Rival Restaurants

Number of Players: 2-6Playing Time: 45-60 MinutesRecommended Ages: 10+RIVAL RESTAURANTS is a chaotic fast paced strategy and negotiating game that pits aspiring restaurant owners against one another as they race to be crowned The Wiener!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 its 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 theyre 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.Contents:1 Market Board1 Sand Timer30 Upgrade Clips1 Discard Tray28 $300 Coins48 $100 Coins6 Cost Guides1 Garbage Bin32 Garbage Tokens6 Popularity Point SlidersRestaurant BoardsChefs cutouts with stands and chef cards36 Action Cards6 Movement WheelsRecipe Cards168 Ingredient Cards (30 Carbtastic, 30 Vegetable Land, 30 Fruit Stand, 24 Dairy King, 30 Chop Shop, 24 Mystery Mart)1 Quickstart Guide1 Instruction Rule Book