 ratings
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Meadow
2021 · 13,928 ratings
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This War of Mine: The Board Game
2017 · 14,583 ratings
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Wondrous Creatures
2024 · 6,169 ratings
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Ora et Labora
2011 · 11,624 ratings
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Speakeasy
2025 · 3,939 ratings
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The Taverns of Tiefenthal
2019 · 17,147 ratings
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Coimbra
2018 · 12,997 ratings
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Under Falling Skies
2020 · 14,011 ratings
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Nations
2013 · 12,674 ratings
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Near and Far
2017 · 11,195 ratings
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Anno 1800: The Board Game
2020 · 9,001 ratings
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Vindication
2018 · 8,324 ratings