Widget's Workshop - Phase Shift Games

Instant Workshop. Infinite Possibilities!

Widget's chaotic laboratory brings drop-style innovation to card crafting.

Prepare to drop some parts and build awesome constructs! Drop 80 part cards onto the table, then use just one finger to pull perfect components for your robots and golems. Complete workshop bays with 5 matching parts to reveal unique constructs and score big.

Navigate Widget's chaotic workshop and build the most optimized constructs to claim victory!

What Makes It Special:

• Revolutionary "drop-style" card crafting mechanics
• Spatial set collection with one-finger pulling challenge
• 80 part cards create infinite workshop combinations
• Unique construct names generated by your combinations
• Part of the beloved Dungeon Drop universe

Awards & Achievements

  • "This game has tactile experience written all over it. Ton of fun building out those robots!" --Mark Streed, The Dice Tower
  • "It's a simple game, really, with a unique concept and a cool aspect that only Phase Shift Games does!" --Michael Wright, Unfiltered Gamer
  • "Something about Phase Shift... they take simple mechanisms and make them a lot of fun!" --Ruel Gaviola, Rahdo Runs Through

Game Mechanisms

  • Dropping
  • Spatial set collection
  • Card crafting

If you like...

  • Dungeon Drop (dropping, spatial set collection)
  • Drop Drive (dropping)
  • Canvas (card crafting)
  • Mystic Vale (card crafting)
  • Custom Heroes / Ruins (card crafting)

...then you'll love Widget's Workshop!

How to Play

"Drop" a workshop full of robot and golem parts

Drop 80 part cards onto the table to create Widget's chaotic workshop - a giant pile of possibilities awaits!

Pull parts from the pile, using 1 finger only

Carefully extract the perfect components for your constructs using just one finger - precision and strategy required!

Construct your robots and golems, scoring for matching trait icons

Complete your workshop bays with 5 matching parts to reveal unique constructs and score big for synergized traits!

English Rulebook

This is the latest English rulebook for Widget's Workshop

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Enhance Your Experience

Expansions, accessories, and bundle options to maximize your gameplay experience.

Workshop Mats set (5x)

Gorgeous neoprene mats to keep track of your parts and bays. Set of 5 includes 1 for each player and a convenient bag that holds all the mats together with the base game box.

Arcane Accessories expansion

Accessorize your constructs with elemental affinities, dragon wings, robot claws, and more!

Arcane Accessories is a small expansion module for Widget's Workshop that adds 8 unique accessory cards to your parts pile. Some accessories add a missing attribute to your constructs, such as organic or speed, while others allow you to treat all part cards of one element as a different element. 

Contents: 8 game cards, 1 rules sheet

Boblin Bites Pizza Break expansion

No workshop is complete without a classic pizza break!!

Boblin Bites Pizza Break is a small expansion module for Widget's Workshop that adds 5 pizza cards to your parts pile. Pizza cards give you a burst of energy and let you take an extra turn at a key moment during the game.

Contents: 5 game cards, 1 rules sheet

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Testimonials

Base game

"Widget's Workshop is fast, fun, and just the right amount of chaos!" --Mark Streed, The Dice Tower

"It's just super cool... very satisfying!" --Ruel Gaviola, Rahdo Runs Through

"It's a simple game, really, with a unique concept and a cool aspect that only Phase Shift Games does!" --Michael Wright, Unfiltered Gamer

"Something about Phase Shift... they take simple mechanisms and make them a lot of fun!" --Ruel Gaviola, Rahdo Runs Through

"I had a lot of fun playing this! This whole [1 finger rule] gimmick was just phenomenal!" --Kyle McCarley, The Board & Barrel

"It's so satisfying to put the robot together and see what it's name is!" --Kyle McCarley, The Board & Barrel

"Widget's Workshop is a lot of fun! Really quick to learn, easy to get to the table." --Ruel Gaviola, Rahdo Runs Through

"It's a really easy-to-pick-up, fast playing, set collection game with a twist." --Tom Heath, Slickerdrips

"This game has tactile experience written all over it. Ton of fun building out those robots!" --Mark Streed, The Dice Tower

"Cool table presence...different experience every time...it's a really fun, speedy game!" --Tom Heath, Slickerdrips

"A superb, quick playing puzzle. A very enjoyable experience in all departments." --Daniel Fullard, Board Game Addict

"So who wants to just sit here and make more robots for a bit before everyone goes home?!" --Danika Sweet, The Board & Barrel

Expansion content and add-ons

"We ate Boblin?! Oh my god, there's Boblins IN the pizza!" --Dustin Hendrickson, The Board & Barrel

"These mats are beautifully put together and make the game much more enjoyable to play." --Daniel Fullard, Board Game Addict