Game Info
Year
2023
Players
1-5
Age
6+
Playtime
20 min
Complexity
1.2/5
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Description
Dexterity and light strategy game where players stack favourite foods on plates with tastiest items being hardest to stack
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Thematic elements
- basketball
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- auction bidding — An auction bidding game where you are bidding on basketball players to add to your team.
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- In honor of the Super Bowl here are five great board games based on Sports
- I hope your team wins the Super Bowl and I also hope your team is the 49ers
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positive
Pros
- Visually appealing components
- Easy to teach and quick to play
- Engages players with tactile balancing and dexterity
- Box doubles as a trash receptacle for fallen pieces
- Optional characters add variability
Cons
- Dexterity-first gameplay may be frustrating for some players or age groups
- Shiny pieces can be slippery and tricky to place
- Limited player dynamics if not everyone enjoys dexterity games
Thematic elements
- buffet-style balancing competition with decorative pieces
- A domestic dining setup centered on stacking and balancing food pieces for points
- informal product-focused overview
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — The highest structure earns points; height and completed placements contribute to scoring.
- dexterity — Players balance food pieces on their plate using one hand, testing precision and steadiness.
- hidden roles — Optional character cards can modify scoring conditions.
- optional roles — Optional character cards can modify scoring conditions.
- penalties and recovery — If items fall, players have 3 seconds to recover, with some items possibly discarded.
- round-based scoring with height — The highest structure earns points; height and completed placements contribute to scoring.
- set collection — Four cards reveal different food pieces that players place onto their plate according to card requirements.
- set-collection/placement — Four cards reveal different food pieces that players place onto their plate according to card requirements.
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- a great game for one to five players.
- plays quickly.
- It's adorable.
- The attention to detail on this game is fantastic.
- getting a plate.
- use the box.
- get some additional points.
- everybody is going to get their plate.
- one hand.
- will balance it on their plate.
- You have to put it on your plate.
- those points at the end of the game.
- That'll be starting in just a couple minutes.
- have you played it?
- fantastic game.
- So, I like this game for a couple of reasons.
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