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Latte Throwdown

Game ID: GID0452722
Game Info
Year
2020
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
20 min
Complexity
1.5/5
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Description

Coffee-themed dice allocation game where baristas match dice to cards to reach twenty points

Description

Coffee-themed dice allocation game where baristas match dice to cards to reach twenty points

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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Solid solo mode with AI
  • Good dice mitigation via Barista cards
  • Nice box with magnetic storage
  • Fun competitive multiplayer potential
Cons
  • Luck-based outcomes can be a turn-off for some players
  • Complex rules for newcomers; potential for rules mistakes
Thematic elements
  • coffee-making and latte art with dice-based scoring
  • Latte shop / coffee competition
  • tutorial / demonstration
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • AI Opponent — Automated opponent that competes against the player, typically progressing left-to-right.
  • Barista cards — Cards that modify dice outcomes (convert values, reroll under certain conditions).
  • Dice rolling — Players roll dice to determine values used on latte cards.
  • Edge spiral / scoring track — Track used to reach a target score (40 points) by completing lattes.
  • Latte cards — Objective cards that specify dice combinations needed to earn points.
  • Perfect foam — Barista card that can convert a die to any value.
  • Steamer malfunction — Barista card that can trigger a reroll when you roll a 1 and a 6.
  • Surplus / supply dice — Controlled pool of extra dice and dice management for risk mitigation.
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  • I actually really really really like this game
  • I love that they had a solo mode created for this game
  • the AI works just fine for me
  • I think it's an exciting game to play
  • the biggest thing with the AI is that you know that they're gonna start from left to right when they're completing their lattes
  • People who don't like luck-based games probably may not enjoy this as much, but the Barista cards definitely do help with the mitigation and their strategy involved
  • Surplus device as well like I used good steam to milk in my first game
  • Latte Throwdown the solo version
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