Dollars to Donuts

Players build a 6x6 donut shop by placing 1x4 and 1x1 tiles that show half-donuts and donut holes, aligning edges to complete full donuts. Matching halves score directly; mismatched halves typically generate dollar tiles drawn from a supply, while certain mismatches (jelly with non-jelly) do not. On a turn, a player buys one of six available 1x4 tiles for a cost, adds it to their board (tiles may hang off the edge), and may place dollar tiles to finish donuts or fill spaces with donut holes. Players can also serve customers in line by spending scoring tokens that match customer orders for additional points. The game ends when a player fills their shop or donut tiles run out; final scoring counts served customers, neighborhoods covered, donuts and donut-hole pairs, and penalizes empty spaces.

Players: 1–4 best 3
Playing time: 30–45 min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1.8 / 5