Widgets n' Digit$
2024Joseph Bugbee
- Videos
- 10
- Creators
- 6
Mainly how-to-play. Widgets n' Digit$ is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews and 6 how-to-play guides.
2 - 4 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
In Widgets n' Digit$ you play the role of a business owner. Your goal is to scale your widget manufacturing process and earn the most money by the end of the fiscal year. Each turn you'll produce widgets in 4 steps. First you create a raw material, which becomes a part, then a finished good, and finally a widget which sells for $20. In order to increase the amount of widgets you produce you need to upgrade each of the 4 steps by buying upgrade cards, but due to limited resources you can usually only afford 1-2 cards per turn. This means that upgrading will leave you with bottlenecks in your widget supply chain. You can still profit with bottlenecks by buying the resources you need or selling excess resources in the market. But each transaction shifts the price of goods. You'll need to adapt your strategy to market economics and carefully consider the risk of each investment in order to win in this economic strategy game! There are 2 included expansions: Worker Wars - Introduces a competitive labor market for the workers who run your widget making process. You'll need to bid against your competitors for the right to hire workers - the wrong price can have devastating impact to your bottom line! Boardroom Battle - Introduces 12 unique card abilities to the game. You must balance profitability with powerful game controlling abilities. -description from the publisher
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Which Widgets n' Digit$ video should I watch?
Widgets n' Digit$ has 10 videos from 6 creators: 4 reviews and 6 how-to-play guides. They date from 2024 to August 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Widgets n' Digit$ Classic Mode Walkthrough" by Friendly Bee Game Company, which runs 21 min. For a quicker teach, "Widgets n' Digits Brief how to play and my thoughts" by Jamie, Tabletoptiktok runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "#Kickstarter Preview of Widgets n' Digits | Check Out This Business Running Tableau-Building Game!" by Love 2 Hate. 4 creators have reviewed it.
If you like it, try TacTile, also by Joseph Bugbee, or Crisis, Disrupt and Empire's End, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Widgets n' Digit$
From BoardGameGeek:
In Widgets n' Digit$ you play the role of a business owner. Your goal is to scale your widget manufacturing process and earn the most money by the end of the fiscal year. Each turn you'll produce widgets in 4 steps. First you create a raw material, which becomes a part, then a finished good, and finally a widget which sells for $20. In order to increase the amount of widgets you produce you need to upgrade each of the 4 steps by buying upgrade cards, but due to limited resources you can usually only afford 1-2 cards per turn. This means that upgrading will leave you with bottlenecks in your widget supply chain. You can still profit with bottlenecks by buying the resources you need or selling excess resources in the market. But each transaction shifts the price of goods. You'll need to adapt your strategy to market economics and carefully consider the risk of each investment in order to win in this economic strategy game! There are 2 included expansions: Worker Wars - Introduces a competitive labor market for the workers who run your widget making process. You'll need to bid against your competitors for the right to hire workers - the wrong price can have devastating impact to your bottom line! Boardroom Battle - Introduces 12 unique card abilities to the game. You must balance profitability with powerful game controlling abilities. -description from the publisher
Designer
Joseph Bugbee
Artist
Alexander Cheng
Publisher
Friendly Bee Game Company
Categories
Mechanics