Tea Witches

The worker placement mechanic really shines here—every turn feels like a tense choice between grabbing the best tea leaves or blocking another player's move. My group played three rounds back-to-back and the game's balance kept us all in the running until the very last scoring.

The worker placement mechanic works really well for building up your tea shop, though the rulebook could be clearer on a couple of scoring steps. I’ve already played it twice with my group and the magical tea hut theme keeps us coming back.

The artwork on the tea hut cards is adorable, but the rulebook could have been clearer on how scoring works for the annual Teaquinox Faire. Setup was a bit fiddly for what ends up being a fairly short game. I'd still play it again with friends who like magical themes.