# Top 5 Unique Worker Placement Games

An episode of [Board Game Hot Takes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1531729571), 15 Apr 2024, 1 h 20 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/35be69e8/podcast/play/85415183/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-3-14%2F4bf0b635-abc3-a0c9-bf25-9fbe8fc7cead.mp3

In Episode 192 we each discuss our top 5 board games that use the worker placement mechanism in a very unique or interesting way. We also discuss a poll on what to do with components after you upgrade them. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Poll Time: If you upgrade components for a board game, what do you do with the replaced components? 10:16 Top 5 Unique Worker Placement Games 11:57 Lost Ruins of Arnak 16:25 Raiders of the North Sea 19:47 Bus and Dominant Species 23:32 Come Together (Great Wall) 27:52 Lorenzo Il Magnifico 32:10 Anachrony 35:03 Terracotta Army 38:16 The Godfather: Corleone's Empire 42:47 Architects of the West Kingdom 45:40 Chimera Station (Godspeed, Darwin's Journey) 50:32 Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia 56:50 Star Wars: Rebellion 1:00:06 Pendulum 1:06:34 Underwater Cities 1:09:21 Ceres 1:14:28 Runners Up (Argent: The Consortium, Cryo, Dwellings of Eldervale, Whistle Mountain) 1:15:55 Listener Shoutout

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