# Rival Restaurants

Rival Restaurants is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 45–60 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 7.7 out of 10 by 6 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $42.63 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 45–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2019
- **Categories:** Party Game
- **Mechanics:** Auction / Bidding, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers, Contracts, Trading, Negotiation, Simultaneous Action Selection, Real-Time
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.7 out of 10, from 6 reviews
- **Owned by:** 21 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 47
- **Unique players:** 77

**Designers:** Rob Chew, Gary Alaka, Jon Kang

**Artists:** Audrey Jung

**Publishers:** Gap Closer Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 42.63 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/rival-restaurants |
| Miniature Market | 47.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/gcs304.html |
| 401 Games | 59.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/rival-restaurants |
| Zatu Games | 49.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/rival-restaurants |
| Gameology | 94.45 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/rival-restaurants-board-game |
| Alphaspel | 699 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/170197-rival-restaurants-en |
| Fantasiapelit | 64.9 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_222017 |

## Expansions

- [Rival Restaurants: Back for Seconds](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rival-restaurants-back-for-seconds)
- [Rival Restaurants: SPORKS Out](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rival-restaurants-sporks-out)
- [Rival Restaurants: Colonel Absaloot Feast](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rival-restaurants-colonel-absaloot-feast)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rival-restaurants)
- [Rival Restaurants in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/rival-restaurants)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262114)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._