Cryptid Cafe
2022Chip Cole
- Videos
- 14
- Creators
- 13
Mainly reviews and unboxings. Cryptid Cafe is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
1 - 5 players
30 - 60 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
You are a lead server at the Cryptid Cafe, a Sasquatch-owned restaurant packed with legendary creatures from all over the world. Gather food. Fill orders. Earn the most tips and be crowned, dare we say, the most "legendary" server. Strategically dispatch your team of Sasquatch servers to the different food stations, gathering the much-needed items to complete your customers' orders. As you serve the customers they will give you tips based on their satisfaction level. However, with each passing round, the Cryptids get more and more frustrated waiting for their food and will leave smaller tips. Eventually, they'll leave the restaurant if they are not served fast enough. If that happens, plan on giving the owner some of your tips at the end of the night, he doesn't like to lose customers. Sounds simple, right? Not so fast, because you're not the only lead server working tonight. You'll be competing with other players who are trying to serve their customers as well. Spaces are limited. Food stations are breaking. The orders are piling up. Customers are getting angry! It may be wise to share some of your tips with the chef, so you get the food you need first. If all goes well, at the end of the night you'll be the player crowned the most legendary server. -description from the publisher
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Which Cryptid Cafe video should I watch?
Cryptid Cafe has 14 videos from 13 creators: 5 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs, 3 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2021 to January 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "Cryptid Cafe - How to Play" by Squatchy Games, which runs 24 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Cryptid Cafe Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Cryptid Cafe Play Through by Purge Reviews" by Purge Reviews, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Cryptid Cafe: Server Pack, also by Chip Cole, or Argent: The Consortium, The Druids of Edora and Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2022.
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About Cryptid Cafe
From BoardGameGeek:
You are a lead server at the Cryptid Cafe, a Sasquatch-owned restaurant packed with legendary creatures from all over the world. Gather food. Fill orders. Earn the most tips and be crowned, dare we say, the most "legendary" server. Strategically dispatch your team of Sasquatch servers to the different food stations, gathering the much-needed items to complete your customers' orders. As you serve the customers they will give you tips based on their satisfaction level. However, with each passing round, the Cryptids get more and more frustrated waiting for their food and will leave smaller tips. Eventually, they'll leave the restaurant if they are not served fast enough. If that happens, plan on giving the owner some of your tips at the end of the night, he doesn't like to lose customers. Sounds simple, right? Not so fast, because you're not the only lead server working tonight. You'll be competing with other players who are trying to serve their customers as well. Spaces are limited. Food stations are breaking. The orders are piling up. Customers are getting angry! It may be wise to share some of your tips with the chef, so you get the food you need first. If all goes well, at the end of the night you'll be the player crowned the most legendary server. -description from the publisher