Board Game Cafe Frenzy

Players run competing board game cafés over two distinct ten-turn phases: a Preparing phase where each turn they buy one card from a market of five types (board game, snack, clerk, store, and wi‑fi) to build their hand and tableau; and an Opening the Door phase where they play those cards in trick‑taking style, following color constraints and using card values to resolve tricks. During the second phase, players also spend action disks from an action bar to perform one of several available actions each turn. The game ends with final scoring based on income and tableau, and the player with the most coins wins.

Players: 2–5 best 2
Playing time: 30–60 min
Age: 10+
Complexity: 1.7 / 5