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Episode 77: Worker Placement Games We Love, with Starla from OFPG

September 12, 2025 • BoardGameGeek • Episode 77

Starla from Our Family Plays Games joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite worker placement games.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:14 Fresh Plays
- 00:04:44 Rebel Princess
- 00:08:28 Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space
- 00:17:45 Castle Combo
- 00:21:56 Antiques Ghost Show
00:31:00 Worker Placement Games We Love
- 00:35:33 Alpujarras
- 00:38:05 Dilluvia Project
- 00:43:20 Stone Age
- 00:48:40 Whistle Mountain
- 00:55:25 Cities (also mentioned Tower Up)
- 00:59:43 Argent: The Consortium
- 01:07:07 Creature Comforts
- 01:11:20 Diamonds Club
- 01:21:45 Lords of Waterdeep
- 01:28:26 Dune: Imperium – Uprising
- 01:31:30 Random Roll Question (Quadropolis)
01:34:33 Sign-off

If you like cooperative games, check out Take Time from Libellud.

https://www.libellud.com/en/our-games/take-time/

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