Café details
- Designer: Costa, Rôla
- Artists: Marina Costa
- Publishers: Across the Board, Boardgame Mall, Bohemian Games, Djama Games, Funbox Editora, GaGa Games, HOT Games, HUCH!, Lord of Boards, Maldito Games, Mayfair Games, Neptuno Games, PYTHAGORAS, Rawstone, Reflexshop, Sylex, Upgrade Games
- Release Date: 2020
- Player count : 1 - 4
- Age range : 8+
- Time range : 20 - 45 minutes
- Mechanism(s): Action Points, Contracts, Grid Coverage, Highest-Lowest Scoring, Layering, Melding and Splaying, Open Drafting, Pattern Building, Solo / Solitaire Game, Square Grid, Tile Placement
- BGG Geek Rating: 7.17814 - converted to Meeple Mountain scale: 3.5.
- More articles about Café.
During the reign of King John V, Portugal was a major European power. From Brazil, the king ordered Sergeant Melo Palheta to travel to French Guiana to formally establish the Utrecht Treaty of 1713 and to secretly bring coffee seeds to Brazil. The Sergeant was successful and by 1800 Brazil was one of the largest coffee producers in the world.
In the early 20th century, coffee from Brazil, São Tomé and Príncipe, Angola and Timor is largely appreciated in Portugal and inspires the appearance of prestige coffee shops in emblematic locations that attract the elite. Through dedication, hard work and skill, the Portuguese 20th century witnesses the birth of one of the biggest coffee industries in the world.
In Café, 1 to 4 players represent coffee companies that from plantation, drying, roasting and distribution try to create and control the best supply chain of coffee.
From French seductions to global legacies, hidden behind Café’s quiet, elegant cards lies a story as rich as the coffee it brews. Join Thomas as he reviews...
