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Foodie Forest

Foodie Forest

2002·Reiner Knizia

2 - 5 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

This Reiner Knizia concoction is a sort of a trick-taking game, but instead of everybody playing one card and seeing which one wins the trick, everybody takes turns adding cards until the total adds up to 10 or more and the player who added that card takes the whole pile. This can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the player's goal for that particular round! There are five rounds in the game and exactly five different goals to be fulfilled: to take as many mushroom cards as you can, or as many pea soup cards, or as many onion cards, or as many chili pepper cards, or to take no cards at all. (The pepper cards, incidentally, count minus 1 unless your goal for the round is to collect them.) Goals are revealed simultaneously, so you may or may not be in competition with another player for the same cards during the round. And you can't choose a goal you've already chosen, so things can get pretty tough especially on the last hand, where no matter what cards you're dealt, you *have* to go for whichever of the five goals you haven't done already. Since the game is always exactly five rounds, it lasts a good dependable half an hour every time.

Foodie Forest

Which Foodie Forest video should I watch?

Foodie Forest has 4 videos from 4 creators: 4 reviews. They date from 2010 to April 2026.

If you like it, try Ra, Rebirth, The Quest for El Dorado and My City, also by Reiner Knizia.

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Foodie Forest review by Board Game HappyReview11:53

Foodie Forest review by Board Game Happy

Board Game Happy

Board Game Happy

Zu viele Köche (Kartenspiel) / Anleitung & Rezension / SpieLamaReview7:35

Zu viele Köche (Kartenspiel) / Anleitung & Rezension / SpieLama

Spielama

Spielama

Knizia in 5 Minutes. 43 Too Many Cooks.Review5:40

Knizia in 5 Minutes. 43 Too Many Cooks.

Doug Adams

Doug Adams

【ボードゲーム レビュー】「Too Many Cooks」- コックが多すぎると料理が闇鍋に?!Review9:07

【ボードゲーム レビュー】「Too Many Cooks」- コックが多すぎると料理が闇鍋に?!

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Board Game Happy
Board Game Happy
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Doug Adams
Doug Adams
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Spielama
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About Foodie Forest

From BoardGameGeek:

This Reiner Knizia concoction is a sort of a trick-taking game, but instead of everybody playing one card and seeing which one wins the trick, everybody takes turns adding cards until the total adds up to 10 or more and the player who added that card takes the whole pile. This can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the player's goal for that particular round! There are five rounds in the game and exactly five different goals to be fulfilled: to take as many mushroom cards as you can, or as many pea soup cards, or as many onion cards, or as many chili pepper cards, or to take no cards at all. (The pepper cards, incidentally, count minus 1 unless your goal for the round is to collect them.) Goals are revealed simultaneously, so you may or may not be in competition with another player for the same cards during the round. And you can't choose a goal you've already chosen, so things can get pretty tough especially on the last hand, where no matter what cards you're dealt, you *have* to go for whichever of the five goals you haven't done already. Since the game is always exactly five rounds, it lasts a good dependable half an hour every time.

Designer

Reiner Knizia

Artists

Scott Fleenor, Jérémie Fleury, Rob McClurkan, Alexandre Roche

Publisher

IELLO

Categories

Card Game

Mechanics

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