Café International: Das Kartenspiel (2001)

About this game

The card game version of the 1989 Spiel des Jahres boardgame "Café International". Five table cards are laid out to form the "Café". Players then place 1 to 3 guest cards from their hand to the Café scoring points for placement. Bonuses are given if only 1 nationality is seated at a given table. Once a table is full all the guests and the table itself are removed from play and a new table is put in it's place from the table draw pile. Multiple scoring opportunities occur when a guest card is placed between tables with several guests at each.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 5.
• Rules load. At 1.3/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.