The hardest thing for most players to remember is the revealed Instruction Card text—some of it is short-hand to fit on the card, but the rules have a thorough reference section. What shouldn’t surprise anyone who is familiar with Pretzel Games is that the components are excellent. Our dinner reservation isn't for another 40 minutes so let's play a game to pass the time until then!

Secondly, and most importantly, the game is so short that even when someone gets eliminated relatively early, they only tend to have to watch for 5-10 minutes before the game ends. The player who first gains the required number of Employee of the Month certificates wins, or if they are the only player remaining with Safety Certificates. Compete to construct a tower while avoiding accidents and maybe, just maybe, becoming Employee of the Month. and the hilarious gasps and squeaks that involuntarily escape the players' lips as the pieces teetered precariously. Where by some dark magic, and despite being solid wood, these pieces still feel more unstable than Charlie Sheen at the height of his tiger blood saga.

At the start of each turn, you turn over the card on the top of the pile to reveal the instructions.

On their turn the player can choose to play one of their cards to replace one of the instruction cards. Once the Boss Rita card is revealed from the Instruction deck, active players can now gain Employee of the Month Certificates by placing their building material at the highest point of the Job Site.Men at Work is indeed their project that seems more non-gamer friendly, and it works for what it does. It’s all the fairness of natural evil, as liable to pave your way with sunshine and roses as it is to flatten you with an earthquake.

Regardless, you’re always surging toward the sky while being tugged earthward by both gravity and prudence.Men At Work is a stacking and balancing game in which players compete as workers on a job site who are carefully constructing a tower to avoid accidents and, maybe, earn Employee of the Month. I had my doubts, but I knew enough about the theme and gameplay that I went in prepared to cause accidents and watch other people have to clean up my mess. To make things even crazier you can combine all 3 of these variants if you want a much more chaotic experience. Grab you hard hat and complete the health and safety checks because there are bound to be some accidents in Men at Work.