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Year
2021
Players
4
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Description
Throw the egg! Grab the pepper! Being a teppanyaki chef over a hot hibachi grill sure looks entertaining — but could you be one?
In Hibachi, players are Japanese teppanyaki chefs who must use their hibachi grill to please hungry customers. To do this, players take turns each round throwing discs (poker chips) onto the board. Where the chips land determines which ingredients the chefs can buy or sell and which special actions they might be able to take. One at a time, the locations on the board are resolved as the chips are turned over to show their hidden values.
You must collect the correct ingredients to cook the required dishes, and if you're the first to complete three orders from customers, you win!
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Top 10 List at 3:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Entertaining
- Fun to annoy friends by kicking their chips
- Fun dexterity elements
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Pleasing hungry customers by preparing food on a hibachi grill.
- Japanese teppanyaki restaurant
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Chips determine special actions players can take.
- dexterity — Players throw poker chips onto the board.
- set collection — Chips determine ingredients chefs can buy or sell to complete customer orders.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- my name is at the start it's fine is it hello i'm matthew and joining me to count down the 10 games our viewers are playing this month is paula hi everyone i'm here too uh because we're in my house right now i'm at your house also i am real jet-lagged so who knows how this is gonna go
- fun flippin right like game the special abilities feel great a fun puzzle to solve each time and solo is quick to play it's great i love you when every card feels super good yeah a game where you're like everyone else has way better powers than me but everyone else is like oh everyone else is weird yeah yeah yeah i love it it's fun i like it it does kind of feel like a flipping right but it's not it's a it's a flipping place cubes yeah it's a flipping cube we've coined it it's a coin game
- got it as a late birthday present the gifter was originally going to buy a different game but she was swayed by the cute kittens i would be too and that's why i had to interrupt you so but what we were talking about is being a teppanyaki chef over our hot hibachi grill and it sure does look entertaining but could you be one throw the egg grab the pepper and find out in hibachi players are japanese teppanyaki chefs who must use their hibachi grill to please hungry customers by throwing disks which are actually poker chips onto the board where the chips land determines which ingredients the chefs can buy or sell and which special actions they might be able to take the first chef to complete three orders from customers not just ones they made up out of their brain wins in that it's obvious like i win nobody wants everyone i did it they just came in for water they did it viewer jonathan l recently fired up this game stating hauling poke chips across the board to complete recipes and getting to annoy your friends by kicking their chips around what not to like my brother really enjoyed this game well the game that this was really based on yes this sounds really fun i like it's obviously a dexterity game it is but also the way you go about it is very very fun it's like flicking throwing and flick i think it'd be bad at it i just need to get some gums i wish what did they look like did the pieces feel like slices of the onion volcano oh exactly like that of course that's exactly how i was going to describe it before you started saying the deluxe version of this game should have actual edible bits that you're throwing on the board i feel like you think that you want that but you don't want that i want it no don't tell me what i don't want okay it comes with an egg
- this game is more phenomenal it creates the most faithfully immersive board game experience for a franchise that i never stopped loving since i was a kid the sheer number of expansions allow for so much gameplay variety creating unique combat puzzles for each playthrough depending on the combination of rangers and their fighting styles that you're playing with also the miniatures are so cool i think i had the last jason toy that was in the country my mom had to drive to a port to get it from a guy who had it in a box oh wow oh it was huge never let me forget it
- deduction and suspense deduction and suspense carefully observe strange clues strange and ominous patterns it's actually quite distracting when you do that now think about it distracting in the things going on in the apartments across the way there's parties knives a saw bickering laughing music and a mysterious trunk do you detect a murder or is the secret private world of
- Knocking it out of the park at number two is Barron park.
- The first game is the guild of merchant explorers in which cities will grow in reach as players traverse the map to increase their network of connections and build routes toward the goal of achieving their personal secret objectives.
- Parks are created by combining polyamidos with players scoring for animal house animal areas completed construction and more.
- We were just taught this at a game night with friends we had such a great time and it's one of the best games we've played recently and autumn p adds just charming not all the babies are bears oh the game sorry cares like charmin is what i thought just charming because they have a bear mascot that's true
- Near and Far in which players explore different maps in a search for the last ruin recruiting adventurers hunting for treasure and competing to be the most storied traveler they must collect food and equipment at town for long journeys to mysterious locales making sure not i do the pointing that's my thing i have the mug and the pointing i'm so sorry long journeys mysterious locales making sure not to forget enough weapons to fight off bandits living statues and rusty robots statues exactly you've got to watch out for the living statues sometimes travelers run into something unique in a mini adventure is read from a book of stories it's giving the player a choice of how to react creating a new and memorable tale each game
- We just started playing this one and are so impressed with the different modes of play campaign character arcade is like a choose your own adventure book inside the choose your own avenger book
- I like the characters in storytelling
- Maybe my favorite red raven game maybe my favorite game ev my favorite game ever
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Meeple University Rules Teach at 0:05 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- cooking/ingredients/recipes
Comparison games
- Safranito
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- bonus action spaces — Resolution of bonus spaces grants extra actions or advantages each round.
- chip throwing — Players throw colored chips onto a central board to win ingredients and trigger effects.
- chip value tracking — Each chip has a numeric value (100–600) that contributes to totals used for bonuses and purchasing.
- head chef rotation — The head chef rotates each round, affecting who acts first and who benefits from certain spaces.
- money and resource management — Starting money (yen) and chip values drive buying/selling and risk management.
- Recipe — For each ingredient bowl with chips, players first sell then purchase ingredients based on chip values.
- recipe completion timing — Game ends when a player completes three recipes; cooking phase resolves recipes in turn order.
- reserve vs common recipes — There are reserved recipes and a common recipe pool; players may complete either by discarding required ingredients.
- resolve ingredients (sales then purchases) — For each ingredient bowl with chips, players first sell then purchase ingredients based on chip values.
- Resource management — Starting money (yen) and chip values drive buying/selling and risk management.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- hibachi is an economic dexterity game
- we are using a prototype copy of the game and so the rules and components may not be final
- game designed by marco teibner
- published by grail games
- this game is a re-implementation of the 2010 release game safranito
- the game is a race and the first player to complete three recipes is the winner
- you will throw chips towards these bowls of ingredients in order to earn the right to buy or sell ingredient cards as well as setting the prices
- next you will resolve each of the nine ingredients that has at least one chip lying in it
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Before You Play Discussion at 2:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fun to watch and participate in during streams
- suitable for a broad audience
Cons
- streaming complexity may obscure depth
Thematic elements
- gastronomy/ceremonial grill culture
- family-friendly party-ish table-top experience
- n/a
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- team or co-op play with streaming-friendly cadence — play sessions designed to be engaging during live streams
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- representation is really really important you know like this is speaking from experience growing up as a people of color
- we are curious to know what your experience was like with spiel digital and online conventions
- calico, i really enjoyed learning and playing calico
- we would like to know what your thoughts are on Patreon and what you would like to see
- this month you'll probably see beyond the sun and at least on two Fridays we're going to be live streaming
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Before You Play Playthrough at 2:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging and energetic dexterity module with real-time bidding flavor
- Public + private recipe objectives add strategic tension
- Clear round structure with short, accessible decisions
- Dynamic chip-based economy that scales with player risk
Cons
- Dexterity-heavy component requires consistent physical precision; may frustrate some players
- Prototype money and some components feel unsettled vs. final production
- Two-player pacing can accelerate endgame and reduce negotiation depth
Thematic elements
- competitive cooking with dexterity-driven ingredient manipulation
- A hibachi-style kitchen/restaurant environment where players cook and manage ingredients.
- light-hearted, kitchen-chaos themed, with live-play banter
Comparison games
- Saffronito
- Pipeline
- Curious Cargo
- Mysterium Park
- Calico
- Truffle Shuffle
- Five Refinement
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity tossing — Players toss poker-chip values onto a central board to determine buying/selling opportunities; throws must land on valid spaces via a central hole mechanic.
- end condition via rounds / triggers — Rounds continue until a player triggers the end by meeting a win condition (e.g., completing recipes); the first to meet the end condition wins.
- market pricing via chip values — Prices for ingredients are determined by the aggregate value of chips in the active spaces; higher-value chips influence cost differently across actions.
- set-collection / recipe fulfillment — Players collect ingredients to fulfill recipe cards; some recipes are private reserves that can be fulfilled later.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- We are hibachi chefs.
- The real chef in the house is Naveen.
- This is a prototype.
- Hibachi is a re-implementation of Saffronito.
- Naveen is the hibachi champion.
- This is a dexterity game with real-time chip tossing.
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Gaming with Edo & Jessica Top List at 1:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fun, accessible dexterity
- engaging components and board design
Cons
- length feels a bit long for the type
Thematic elements
- tabletop coin-tossing with buying and selling ingredients
- Culinary market/dexterity setting
- light, commerce-driven play
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity with coin tossing — throwing coins to acquire and trade ingredients for dishes
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Kickstarter has been a really emergent space ... more and more two-player games more and more single-player games are coming out first on Kickstarter
- art production is fantastic
- it's fast fun
- two-player head-to-head is a satisfying format when done well
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Board Games With B7 Top List at 10:51 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- dynamic, chaotic, and engaging family gameplay
- fast-paced with tangible interaction
Cons
- chaos may overwhelm some players
Thematic elements
- culinary challenge with a fast-paced, chaotic feel
- hibachi/teppanyaki restaurant kitchen
- fun, family-friendly competitive play
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Auction — players bid using face-down discs to acquire ingredients.
- dexterity/discs reveal — chips are revealed to determine actions and purchases.
- set collection — collect ingredients to complete recipes.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Rhinelander is a fantastic abstract strategy game that I truly enjoy playing.
- The artwork is simply superb with stunning visuals that really capture the atmosphere of the game's theme.
- Enguard is an awesome two-player game from Rhino Kinetsia.
- Castle Razor is an abstract strategy game with tile placement and stacking and balancing mechanics.
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