{"product_id":"critter-kitchen","title":"Critter Kitchen Board Game","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Critter Kitchen\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritter Kitchen\u003c\/strong\u003e is a competitive board game from Cardboard Alchemy for 1–5 players. During Restaurant Week in Bistro Bay, each player runs a restaurant, secretly sends three chefs to locations around the city, gathers ingredients and uses them to complete food challenges before preparing a final meal for a celebrity critic. Browse more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thistletavern.com\/collections\/board-games\"\u003eboard games at Thistle Tavern\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow Critter Kitchen Plays\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach round, ingredients are distributed across locations in Bistro Bay and every player secretly decides where to send their three chefs. Choices are revealed together, making it important to anticipate where rival restaurants might be heading as well as which ingredients you need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe three chefs differ in speed and carrying capacity. Faster chefs reach locations sooner but carry less, while slower chefs can bring back more ingredients. Rumours gathered around the city provide clues about what the visiting critic values, giving you information to consider while planning your final meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChallenges revealed during the first six rounds give restaurants opportunities to earn stars by preparing dishes that meet particular ingredient requirements. After round seven, players use the ingredients they have collected to create their final meal and try to satisfy the celebrity critic. Different critics, rumours and restaurateurs vary the decisions from game to game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCritter Kitchen Key Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1–5\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e approximately 55–70 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12+\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cardboard Alchemy\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigners:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alex Cutler and Peter C. Hayward\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandara Tang\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct type:\u003c\/strong\u003e standalone core board game\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGameplay:\u003c\/strong\u003e simultaneous secret planning, ingredient gathering, food challenges and variable critic objectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolo play:\u003c\/strong\u003e supported with dedicated solo components\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the Critter Kitchen Box?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e1 box and chipboard insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e1 rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e1 Waterfront board\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e8 location boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e5 player boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e1 solo player mat\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e5 folding player shields\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePunchboard components for ingredients, spices, rumours, soup, stars, Zous Chefs and player plates\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e160 poker-size cards covering player locations, Zous Chefs, critics, challenges, restaurateurs, rumours, solo decks and reference cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e1 cloth bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e5 mouse meeples\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e5 lizard meeples\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e5 boar meeples\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e5 chef hat meeples\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e1 wooden round marker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho Is Critter Kitchen For?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritter Kitchen is suited to players who enjoy simultaneous decisions, reading their opponents, collecting resources and working towards changing scoring objectives. Because everyone plans chef locations at the same time, players stay involved in each round rather than waiting through a long sequence of individual turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe core game supports groups of up to five as well as solo play, with dedicated solo components included. Its changing critics, rumours and restaurateurs also give returning players different information and priorities to work around from one game to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Card Board Alchemy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58862915682678,"sku":"CA05GAMSEN","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/2041\/2194\/files\/CA05GAMSEN_1.webp?v=1790880943","url":"https:\/\/thistletavern.com\/ja\/products\/critter-kitchen","provider":"Thistle Tavern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}