2025Yixian Ho
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 5
Mostly reviews and how-to-play
3 - 5 players45 - 75 minMedium weight
On Call
2027Yixian Ho
- Videos
- 7
- Creators
- 6
Mostly reviews and playthroughs. On Call is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, and 3 recorded sessions.
2 - 4 players
45 - 75 min
From BoardGameGeek
On Call is a cooperative strategy board game about managing an overcrowded emergency room on the brink of disaster. Why are there never enough beds?! Pick a character with specialized actions. Will you be triaging the walk-ins clogging your waiting room? Or racing O-negative to the treatment room? But in a chronically understaffed ER, remember to chip in to help your teammates! Move the hospital's nurses and doctors from room to room to take your actions. But plan ahead to where your teammates might need them next - they can't be in two places at once! Every action ripples through the hospital, in this "worker movement" game of cascading consequences. Have time for a breather? Guzzle coffee to learn new skills, in an intuitive action-upgrading system that allows you to increase your effectiveness with every passing shift. Challenge yourself in optional "limited communication mode" - without hidden information. Find the perfect mind-melding combo to keep your patients from crashing; no backseat doctors allowed! Comes with 20 scenarios, like episodes from a medical drama. Each scenario adds new setup, rules, objectives, and strategies. -description from the designer
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Which On Call video should I watch?
On Call has 7 videos from 6 creators: 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 3 playthroughs. They date from September to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "On Call | How to Play | Learn to Play in 8 Minutes! | Cooperative Emergency Room Management" by kovray, which runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "On Call preview play and impressions - One Stop Co-Op Shop" by One Stop Co-op Shop. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "On Call l Prototype Playthrough" by Meet Me At The Table, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Fú: Festive Fortunes, also by Yixian Ho, or Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan, Firesiege: A Feralis Story and Sail, which share several of its mechanics.
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About On Call
From BoardGameGeek:
On Call is a cooperative strategy board game about managing an overcrowded emergency room on the brink of disaster. Why are there never enough beds?! Pick a character with specialized actions. Will you be triaging the walk-ins clogging your waiting room? Or racing O-negative to the treatment room? But in a chronically understaffed ER, remember to chip in to help your teammates! Move the hospital's nurses and doctors from room to room to take your actions. But plan ahead to where your teammates might need them next - they can't be in two places at once! Every action ripples through the hospital, in this "worker movement" game of cascading consequences. Have time for a breather? Guzzle coffee to learn new skills, in an intuitive action-upgrading system that allows you to increase your effectiveness with every passing shift. Challenge yourself in optional "limited communication mode" - without hidden information. Find the perfect mind-melding combo to keep your patients from crashing; no backseat doctors allowed! Comes with 20 scenarios, like episodes from a medical drama. Each scenario adds new setup, rules, objectives, and strategies. -description from the designer