- BGG rating
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Widget's Workshop: Arcane Accessories
- 2–5 players
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- BGG rank
- BGG #24,051
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Widget's Workshop
2025
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- 2–5 players
- 15–30 min
- 14+
For 2 players
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Widget's Workshop is a board game released in 2025 for 2–5 players, 15–30 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Alex Cutler and its main mechanics are Set Collection and Open Drafting.
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About the game
Instant Workshop... Infinite Possibilities! Build adorable robots and golems, with just one finger! Widget’s Workshop is a “drop-style,” spatial set collection, card crafting board game. You start the game by dropping 80 part cards onto the table, creating a giant, messy pile of parts in the center. Players take turns pulling parts from the pile, using one finger only, attempting to find the best parts for their robots and golems under construction in their workshop bays. Once a bay contains each of the 5 required pieces, the parts are combined to reveal a unique construct and its name. You win the game by completing the most optimized set of constructs in your workshop! Prepare to drop some parts and build awesome constructs! Highlights: Innovative "drop-style" game set in the Dungeon Drop universe Highly portable, small-box game playable in under 30 minutes Elements of card crafting and set collection Real-world, spatial gameplay On your turn you will draft either 1 face-down part card from the pile, or 2 face-up parts (choosing one to keep and then tossing the other back onto the pile face-up). Drafted part cards are added to one of your three "bays" where you're constructing these robots and golems. Once you have all 5 parts necessary to complete a construct, you assemble it (consolidate the cards, allowing the completed construct picture to show through the transparent areas of the cards) and move it to your "showcase" area. Once a certain number of constructs have been completed the game end triggers - the player with the highest scoring constructs wins! —description from the publisher
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Questions and answers
Widget's Workshop supports 2–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Widget's Workshop is 15–30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Widget's Workshop for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Widget's Workshop belongs to these categories: Fantasy. Its main mechanics are Set Collection and Open Drafting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Widget's Workshop are: Alex Cutler. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Widget's Workshop as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.