2025Sidhant Chand
- Videos
- 13
- Creators
- 11
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players60 - 180 minHeavy weight
Chai Garam
2021Sidhant Chand
- Videos
- 7
- Creators
- 7
Mostly how-to-play. Chai Garam is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, and 1 unboxings.
2 - 4 players
45 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Can you ensure a garam (hot) cup of chai (tea) is served to your ever-growing customers on a rainy day? Get ready to dive deep into running a chai tapri (tea shop) by ensuring that your customers get their specific chai and snack orders on time. Earn their appreciation for every correct order, but be quick as another player might steal a few of them away. Run the most successful shop, and be the wealthiest player at the end of the game! Each turn in Chai Garam, players take one mandatory action, either selecting up to three ingredients from the display (tea leaves, additives, water, milk, godown power cards, etc.) or serving their cooked tea to the grid of customers in the central board and collecting money. Additionally as free actions, players need to cook tea, compete for goals to improve their star ratings, attract customers to their own shops, or play a "Chai Garam" card to take a double action! The game continues until a special "evening" customer triggers the end of play or any player achieves five stars. At that point, whoever has the highest value from money as well as stars wins.
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Which Chai Garam video should I watch?
Chai Garam has 7 videos from 7 creators: 1 review, 5 how-to-play guides and 1 unboxing. They date from 2021 to November 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "CHAI GARAM | A QUICK HOW TO PLAY GUIDE" by DICE TOY LABS, which runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Chai Garam Board Game Review (Gamefound) | Cardboard East" by Cardboard East.
If you like it, try Tycoon: India 1981, Lakshadweep, Biomes of Nilgiris and Boitas, also by Sidhant Chand.
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About Chai Garam
From BoardGameGeek:
Can you ensure a garam (hot) cup of chai (tea) is served to your ever-growing customers on a rainy day? Get ready to dive deep into running a chai tapri (tea shop) by ensuring that your customers get their specific chai and snack orders on time. Earn their appreciation for every correct order, but be quick as another player might steal a few of them away. Run the most successful shop, and be the wealthiest player at the end of the game! Each turn in Chai Garam, players take one mandatory action, either selecting up to three ingredients from the display (tea leaves, additives, water, milk, godown power cards, etc.) or serving their cooked tea to the grid of customers in the central board and collecting money. Additionally as free actions, players need to cook tea, compete for goals to improve their star ratings, attract customers to their own shops, or play a "Chai Garam" card to take a double action! The game continues until a special "evening" customer triggers the end of play or any player achieves five stars. At that point, whoever has the highest value from money as well as stars wins.
Designer
Sidhant Chand
Artist
Aditi Desai
Publisher
DICE TOY LABS
Mechanics