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So overall this game is actually fairly simple, pick where my workers go and take the ingredients, plate dishes. But there is actually a fair amount of strategy in selecting ingredients. Which locations do you think everyone else is going to go, this location doesn't have anything great but some decent stuff that i can maybe easily get. I'm first in the pick let me snag this amazing ingredient before everyone else, and hopefully they realize i'm going to win it and don't send their fast guy so I can keep the tiebreaker, etc, etc. It's not hard to play but you do have to put some thought into it.

There is some thought on plating dishes as well, well more of considering your carry over limit, what is worth keeping, since the last meal is only 1 of each ingredient (unless you have a critic like the mouse letting you have as much as you want) you may want to hold back your 7 cheese for that. But it also might make you able to go from 12 to 21 and get 2 extra stars so it's a balancing act.

It's a game easy enough to play with the family but has enough going for it to make it enjoyable. I like how the bonus cards are done because you have to prioritize them over getting ingredients, and it's definitely possible to see all three but not guaranteed. And sometimes seeing them earlier helps influence decisions of what to keep between rounds. Choosing where to send your guys is great, there's a real risk/reward since you might end up with nothing, And since its mostly simultaneous play the game doesn't take that long regardless of player count.

My only downsides are some of the bonus goals feel pointless to me, and i'm not quite sure how I feel about the temp worker, they generally seem strong to me, almost to the point where if you're first pick you want to always try and get them.

But overall I was pleasantly surprised with the game. My friend ended up buying the game so I will be playing it again, and it's a nice length for what it is, especially since I don't think additional players add much to the length. It plays up to 5, and I think there's an expansion that lets you play up to 7 and lets you give some of the normal locations an additional effect. Will be a good second game of the night type of game.

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Future: My friend bought this so I'm sure we will play again at some point
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