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Board Games 101: What is an Engine Builder game?

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Professor Ryan shows you how “engine builder” board games work with a simple demonstration, and recommends a few exemplars for new and experienced players alike.

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38 comments

@ianbirchfield5124 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
does the race card from gaia project count as engine building? since the more buildings you build, the more resources you earn. it sounds like what you're describing, but without cards
@joostborst April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Thank you. Now I understand what I don't like about Catan. The game ends before my engine is even finished while the other players all have fully functioning machines.
@humanramp9502 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
I really agree with the final point of end the game while everyone is still having fun! That is critical and makes people want to play again.
@loona7126 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Wingspan!
@dasneuge9704 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
I would think steampunk punk rally is an engine builder game. You especially try to build to most efficient car to win a race.
@peiwang7930 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Great video! My wife and I play a lot of engine building - our favorites are dominion and century - never gets old
@WorldAquariumSingapore April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
nice thks for showing it
@revimfadli4666 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
I prefer it when you must sacrifice your engine in order to score points, like in Dominion and Imperial Settlers. That avoids the 'running your engine for too long' problem by giving players who enter the VP race a bit late, a glimmer of hope that their slightly more developed engines would outpace ones that go for VP too early
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@noodle-eater April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Waw that is fun thank you :)
@x.Jay.Bird.x April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Thanks for the simple explanation.
@DrWho2008t101 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Thanks for the video.
@timjones990 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Great 101 videos, thanks for the explanation, new to board games and having a blast.
@FakeDonut April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Does Imperial Settlers count as an Engine Builder? It amazes me how close this game got to the old The Settlers feeling, translated into a board game
@itboznkgvjugjtfg April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Trismegistus is a craaazy engine builder
@coasterb1 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
I never expected anyone in the modern board game world to mention "This game is bonkers!"! I agree its debatable as an engine builder, as you aren't building a personal engine. Its a shared engine in a competitive, chance driven game. My favorite engine builder is Clank, and I really enjoy Gizmos.
@BlueTorchWeddings April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
I absolutely loved this video!!! Thank you so much . You are awesome
@lordbow April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Everdell! Thanks to this video, now I see Everdell is an Engine builder.
@Alan-pn8nu April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
If you like an engine builder that ends just as it is getting going then I highly recommend Pipeline.
@AkmalGameAtion April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Res Arcana is my favourite engine builder. Easy and fast to play with only 8 cards in your deck. Along with your different mage abilities, magic items and places of power every game will never be the same!
@TabletopGamesBlog April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
I think Scythe is the perfect example of a game that ends just as you're starting to have fun... and it does have engine building elements in it. Anyway, another great video, as always. Thank you. :)
@connectedbygames3753 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Great explanation! We love engine building games like splendor and gizmos! Understanding the base of this idea really helps us learn new games with this mechanic quickly!
@quantumsushi5395 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
"Oooh, I just bought Century Spide Road and this youtube video mentions it" -> Kalm
"Oh no! I didn't know the Golem edition existed!" -> PANIK
"Oh the golem edition is sold out on uk amazon" -> Kalm
@mikemudrow April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Lions of Lydia, coming out later this year, looks to be another fun and approachable engine-building game. I'm really looking forward to it.
@alexandralee9359 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
I lose engine building games Every. Single. Time! Lol I’m so bad at it!!!!
@Jeff_Pusch April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Gizmos killed Splendor for me. It's got some really satisfying combos.
And while a lot of folks will say Terraforming Mars as a great medium-weight engine-builder, I'm going to say that my favorite is Suburbia. And that's a little bit hilarious since the theme is blah and the original art is blah (the collectors edition is *chef's kiss*) and its basically "bookkeeping, the board game!" Still, I find Suburbia deeply satisfying and it's one that I'll always want to play.
@jackdempsy7104 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
But, does the jacket have elbow patches? That’s a surefire giveaway of professor status!
@OlKushch April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Race/Roll & Res Arcana
@johnathanrhoades7751 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Gaia Project is my favorite "engine builder", though It is not a classic version of that mechanic. Race for the Galaxy, Everdell, and Terraforming Mars are three of my favorite more typicall engine builders.
@within_grace April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Race for the Galaxy is best!

Gizmos is a pretty good choice for newer players.
@quibily April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
I’m curious if there’s much of a difference between deck/bag building games and engine building games. In both, you slowly accrue stuff that work for you and help you accrue more stuff and get more done as the game goes on. But maybe the main difference is, in bag and deck builders, you have to draw out your resources instead of using all of them every turn? Maybe they are a specific type of engine builder?

I was thinking Orleans and Mystic Vale were my favorite engine builders, hence my question.... But I do love Splendor, as well. It was one of my gateway games, and my best friend loves it! We have a great time.
@Davidesonar449 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Top 10 engine builders video. I need it!!
@efthymiosliakos4390 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
The best engine building game by far is Le Havre
@franciscocarranza9941 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Terraforming Mars does engine building to perfection. Very satisfying ramping up in later rounds and plenty of card synergies to choose from.
@NCTarheel55 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Wingspan is a great engine builder. Didn’t think of century spice road or splendor or as one but it defiantly is. Great video.
@garys4067 April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Currently my favorite engine building game is Wingspan.
@fizbany April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Food chain magnate is also arguably a good engine building game. Concordia has a bit of engine building component to the scoring system.
@aduiel April 17, 2024 - 3:58 am
Thanks for this! I've heard the term slung around before; nice to have a better appreciation of what it's referring to.

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