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Base game

Café International

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Published
1989
Players
2–4
Play time
45–60 min
Reach
Niche
Evaluations
0
Themes:
Abstract Strategy
Mechanics:
Hand managementTile laying

How it plays

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Main mechanics explained

  • Hand management: Timing which card to spend is the core puzzle.
  • Tile laying: You build a shared or personal board tile by tile.
Full publisher description

This game revolves around the placement of multi-national customers in a restaurant. The board shows many different tables, each with four chairs around them. The tables are grouped by nation, so the Chinese like to sit with other Chinese. However, some of the chairs are on the border between two nations, so a person from either place could occupy the seat. To further complicate this odd tile game, each of the people is either male or female, and tables must be gender-balanced. As the game progresses some tiles become unplayable...

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