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Spiel des Jahres 1989

Box art for Café International
Spiel des Jahres

1989Rudi Hoffmann

6.2

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3,031 ratings

Players
2–4
Duration
60 min45–60 min
Complexity
1.6/5Very light
Age
10+
  • Abstract Strategy

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About the game

This game revolves around the placement of multi-national customers in a restaurant. The board shows many different tables, each with four chairs around them. The tables are grouped by nation, so the Chinese like to sit with other Chinese. However, some of the chairs are on the border between two nations, so a person from either place could occupy the seat. To further complicate this odd tile game, each of the people is either male or female, and tables must be gender-balanced. As the game progresses some tiles become unplayable...

Mechanics

  • Hand Management
  • Pattern Building
  • Tile Placement