Pass the Pasta

Navigate the grid to collect matching pasta shapes and build sets. On a turn, collect cards from the row and column marked by the chef’s hat, or bank 1–7 matching cards from hand. Replace collected cards and move the chef’s hat, while managing a hand limit of seven cards. A face-down mystery card is also available beneath the hat. Banked cards score points at the end of the game. Banking fewer than three cards gives a player the al dente token, which costs 2 points, while completing a set matching another player’s allows a card to be stolen. The game ends when the draw pile runs out.

Players: 2–5 best 2
Playing time: 20 min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1 / 5