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Battle Bake

Game ID: GID0038954
Game Info
Year
2024
Players
2-6
Age
8+
Playtime
40 min
Complexity
1.6/5
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Description

Welcome to Pawris, the bustling city of entertainment. Here, the greatest bakers gather at Le Délice bakery where the flames of fierce competition fuel the ovens. As one of the bakers, you'll be competing in the culinary arts by baking and selling the most delicious desserts; the best bakers will not only be able to fuse together the finest ingredients to perfection, but also strategize against their competition and sabotage their work.

Start each turn by rejuvenating your pantry with new ingredients. Players will then use action points to prepare, bake, present, and sell their delicious desserts. Amid the baking chaos, players will have the opportunity to sabotage other players or improve their own position through the power of effect cards. Each character also has a unique set of abilities which will influence their strategy during the game.

The skilled bakers have a selection of recipes they can bake, these recipes are categorized in four different tiers of difficulty. The more difficult the recipe, the greater the bonus a baker will attain. The baker with the best strategy and a bit of luck will be the one who claims the title Virtuoso!

So, whisk up, knead down, and bake your way to glory!

—description from the publisher

Description

Welcome to Pawris, the bustling city of entertainment. Here, the greatest bakers gather at Le Délice bakery where the flames of fierce competition fuel the ovens. As one of the bakers, you'll be competing in the culinary arts by baking and selling the most delicious desserts; the best bakers will not only be able to fuse together the finest ingredients to perfection, but also strategize against their competition and sabotage their work.

Start each turn by rejuvenating your pantry with new ingredients. Players will then use action points to prepare, bake, present, and sell their delicious desserts. Amid the baking chaos, players will have the opportunity to sabotage other players or improve their own position through the power of effect cards. Each character also has a unique set of abilities which will influence their strategy during the game.

The skilled bakers have a selection of recipes they can bake, these recipes are categorized in four different tiers of difficulty. The more difficult the recipe, the greater the bonus a baker will attain. The baker with the best strategy and a bit of luck will be the one who claims the title Virtuoso!

So, whisk up, knead down, and bake your way to glory!

—description from the publisher

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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Pirate theme
  • Fun tactical combat
  • Deep campaign mode
  • RPG mechanics
Cons
  • Feels more gamey than historical
  • Combat could be more historical
Thematic elements
  • Life of a pirate, fighting sea battles
  • Sea
  • Full singleplayer adventure mode
Comparison games
  • Sidmer's Pirates
  • Wooden Ships and Iron Men
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • crew and ship upgrades — Upgrade your crew and your ship and your captains.
  • Hex encounter turnbased sea battles — The core combat mechanic.
  • RPG mechanics — Leveling up aspects of RPG mechanics.
  • Treasure collection — Collect treasure.
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  • They had me at Vikings.
  • this looks to be a tight, compelling game with a lot of flare.
  • cheerily named storydriven tactical RPG
  • Prelude Dark Pain, simply put, has a ton of creative flavor.
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