Yonder Review: My New Favorite Worker Placement of 2024...So Far?
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Yonder from SInister Fish is here. Worker placement with a few twists to keep you engaged and entertained but also to give it life compared to potential other worker placement games in your collection. Asymmetric workers with the ability to gain and lose them and even play them on other players tableaus's. But whether or not I like it, the real issue: is it right for you? Let's discuss.
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Time Stamp:
00:00 - Yonder!!
00:35 - Setup/Overview
- 5 Rounds
- Acquiring Workers & Building Tableau
01:31 - Asymmetric Workers
01:59 - Places on the Board
02:59 - Turn Overview
- Worker Placement +/- Boats & Arcanum
- The Envoy Conundrum
05:16 - Buildings and Your Tableau
- You are able to play on others buildings
06:02 - Worker Abilities and Location Effects
07:37 - The Feeding Your Workers Dilemma
- Lose Victory Points If You Can’t
09:04 - Need To Know Mechanic #1
- Boats Bringing Workers
- Workers gained and lost twist
11:42 - The Asymmetric and Types of Buildings
13:23 - Need To Know Mechanic #2
- Boats/Envoys Use It Or Lose
15:05 - The Other Tracks/Placement Spots
15:51 - Pros & Cons/Who’s Goings To Like it
- Different Tableau/Buildings
- Workers Gaining and Losing
- Envoy Dynamics: Exchanges and Timing
- Going Out Timing Matters
- Other Tracks Not As Enticing
- Player Count Adjustments
21:09 - My Personal Feelings Vs “Objective” Feelings
- Comparison To Other Worker Placements
- Extra Gameplay on Campaign