Obsession (ft. BoardGameCo & Board Games In A Minute)
Today we discuss Obsession by Dan Hallagan with BoardGameCo and Board Games In A Minute. In the game you are the head of a respected but troubled family estate in mid-19th century Victorian England, in which your goal is to improve your estate. During play, will build a deck of Victorian gentry, renovate their estate by acquiring building tiles from a centralized builders' market, and manipulate an extensive service staff through a unique worker placement mechanic. The player who best meets the expectations of the rich, while accumulating victory points and courting the hand of the wealthy will win the game.
Viticulture Essential Edition
Today we discuss Viticulture Essential Edition by Stonemaier Games, a worker placement and hand management game for the wine aficionados. After inheriting a vineyard in pre-modern Tuscany; you take it upon yourself to make into a success. You’ll start the game off with some empty plots of land, an old crushpad, a tiny cellar and three workers. From there you’ll have to plan every season carefully allocating your workers to: harvest grapes, oversee curious tourists, assist talented contractors, train new employees and fulfil the most profitable contracts in order to earn the title of the best winery in Tuscany.