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Rival Restaurants

Gourmet Cooking, Unorthodox Business Practices, Culinary Sabotage. . .

Rival Restaurants follows the chefs who took their gastronomical expertise to the arena of restaurant owning. Armed with a small startup... (read more)

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Reviews
mostly positive, 77% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
45 minutes
Published
2019
Age
10+
Publisher
Gap Closer Games
Players
2 to 6 players
Designers
Gary Alaka, Jon Kang, and Rob Chew
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Food, Drink & Cooking, Strategy Game, Family Game, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection, Contracts, and Real-Time
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Description

Gourmet Cooking, Unorthodox Business Practices, Culinary Sabotage. . .

Rival Restaurants follows the chefs who took their gastronomical expertise to the arena of restaurant owning. Armed with a small startup fund and an assortment of recipes, these food fanatics set out to become the talk of the town. . .by any means necessary.

Rival Restaurants is a chaotic, fast-paced, strategy and negotiating game that pits aspiring restaurant owners against one another as they race to be crowned "The Wiener!" You'll pick from restaurants with unique play-styles, harness your chef's zany abilities, and use game-changing action cards to elevate your eatery to gastronomical glory.

But watch out! Even though you are neighbors, you are still Rival Restaurants!

1 Game Board1 Discard Tray8 Restaurant Boards12 Chef Cards12 Chef Cutouts w/ Stands24 Basic Recipe Cards24 Gourmet Recipe Cards174 Ingredient Cards36 Action Cards6 Cost Guide Cards6 Movement Wheels6 Popularity Indicators30 Upgrade Clips96 Coin Tokens44 Garbage Tokens1 Garbage Bin1 Sand Timer1 Instruction Rule Book1 Quickstart Guide

Contents

  • 1 Game Board
  • 1 Discard Tray
  • 8 Restaurant Boards
  • 12 Chef Cards
  • 12 Chef Cutouts w/ Stands
  • 24 Basic Recipe Cards
  • 24 Gourmet Recipe Cards
  • 174 Ingredient Cards
  • 36 Action Cards
  • 6 Cost Guide Cards
  • 6 Movement Wheels
  • 6 Popularity Indicators
  • 30 Upgrade Clips
  • 96 Coin Tokens
  • 44 Garbage Tokens
  • 1 Garbage Bin
  • 1 Sand Timer
  • 1 Instruction Rule Book
  • 1 Quickstart Guide

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Game's Categories

Genres

  • Family Game
  • Strategy Game
  • Party Game

Theme

  • Food, Drink & Cooking

Mechanics

  • Variable Player Powers
  • Contracts
  • Set Collection
  • Auction/Bidding
  • Real-Time
  • Simultaneous Action Selection
  • Negotiation

Publishers

  • Gap Closer Games
  • Nova Era (Нова Ера)
  • Corax Games
  • Choo Choo Games

Designers

  • Gary Alaka
  • Rob Chew
  • Jon Kang

Artist

  • Audrey Jung

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