Happy Heart Cafe

Happy Heart Cafe 2027

Design Marceline Leiman Publisher Ordinary Magic
1–4
Players
45–60
Minutes
8
Age

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About the Game

When you're running the busiest little cafe in town, tension is always brewing! In this cozy-but-chaotic cooperative game, you and up to three friends will team up to prepare caffeinated beverages, whip up delicious treats, and serve a constant stream of (sometimes impatient) customers to become a 5-star establishment!

The doors are open and the Customers are waiting! You and up to three friends will work together to earn a coveted 5-star rating for the Happy Heart Cafe. You’ll brew caffeinated drinks, prepare delicious treats, and race to fulfill orders before impatient Customers lose their cool.

Keep up with the rush, keep the place clean, and see if your team has what it takes to keep this cozy little café running smoothly!

Throughout your shift, you’ll move between 5 Stations. Each Station has a unique Station Action you’ll use to keep your Cafe up and running, along with Stock of a Basic Resource you’ll need to fulfill Orders.

You’ll use Resources to create the perfect cup of coffee, the tastiest cupcake, and sometimes even some Extra Treats! There are 5 different Basic Resources, and each can be used to prepare a corresponding Upgraded Resource.

Your Customers keep you in business! Each Customer has a Trait indicating their personality so that you can seat like-minded Customers next to each other. The Customer’s Order lists a Recipe which tell you the Resources you need to use to fulfill their Order, and it also lists an Extra Treat you can serve up to make them even happier… if you have the time.

Throughout the game, you’ll use your Skills to make the most of your Actions and stay ahead. Each Skill has a Power you’ll use when you play it, and a Bonus you can activate if you sequence your Skills effectively.

Keep the Customers happy, the Trays clean, and the Spills mopped up to avoid Bad Reviews, but don’t forget Happiness is the true mark of a great Cafe! To win the game, you’ll need to generate enough Happiness for a 5-Star Rating before the Bad Reviews bring you down!

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