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As with all things in life, food and health are about balance. Since no two people are the same, different diets meet different needs. With a little help and enough determination, your goals are well within reach.
Consumption: Food and Choices is a worker placement and resource management game designed by a dietitian. Over six rounds players will shop for ingredients, cook recipes, dine out, and engage in activities—calories-in, calories-out! The player that best manages their body's needs will win the game, all in the pursuit of health and happiness.
Key Points
- Fun and creative worker placement game that seamlessly addresses how we eat.
- Unique, thematic, and thoughtful presentation of food and health, designed by a dietitian.
- Massive component count, and strategic gameplay with an approachable ruleset.
- Theme with real-world resonance (health)
- Solid worker-placement core
- Educational value vs. satire balance not explicit in transcript
- body management through diet and lifestyle choices
- Kitchen table; health and happiness focus
- Array
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