Pizza (2021)

About this game

Players work as chefs in a renowned Italian restaurant to carefully refine their cooking skills and earn points by baking and serving the customers their most desired pizzas. 4 Dice are rolled and sorted on the game board, these decide which slices can be topped with ingredients this round. Players then choose 1 ingredient card and pick a location to play on their board. The card determines the number of spaces their pawn moves and therefore where a ingredient token can be added to top a slice of pizza. Once all players have topped slices with ingredients they have a chance to serve a waiting customer. The customers are very demanding and will only eat certain types of pizza. Serving the customers the type of pizza they desire in a timely manner and as often as possible, leads to victory. After 6 rounds the player with the most victory points is the beloved pizza chef and wins the game. Playing the advanced mode adds in bonus tiles that introduce a variety of ways to score points throughout the game.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 2.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.