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Café International cover
1989BGG rank #3,991

Café International

by Rudi Hoffmann · AMIGO

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Players2–4
Time45–60m
ComplexityLight
Age10+

About the game

What is Café International?

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...

How it plays

Mechanics

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingTile Placement

On the shelf

Categories

Abstract Strategy

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  • How do setup and the first turn work in Café International?
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