Our focus for the SnakesCast this week is on the mechanism of drafting. Today, Friday April 14th, we look at a couple of the rare examples of really good two-player drafting games (one of each drafting style, as it happens!), and also ask the question: what are the differences between the mechanisms of drafting and worker placement?

Drafting Games, Part 3 - Two-player games, and comparing drafting to worker placement

The world of tabletop games is a lot bigger than most people realize. In fact it's so big that the idea of investigating it can actually be kind of intimidating. When you see all those games you've never heard of, with rules and concepts and themes you've never seen before in a game, it's hard to know where to start.
The answer is: start with the SnakesCast. Every week, we'll bring you ten or fifteen minutes' worth of banter about what makes these games worth playing. With a different theme every episode and a rotating cast of both gurus and non-gurus from Toronto's premiere boardgame café, we'll show you just how much there is to play with out there.

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The world of tabletop games is a lot bigger than most people realize. In fact it's so big that the idea of investigating it can actually be kind of intimidating. When you see all those games you've never heard of, with rules and concepts and themes you've never seen before in a game, it's hard to know where to start. The answer is: start with the SnakesCast. Every week, we'll bring you ten or fifteen minutes' worth of banter about what makes these games worth playing. With a different theme every episode and a rotating cast of both gurus and non-gurus from Toronto's premiere boardgame café, we'll show you just how much there is to play with out there.

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Drafting Games, Part 3 - Two-player games, and comparing drafting to worker placement

Drafting Games, Part 3 - Two-player games, and comparing drafting to worker placement