THINK: Café International

2009/10/30

Amigo Spiele / (featured game)

IN Café International, the 1989 Spiel des Jahres winner, you play the role of a waiter trying to earn tips by seating customers according to their likes and dislikes.

The trouble is, most customers have more dislikes than likes! Such is the life of a waiter.

There are 48 customers to be seated (represented by tiles), two males and two females for each of 12 nations. In addition, there are two male and two female “jokers” (customers who don’t mind sitting with any nationality!).

Players start with five tiles faced-up so that others can see your customers. Seating your multi-national group of clients will always be a challenge given their dislikes and limited number of tables, not forgetting too that your other fellow waiters are also fighting to do the same.

In the end, the one who best satisfies his fussy customers will earn the most tips!

Café International