Critter Kitchen

You own a restaurant in a town of animal chefs, and over seven rounds you send your three chefs out to buy ingredients, cook for weekly challenges and finally cook one big meal for a critic whose tastes you only partly know. Stars from the challenges and the critic's verdict decide the winner. Each round fresh ingredients appear around the town. Everyone secretly assigns chefs to locations at once, then they resolve in speed order: the quick one arrives first but carries one item, the slow one takes leftovers but carries three. Back home you turn ingredients into dishes for the challenges, holding back your best for the final meal. It is one of the heavier Family titles on our shelves and rewards guessing what your neighbours will grab. Choose it for a group of four who enjoy planning games and want an hour-long game with a clear finale.