boardgamevideo
  • Trending
  • Videos
  • Games
  • Channels
  • Lists
  • Shorts

Explore

  • Home
  • Trending
  • Channels
  • Videos
  • Games
  • Lists
  • Shorts
  • Conventions
  • Year in Review

Browse by type

  • Reviews
  • How to play
  • Playthroughs
  • Unboxing
  • Top 100 lists
  • Featured videos
  • Trending this week
  • Rising games
  • Games with fresh review perspectives

Information

  • About
  • Contact
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

© 2022–2026 BoardGameVideo.com

Powered by BGG
  • Videos
  • Trending
  • Shorts
  • Channels
  • Games
  • Lists
Lair

Lair

2019·TAM

2 - 4 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

You are one of the lieutenants to the nefarious Mr. White. You are tasked with building his secret underground headquarters on a remote volcanic island. Construct rooms such as the Missile Silo, Interrogation Room, and the Shark Tank - in the most optimal location to gain most favor (victory points) from Mr. White. Lair is a competitive building game where you are in charge of constructing a 60's era, underground HQ - inside a volcano, no less - for your nefarious boss. It has a Euro-influenced, worker placement mechanic where you have two types of workers: the lowly henchmen that you use to claim a room, and the boss that can command henchmen to activate the ability of the room. You spend Work Tokens to command a henchmen, but if you command another player's henchmen, you have to give that player the Work Token. It also has an expanding score track that doubles as the elevator shaft, which affects your build options and game strategy in interesting ways. It is a small-box strategy game that plays more like a big-box game. The game is highly thematic, from the tongue-in-cheek art style, to the streamlined gameplay that rewards villainous actions. Command your workers and make judicious use of scant resources to build an optimum lair, and gain the boss's favor.

Lair

Watch first

Learn to play

How to play LAIR3:57

How to play LAIR

Review

Lair Review - with The Nerd Shelves13:15

Lair Review - with The Nerd Shelves

Which Lair video should I watch?

Lair has 3 videos from 1 creator: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 other video. They date from 2019 to February 2021.

To learn the rules, start with "How to play LAIR", which runs 4 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Lair Review - with The Nerd Shelves".

If you like it, try Monkey Palace, Floristry, Crafting the Cosmos and Scurry Up!, also by TAM.

All videos

Lair Review - with The Nerd ShelvesReview13:15

Lair Review - with The Nerd Shelves

How to play LAIRHow to play3:57

How to play LAIR

Lair Promo - Coming in December1:45

Lair Promo - Coming in December

Games like this

All games

Monkey Palace

2024·David Gordon (I), TAM

Videos
59
Creators
48
Some reviews

2 - 4 players·45 min·Light weight

Floristry

2025·David Gordon (I), TAM

Videos
29
Creators
28
Mostly reviews

2 players·15 - 20 min

Crafting the Cosmos

2025·David Gordon (I), TAM

Videos
23
Creators
19
Mainly reviews

2 - 4 players·60 - 90 min·Medium weight

Scurry Up!

2026·David Gordon (I), TAM

Videos
10
Creators
10
Mainly reviews

3 - 6 players·20 min

About Lair

From BoardGameGeek:

You are one of the lieutenants to the nefarious Mr. White. You are tasked with building his secret underground headquarters on a remote volcanic island. Construct rooms such as the Missile Silo, Interrogation Room, and the Shark Tank - in the most optimal location to gain most favor (victory points) from Mr. White. Lair is a competitive building game where you are in charge of constructing a 60's era, underground HQ - inside a volcano, no less - for your nefarious boss. It has a Euro-influenced, worker placement mechanic where you have two types of workers: the lowly henchmen that you use to claim a room, and the boss that can command henchmen to activate the ability of the room. You spend Work Tokens to command a henchmen, but if you command another player's henchmen, you have to give that player the Work Token. It also has an expanding score track that doubles as the elevator shaft, which affects your build options and game strategy in interesting ways. It is a small-box strategy game that plays more like a big-box game. The game is highly thematic, from the tongue-in-cheek art style, to the streamlined gameplay that rewards villainous actions. Command your workers and make judicious use of scant resources to build an optimum lair, and gain the boss's favor.

Designer

TAM

Publisher

Game and a Curry, LLC

Categories

Card GameCity BuildingSpies / Secret Agents

Mechanics

Action SelectionAction PointsModular Board & Variable SetupStocks & Investment
View on BoardGameGeek ›
Home
Games
Lair
cached: 162443