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Feb 5, 2021·Review·09:57·1712·Watch on YouTube

Rival Restaurants Board Game Review | How to Play | Top Party Games

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Watch “Rival Restaurants Board Game Review | How to Play | Top Party Games,” a board game review for Rival Restaurants on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Board Game Sanctuary on YouTube:

Please Consider Supporting Us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/boardgamesanctuary Note: A review copy of the game was provided for this video Consider yourself an amazing chef, want to follow in the footsteps of Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver or even Uncle Roger, then Rival Restaurants is the board game for you. If you have ever watched shows like Hells Kitchen, My Kitchen Rules or even Masterchef then this is the video for you. Please Subscribe! Featuring a menu of different restaurants and chef abilities, players are going to be trying to complete a range of different basic and gourmet recipes with the aim of gaining popularity points for their restaurant. The player who gains 20 popularity points first wins the game! Across each round, players are going be secretly selecting a location on the market board which is divided into different regions based on the type of ingredient players want or need. If multiple players choose the same ingredient a settlers of catan style bidding war ensues with the highest bidder claiming the ingredient. Players can barter, trade, make deals and exchange recipes, garbage, ingredients and money in order to secure the right ingredient combination for their recipes. Each restaurant even has their own specific theme and playstyle. As players gain popularity they will earn bonuses based on their restaurants style. Players can upgrade their kitchen and restaurant efficiency and image. The various combination of chef abilities and restaurant combos makes for a different playing experience each time. The Board Game Sanctuary is a family friendly board game channel that aims to introduce the board gaming hobby to new and seasoned players in a light, fun and humourous way.

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Rival Restaurants

Rival Restaurants

2019·Gary Alaka, Rob Chew, Jon Kang

Videos
27
Creators
24

Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Rival Restaurants is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 12 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 1 other video.

2 - 6 players
45 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Rival Restaurants, from BoardGameGeek:

Your goal in Rival Restaurants is to be the first restaurant to get 20 popularity points and be crowned "The Wiener!" Players earn popularity points by buying and trading for ingredients and using them to "cook" (complete) recipes. The more advanced the recipe, the more points it's worth. Each day, players move through three phases: 1. MONEY and MOVE: Players collect their income for the day and decide where they want to move. Turn economy is crucial as players are not permitted to move for the rest of the day once their location has been chosen. 2) BUY and BARTER: Players have one minute to buy as much as they want but only from the location they're in. Players can also barter/trade with anyone in the game, not just the people in their location. 3) COOK and COUNTER. Any player who has all the ingredients required for their recipe can cook it and collect popularity points. In addition, each player controls a chef equipped with their own "chef power". Chef powers are asymmetrical and allow players to bend the rules in their favor. The base game of Rival Restaurants has twelve chefs, and additionally, at the beginning of the game, each player must choose a restaurant to play, with each restaurant having a unique level-up structure with rewards for reaching 3, 7, and 12 popularity points. Lastly, players can also choose to buy "action cards", that is, development cards that are typically for one-time use.

Designers

Gary Alaka, Rob Chew, Jon Kang

Artist

Audrey Jung

Publisher

Gap Closer Games

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